Module 2: Restricting Access and Content
Advanced Modules on Digital Rights and Freedom of Expression Online in sub-Saharan Africa
The objectives of this module are:
- To provide an overview of the current mechanisms through which access to the internet and access to content is restricted.
- To outline the fundamental international and regional legal principles relating to access.
- To unpack the different rights affected by such restrictions.
- To set out the limitations of implicated rights and explore the measures adopted by states.
- To identify practical ways to deal with restrictions.