Press Releases
قرار مجلس الإشراف بفيسبوك خطوة في الاتجاه الصحيح، ولكنه يبقى غير كافٍ
Read in English / للقراءة بالانجليزية يُعتبر آخر قرار اتّخذه مجلس الإشراف الخاص ب”فيسبوك” أمرًا مرحّبا به، ولكنّه غير كافٍ، وقد جاء هذا القرار على خلفية ازالة المحتوى غير المبرّر الذي مارسته منصة فيسبوك في علاقة بالأخبار المتعلّقة بالجولة الأخيرة…
24 September 2021
Press Releases
Unconstitutional Texas social media bill attacks human rights
UPDATE: On September 9, Texas Governor Abbott signed the bill into law. Yesterday, September 2, the U.S. state of Texas’ legislature passed a bill that aims to stop social media companies from “censoring conservative views.” This bill and others like…
9 September 2021
Press Releases
Apple taking pause after civil society calls to shelve on-device image hash scanning
Apple’s plan to implement client-side scanning is not a viable or proportionate solution to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online. The plan circumvents end-to-end encryption and puts everyone’s privacy and security at risk by reducing individuals’ control over their own devices.…
3 September 2021
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OnlyFans stands up to financial censorship, backtracks on ban
In the face of negative attention and public outcry, OnlyFans, the U.K.-based subscription-only social media platform, suspended its plans to prohibit sexually explicit content from its platforms less than a week after announcing the change. The attempt to outlaw sexually…
26 August 2021
Press Releases
Access Now urges Apple to restore trust by rolling back plans to circumvent end-to-end encryption on its devices
Apple’s plan to implement client-side scanning is not a viable or proportionate solution to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online. The plan circumvents end-to-end encryption and puts everyone’s privacy and security at risk by reducing individuals’ control over their own devices.…
10 August 2021
Campaign Site
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