Tech companies are exercising enormous power without taking sufficient responsibility to safeguard our rights, leaving us prey to abuse. The Digital Services Act is a chance for the EU to establish clear responsibilities for private actors and hold them to account, while ensuring our rights are protected. …
In this post, Access Now and European Digital Rights (EDRi) analyse recent developments in the EU AI debate and explain why we need a bold, bright-line approach that prioritises our fundamental rights. This was co-written by Sarah Chander, Senior Policy…
21 October 2020
يصادف يوم الجمعة 2 أكتوبر ذكرى مرور سنتين على مصرع جمال خاشقجي الصحافي السعودي والنقاد البارز للنظام السعودي، بعد أن قُتل بوحشية داخل قنصلية المملكة السعودية في إسطنبول على يد مجموعة من الأعوان السعوديين. منذ ذلك الحين، أشار تقرير الأمم…
20 October 2020
Why are we talking about augmented reality? Since the hype surrounding Pokémon Go subsided, augmented reality (AR) has not been making many headlines. However, two recent announcements brought AR back into the news cycle. Nintendo announced the launch of…
16 October 2020
Elections are increasingly becoming a trigger point for internet shutdowns, and governments have already flipped the kill switch during elections in 2020. The #KeepItOn coalition is mobilizing to keep people connected as they go to the polls in the coming weeks.…
15 October 2020
The Azerbaijani government, along with internet and telecom service providers and other essential services, must immediately restore unrestricted access to the internet across all networks, including lifting any restrictions on the use of VPNs.…
15 October 2020
Tech companies are exercising enormous power without taking sufficient responsibility to safeguard our rights, leaving us prey to abuse. The Digital Services Act is a chance for the EU to establish clear responsibilities for private actors and hold them to account, while ensuring our rights are protected. …
15 October 2020
In Nicaragua, a cybercrime bill with a broad scope, ambiguous terms, and disproportionate punishment for the crimes it creates — such as spreading “fake news” — represents a new attempt by the government to control and prosecute dissidents. …
14 October 2020
We’re excited to welcome Meerim Ilyas to the Access Now Grants program’s Advisory Board, and to share her reflections on the human rights challenges we face and how funding organizations should respond.…
14 October 2020
Ahead of a meeting of shadow rapporteurs in the trilogue discussions on the EU Terrorist Content Regulation, we provide recommendations to ensure the final text remains in line with human rights standards.…
7 October 2020
في ٢٥ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٠، كشفت منظمة العفو الدولية في تقرير صادر عن مختبر الأمن الرقمي التابع لها عن تطورات جديدة بشأن استخدام النظام المصري لبرمجيات مراقبة وتجسس تستهدف النشطاء والمدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان. كانت منظمة العفو الدولية قد اكتشفت عينات…
6 October 2020
Shutting down the internet to prevent cheating on exams is not efficient or effective. Rather, shutdowns hurt human rights, disrupt public affairs, and cause huge financial losses that compound the longer the shutdown lasts.…
5 October 2020