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#NoExamShutdown: Open letter to authorities in Iraq to #KeepItOn during exams
As exams approach this year, we’re sending a letter to authorities in Iraq to #KeepItOn during exams and call for #NoExamShutdown
Meta must take immediate action to stop the systematic censorship of Pro-Palestinian voices
The StopSilencingPalestine campaign sent a letter to Meta. However, the company’s response lacked concrete steps to address the detrimental effects of its policies on human rights, both online and offline.
End internet shutdowns during exams for good: #NoExamShutdown
As the 2024 exam season in MENA draws near, the #NoExamShutdown campaign continues to advocate for an end to internet shutdowns during exams.
Élections au Togo : le président Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé doit maintenir l’accès à Internet
Access Now et plus de 20 organisations exigent que le gouvernement et tous les fournisseurs d’accès à Internet opérant dans le pays respectent les droits humains et garantissent un accès ininterrompu à Internet pendant toute la durée des élections.
Análisis de la jurisprudencia sobre el“derecho al olvido” en América Latina
¿Qué pasó ayer?: El debate por el “derecho al olvido” permanece vigente en América Latina
Togo elections: President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé must uphold internet access
Access Now is demanding the government of Togo and all internet service providers ensure unhindered access to the internet.
#KeepItOn: Togolese authorities and ISPs must safeguard open and secure internet access during upcoming regional and legislative elections
During national events, people need open, free, and secure internet access. During next week’s elections, Togo must #KeepItOn.
#KeepItOn : les autorités togolaises et les FAI doivent garantir un accès Internet ouvert et sécurisé lors des prochaines élections régionales et législatives
Durant les élections législatives et régionales prévues au Togo le 29 avril prochain, le Togo doit maintenir l’accès à Internet (#KeepItOn).
Visualizing the Digital Security Helpline’s recent impact
Here’s how Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline helped more than 3,000 members of civil society stay safe online in 2023.
EU-Israel data transfer adequacy greenlit again: NGOs call for scrutiny over red flags
Access Now and other organisations are calling on the European Commission to scrutinise its decision to re-confirm the data transfer adequacy with Israel.
U.S. Senate must stop the biggest expansion of surveillance power in 20 years
Joint statement – The EU Migration Pact: a dangerous regime of migrant surveillance
The EU New Pact on Migration and Asylum ushers in a deadly new era of digital surveillance, expanding the digital infrastructure for an EU border regime based on the criminalisation and punishment of migrants and racialised people.
Joint statement: Finding the good in the first UN General Assembly resolution on artificial intelligence
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, welcome the United States-led United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution “Seizing the opportunities of safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems for sustainable development.”
Protect rights online and off: Uganda’s court upholds criminalization of LGBTQ+ advocacy
The Constitutional Court of Uganda has upheld the Anti-Homosexuality Act, dealing a deadly blow to human rights.
YouTube approves disinformation ads in India ahead of general election
YouTube is approving election disinformation ads in India ahead of the country’s general election, a new joint investigation by Access Now and Global Witness has found.
लोकसभा चुनाव से पहले भारत में भ्रमित करने वाले विज्ञापनों को मंजूरी दे रहा यूट्यूब
एक्सेस नाउ और ग्लोबल विटनेस की नई संयुक्त जांच में पाया गया है कि यूट्यूब देश के लोकसभा चुनाव से पहले भारत में चुनावी रूप से भ्रमित करने वाले विज्ञापनों को मंजूरी दे रहा है।
భారతదేశంలో సార్వత్రిక ఎన్నికలకు ముందు అసత్య సమాచార ప్రకటనలను యూట్యూబ్ ఆమోదించింది.
దేశంలో సార్వత్రిక ఎన్నికలకు ముందు ఎన్నికల గురించి జరిగే అసత్య ప్రకటనలను యూట్యూబ్ ఆమోదిస్తోందని యాక్సెస్ నౌ (Access Now) మరియూ గ్లోబల్ విట్నెస్ (Global Witness) సంయుక్తoగా చేపట్టిన కొత్త పరిశోధనలో వెల్లడైంది.
“Votes will not be counted”: Indian election disinformation ads and YouTube
A new joint investigation by Access Now and Global Witness has found that YouTube is approving election disinformation ads in India ahead of the country’s general election.
Meta is revisiting its hate speech policy on Zionism — here’s why it’s (still) a bad idea
Meta is (re)considering how to moderate content involving the term “Zionist.” Here’s why this hate speech policy is (still) a bad idea.
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Deepfakes and online misinformation in India’s election
Conspiracy theorists have turned from COVID to climate. How will it impact the EU elections?
India election: AI deepfakes of Bollywood stars backing political parties swirl as voters grapple with information overload
Digital rights watchdogs warn against internet shutdowns in Togo ahead of elections
Tired of waiting, online privacy advocates call to revive stalled legal reforms
Russian programmers play ‘cat and mouse’ game to outsmart censors
Can the First Amendment save TikTok?
U.S. cracks down on commercial spyware with visa restrictions
Intelligenza artificiale. La nuova legge europea rischia di attivare una sorveglianza lesiva dei diritti dei migranti
Between privacy and border control: tech in the Migration Pact
New EU migrant pact ushering in ‘deadly new era of digital surveillance,’ privacy experts warn
लोकसभा चुनाव से पहले यूट्यूब भ्रमित करने वाले विज्ञापनों को जगह दे रहा है: रिपोर्ट
Blocked, demonetised, and censored: what some news channels in India are facing on YouTube
Meta’s ‘consent or pay’ tactic must not prevail over privacy, EU rights groups warn
Can the American Privacy Rights Act accomplish data minimization?
YouTube approves disinformation ads in India in run up to election
Events
Join us at an upcoming event hosted by Access Now or our partners, and reach out to connect with us in person or online.
g0v Summit 2024
May 4 @ 9:00 am – May 5 @ 5:00 pm KST
g0v (gov-zero) is a grassroots community of software developers, designers, activists, educators, writers, and citizens, focused on improving civil society through technology and collaboration.
World Press Freedom Day: Digital threats to free expression & climate discourse in Latin America and beyond
May 4 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am CMT
World Press Freedom Day 2024
Vigilancia y persecución: la represión de los DDHH en América Latina
May 2 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm SMT
On #WorldPressFreedomDay, 2 May 2024, join us in unpacking the much needed solutions to these attacks on human rights.
Lanzamiento del Manual del Pequeñx Vigiladx
March 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm CMT
Durante este evento lanzaremos el Manual del Pequeñx Vigiladx, una herramienta para ayudarte a navegar el sistema judicial en caso de sufrir una detención errónea por sistemas biométricos.
