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Action Alert: Trump is trying to appoint one of the worst, most dangerous FCC commissioners the United States has ever seen to gut protections for free speech online, and Mitch McConnell is speeding the Senate toward his confirmation.

Disinformation has no place in a democracy. Tell the FCC to reject President Trump’s effort to bully his fact-checkers and fundamentally change Section 230 — the legal backbone of the internet.

We’re honoring unique contributions to the fight to defend privacy around the world, and calling out the offenses of those who have played a notable role in undermining privacy rights. The call for nominations — recognizing work done in 2019 — is open until March 30, 2020, 11:59pm PST.

Así como nos esforzamos por mejorar nuestras vidas en el mundo real, también es importante pensar en cómo podemos mejorar nuestra vida en línea. Este año, en Access Now queremos ayudarle a incluir la seguridad en línea en sus objetivos para el 2020.

Just as we strive to improve our lives in the real world, it’s also important to think about how we can be better online. This year, we at Access Now are here to help make it super simple for you and your loved ones to include online safety in your goals for 2020!

Award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor is facing a 10-year jail sentence for speaking out on social media about human rights violations in the UAE. On October 22, Ahmed will spend his 50th birthday behind bars, but we are letting him know he is not alone.

يواجه المدافع عن حقوق الإنسان عقوبة السجن لمدة 10 سنوات بسبب التحدث والتعبير على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي حول انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان في الإمارات العربية المتحدة. وهو محتجز في الحبس الانفرادي، بلا سرير أو مياه جارية، كما أنه يتعرض للضرب وغيره من أشكال سوء المعاملة. في 22 أكتوبر، سيقضي أحمد عيد ميلاده الخمسين خلف القضبان، لكننا نعلمه أنه ليس وحده!

Help shape our message to the United Nations on the ways in which technology has disrupted our existing human rights framework — both for the good, in making it easier for more people to exercise their rights more fully, and for the bad, putting people at greater risk and allowing bad actors to violate rights on an even larger scale.

Can you be deported for a tweet? Maybe soon. The U.S. government needs to know what you think! Weigh in by taking our short survey.

Take action today to urge uncommitted senators to vote YES on saving Net Neutrality, and to say thanks to those who have already promised to support the resolution.