Internet Shutdowns
A Human Rights Issue
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8073507 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Ryng (corresponding author), Guillemette Guicherd, Judy Al Saman, Priyanka Choudhury, Angharad Kellett |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 167 |
| Issue | 4-5 |
| Pages | 50-63 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The RUSI Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-1847 • E-ISSN: 1744-0378 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03071847.2022.2156234 |
| OpenAlex | W4315558428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
The internet is a double-edged sword: civilians can mobilise it to assemble and voice dissent, but illiberal regimes can also weaponise it to consolidate power and suppress any form of opposition. Internet shutdowns – intentional disruptions of internet services – represent one method used to limit citizens’ freedom of expression, information, peaceful assembly and other associated rights in the name of national security. Julia Ryng, Guillemette Guicherd, Judy Al Saman, Priyanka Choudhury and Angharad Kellett examine the cases of Myanmar and Belarus: two distinct political regimes that nonetheless converge on similar strategies of repression. Through this comparative analysis, the authors highlight how future repression is likely to work and how compelling policy responses can be formulated. ◼
Dissent · Freedom of expression · Human rights · Law and economics · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · SWORD · The Internet · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development · Computer Science · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law
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| Citations per year | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |