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Looking tough, but hampering rights: civil society organisations say no to online Terrorism Regulation
Access Now, European Digital Rights (EDRi), Civil Liberties Union for Europe, and 58 other civil society organisations are urgently calling on Members of the European Parliament to reject the proposed Terrorism Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online.…
25 March 2021
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تقرير جديد ينظر في كشف البيانات الشخصية واستغلالها في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا
من رام الله وصولاً إلى بيروت، يجد الملايين من الأشخاص بياناتهم الشخصية عُرضة للخطر. في هذا الخصوص، تنشر منظّمة أكسس ناو تقريرها الجديد الذي يحمل عنوان “عُرضة للكشف والاستغلال: حماية البيانات في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا”، وهو تقرير ينظر…
22 March 2021
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Jordan’s internet throttling to censor protesters must end
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are issuing an urgent call to authorities in Jordan to immediately put an end to the practice of blocking internet access and digital communication platforms across the nation during public demonstrations. …
19 March 2021
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After nearly two decades in the dark, Facebook releases its human rights policy
Facebook released a long-overdue human rights policy outlining commitments across all of its products and services — but the policy’s impact largely depends on leadership’s yet-to-be-seen investment in its implementation.…
16 March 2021
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#KeepIton: Lettre ouverte pour garder l’internet ouvert et sécurisé pendant les élections en République du Congo
Des nations à travers l’Afrique et dans le monde coupent intentionnellement internet lorsque les populations en ont le plus besoin – pendant les élections et les événements nationaux importants. Durant cette élection, nous exhortons la République du Congo à #KeepItOn.…
16 March 2021
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Congo cannot repeat history this election, authorities must keep the country connected
Update: March 22 — To the dismay of the #KeepItOn coalition and the international community, authorities in the Republic of the Congo shutdown the internet on the eve of the presidential election.…
16 March 2021