Access Now: Global Civil Society Urges Gulf Countries to Unblock Internet Calling Services
April 08, 2020
April 08, 2020
NEW YORK, April 8 -- Access Now issued the following news release:
Access Now, together with 29 organizations from around the world, signed a joint statement urging the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, and Qatar to permanently lift the ban on WhatsApp, FaceTime, Skype, and all other Voice Over IP (VoIP) platforms used for voice and video internet calls, especially in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
While the UAE and Oman have recently unblocke . . .
Access Now, together with 29 organizations from around the world, signed a joint statement urging the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, and Qatar to permanently lift the ban on WhatsApp, FaceTime, Skype, and all other Voice Over IP (VoIP) platforms used for voice and video internet calls, especially in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
While the UAE and Oman have recently unblocke . . .