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Privacy

U.S. Congressional briefing: what overturning Roe v. Wade means for digital rights

This U.S. Congressional Briefing unpacked what the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade means for human rights and digital safety. …

28 September 2022

Press Releases

Content Governance

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

Press Releases

Content Governance

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

Press Releases

Privacy

Stop the EUMigraTool rollout: predictive AI systems have no place in EU migration policies

Access Now and partners call on the ITFlows Consortium to withdraw the EUMigraTool and stop developing technologies that violate fundamental rights.…

27 September 2022

Press Releases

Privacy

Open letter to the ITFlows Consortium: stop tech tools for predicting migration that can be repurposed to violate fundamental rights

Through an open letter, Access Now and partners call on the ITFlows Consortium to immediately withdraw the dangerous EUMigraTool. …

27 September 2022

Press Releases

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

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

Press Releases

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

Press Releases

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

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

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

Read in English / للقراءة بالانجليزية

21 September 2022

Press Releases

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

Press Releases

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

Press Releases

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

Press Releases

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

Press Releases

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

Press Releases

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

Press Releases

Privacy

Your body, your data: data-veillance and reproductive rights in a post-Roe world

Register by Sept 26 to join us for this U.S. Congressional Briefing on data privacy and reproductive rights following the Supreme Court’s historic overturning of Roe v. Wade.…

13 September 2022

Press Releases

Digital Identity

Global Leaders of Digital Human Rights: Marianne Díaz Hernández recognized as international changemaker

Access Now is proud of Marianne Díaz Hernández, #WhyID Campaigner at Access Now, and her recognition as one of Ouano Foundation’s 2022 Global Leaders of Digital Human Rights.…

12 September 2022

Press Releases

Digital Identity

Carta abierta: El Banco Mundial y sus donantes deben proteger los derechos humanos en los sistemas de identificación digital

Organizaciones de la sociedad civil están llamando al Banco Mundial a que cese de apoyar sistemas de identificación digital no verificados.…

7 September 2022

Press Releases

Digital Identity

#WhyID: World Bank and dangerous digital ID systems do not mix

Access Now and partners are calling on the World Bank to stop supporting digital ID systems that enable surveillance, exclusion, and discrimination.…

7 September 2022

Press Releases

Digital Identity

#WhyID: El Banco Mundial y los sistemas de identificación digital peligrosos no se mezclan

Organizaciones de la sociedad civil están llamando al Banco Mundial a que cese de apoyar sistemas de identificación digital no verificados.…

7 September 2022

Press Releases

Digital Identity

Open letter: World Bank and its donors must protect human rights in digital ID systems

Access Now and partners urge the World Bank to immediately stop activities that promote harmful models of digital ID systems.…

7 September 2022

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

U.S. must stand up to human rights abuses in MENA, stop emboldening dictators

Access Now stands in solidarity with civil society organizations calling on the U.S. government to stand up to human rights abuses in MENA.…

1 September 2022

Press Releases

Content Governance

Civil society to Meta: Stop censoring reproductive rights content

Access Now and partners are calling on Meta to come clean in regards to its dangerous censorship of reproductive rights content.…

1 September 2022

Press Releases

Business and Human Rights

على السلطات السعودية الإفراج عن ناشطة حقوق المرأة سلمى الشهاب

في بيان مشترك، تطالب اكسس ناو وشركاؤها في المجتمع المدني السلطات السعودية بالإفراج الفوري عن سلمى الشهاب.…

29 August 2022