[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Gov Weekly Brief : Internet Shutdown in DRC; Brazil’s National Authority for Personal Data Protection; US net neutrality repeal; Netflix faced criticism in Saudi Arabia; UN adopts data security resolution..

[Mamadou LO]

The United Nations has adopted two Russian sponsored resolutions backed by India on international information security (IIS) system in what can be described as important steps towards a multipolar world order.
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On freedom of expression, “Democratic Republic of Congo’s government cut internet connections and SMS services across the country for a second straight day on Tuesday as the country nervously awaited results from the weekend’s chaotic presidential election”. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-election/congo-cuts-internet-for-second-day-to-avert-chaos-before-poll-results-idUSKCN1OV1GL. « Leading western powers on Tuesday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to restore internet access, which operators say was cut on government orders a day earlier following presidential elections”. https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Western-powers-urge-DR-Congo-to-restore-Internet/1066-4917970-guuirh/index.html

See full review here :
https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/01/04/internet-gov-weekly-brief-internet-shutdown-in-drc-brazils-national-authority-for-personal-data-protection-us-net-neutrality-repeal-netflix-faced-criticism-in-saudi-arabia-un-adopts-data-secur/?fbclid=IwAR2IJWstEHhN1ht-27C9Cq1-SulVVaiL--s7Wndj0EmeueWtGebyUk0wg14


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