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Meta’s actions “adversely impacted” Palestinians’ rights: Access Now welcomes BSR findings

Access Now welcomes the release of BSR’s human rights due diligence findings that expose Meta’s rights-violating actions against people in Palestine.…

27 September 2022

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Joint statement: civil society welcomes independent human rights assessment on Meta’s content moderation in Palestine and Israel

Through a joint statement, civil society commends BSR’s human rights assessment on Meta’s content moderation in Palestine and Israel. …

27 September 2022

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Freedom of Expression

The world must support people in Iran: sanctions relief helps connect the nation

Access Now supports sanctions relief to keep Iran country connected — to information, platforms for expression, and the outside world.…

26 September 2022

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Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: 2022 elections and internet shutdowns watch

Elections and internet shutdowns are a disaster for democracy. See which countries the #KeepItOn coalition is watching in 2022.…

26 September 2022

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Iran’s Internet Shutdown Hides a Deadly Crackdown

Matt Burgess, WIRED

23 September 2022

The #KeepItOn coalition calls on authorities in Iran to immediately reinstate full internet access across the country.

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Internet Shutdowns

Stop suppressing the population: authorities in Iran must #KeepItOn

Access Now is outraged by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, and calls on authorities in Iran to reinstate internet access across the country. …

22 September 2022

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Digital Security

India’s Draft Telecommunication Bill must be revamped to protect human rights

India’s Draft Telecommunication Bill is yet another attack on end-to-end encryption, and people’s fundamental rights and freedoms.…

22 September 2022

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Iran Restricts Internet Access as Women’s Rights Protests Spread

Benoit Faucon, Wall Street Journal

22 September 2022

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Iran Shuts Down WhatsApp And Instagram As Protests Spread

Emma Woollacott, Forbes

22 September 2022

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Freedom of Expression

تونس: يجب على الرئيس إلغاء المرسوم الذي يقوض الحق في حرية التعبير والصحافة

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21 September 2022

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Freedom of Expression

Tunisia: President must scrap decree-law undermining free expression and the press

Civil society condemn the new decree-law 54 in in Tunisia and urge the President to withdraw it in order to uphold freedom of expression and press freedom.…

21 September 2022

header image: pushing back against IMEI registration in Myanmar

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စစ်ကောင်စီ ဘာကြောင့် ကိုယ်ရေးအချက်အလက်တွေ ကောက်နေလဲ

BBC

21 September 2022

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Iran shutters mobile networks, Instagram, WhatsApp amid protests

Jonathan Greig, The Record

21 September 2022

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منظمات وجمعيات حقوقية تدين مضامين المرسوم الرئاسي عدد 54 وتدعو الى سحبه

Shems FM

21 September 2022

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Myanmar

Meta and Google must use their powers to stop Myanmar’s alternative propaganda machine

The Myanmar junta is building an alternative propaganda machine and banning Youtube and Facebook across the country. MTube and OKPar apps are being offered as alternatives. …

21 September 2022

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Internet Shutdowns

Joint statement: authorities in Iran must ensure internet access during protests in Saqqez

Through an open letter, civil society organizations call on Iran to keep the internet accessible in Saqqez. …

19 September 2022

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Freedom of Expression

Turn TikTok on: authorities in Azerbaijan and Armenia must not restrict access

Authorities in Azerbaijan and Armenia must ensure full access to the internet — including social media platform, TikTok — for all, particularly in times of crises.…

16 September 2022

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Freedom of Expression

EU must keep people in and leaving Ukraine as safe, secure, connected as possible

Through an open letter, Access Now is calling on the EU to protect people in Ukraine, and those escaping the war to EU countries. …

15 September 2022

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Myanmar

Ooredoo’s plans to leave Myanmar hands military full control of nation’s telco sector — it must mitigate the human rights risks

Access Now calls on Ooredoo to mitigate the human rights risks that will arise from the sale to junta-linked entities.…

15 September 2022

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India’s Supreme Court Demands Clarity On Internet Shutdowns

Emma Woollacott, Forbes

13 September 2022

#KeepItOn Report - The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021

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India’s dubious record on internet shutdowns set to continue

Economic Times

10 September 2022

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Russia-Ukraine

This Clever Anti-Censorship Tool Lets Russians Read Blocked News

Matt Burgess, WIRED

8 September 2022

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Tech, telco firms in India seek federal oversight of internet shutdowns

Munsif Vengattil & Aditya Kalra, Reuters

7 September 2022

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BBC

3 September 2022

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