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Tell Facebook: Stop Silencing Palestine
Access Now and our partners have received hundreds of reports that social platforms — most notably Facebook and Instagram — are suppressing Palestinian protest hashtags, blocking livestreams, and removing posts and accounts. This has to stop. Now.…
10 June 2021
Press Releases
Global civil society coalition calls on Facebook to #StopSilencingPalestine
Access Now has joined 16 organizations and more than 50 artists, journalists, and human rights defenders to launch the #StopSilencingPalestine campaign to demand an end to Facebook’s censorship of Palestinian voices.…
10 June 2021
Blog
RightsCon checklist: 15 ways to save the internet and protect democracy
Speaking at a panel discussion at RightsCon, Access Now’s Brett Solomon outlined 15 things governments can do to make sure technology is used to defend — not destroy— democracy and human rights. Read the checklist and watch the full session on YouTube.…
8 June 2021
Press Releases
Strengthening civil society’s defenses: Digital Security Helpline hits 10,000 cases
The Digital Security Helpline is a lifeline that supports at-risk groups and individuals from civil society. Read “Strengthening civil society’s defenses: what Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has learned from its first 10,000 cases.”…
7 June 2021
Blog
Putting a check on Big Tech: the path to accountability for companies in the 2020 RDR Index
Once again, we’re asking some of the world’s most powerful companies to review the findings in the Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) Corporate Accountability Index and make key changes to protect people’s rights.…
3 June 2021
Press Releases
الفوضى العالمية الجديدة: الاعتداء الرقمي على حرية التجمع
أثار المد المتنامي للاحتجاجات في 2020 من جديد النقاشات المتعلقة بالتجمع السلمي وتكوين الجمعيات في مختلف أنحاء العالم. وزادت جائحة كوفيد-19 من الصعوبات التي تحول دون ممارسة هذه الحقوق في العصر الرقمي وذلك جراء تدابير التباعد الجسدي التي يجري تطبيقها. …
31 May 2021
Press Releases
Nouveau désordre mondial : attaques numériques contre la liberté de rassemblement
La marée montante des manifestations de 2020 ravive les discussions sur les réunions pacifiques et associations dans le monde. Avec la mise en place des mesures de distanciation sociale, la pandémie COVID-19 a exacerbé les défis de la jouissance de…
31 May 2021
Press Releases
Prohibiting discriminatory algorithms: U.S. Congress has a plan
Access Now is proud to endorse the Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act of 2021, introduced by U.S. Senator Markey and Representative Matsui. The bill would help protect marginalized communities from discrimination online and increase transparency into websites’ systems of content promotion and moderation.…
27 May 2021