Digital Rights In The Covid-19 Fight

Digital Rights In The Covid-19 Fight

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every part of our lives — including our human rights. Privacy, free expression, access to information, and other fundamental rights are even more essential in times of crisis, and Access Now is working to ensure responses to COVID-19 strengthen rather than undermine those rights.

PRESS RELEASES

Protocol for exclusion: why COVID-19 vaccine “passports” threaten human rights

As the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, governments are clamoring to implement measures to help the world return to pre-virus normality. This includes exploring digital vaccine certificates — or COVID-19 vaccine “passports”. Current proposals, however, threaten human rights.…

HIGHLIGHTS

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Covid-19

Civil society to WHO: let’s end government-ordered internet shutdowns

Today the #KeepItOn coalition sent an open letter to the Deputy Director-General of the WHO, Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab, calling on her to urge states to end the blatant and arbitrary internet shutdowns that are ongoing during COVID-19.

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps

Covid-19

Access Now releases recommendations on privacy and data protection in the fight against COVID-19

Our message to governments is simple: protecting digital rights also promotes public health. We aim to ensure that the rule of law, and the rights to privacy and data protection, are protected throughout this crisis and in the future.

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Content Governance

Access Now releases “Fighting misinformation and defending free expression during COVID-19: recommendations for states”

We have identified practical examples and promising practices to support policy makers in respecting human rights while developing measures to address disinformation and misinformation during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Access Now oral statement to the UN Global Digital Compact Informal Consultations with Member States and Stakeholders

3 Feb 2023

Access Now’s Senior UN Advocacy Officer Laura O’Brien delivered an oral statement to the UN Global Digital Compact Informal Consultations with Member States and Stakeholders on Feb 3 2023.

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Access Now oral statement to the UN Global Digital Compact Informal Consultations with Member States and Stakeholders
3 Feb 2023
Access Now oral statement to the UN Global Digital Compact Informal Consultations with Member States and Stakeholders
Poster header: KeepItOn - Stories from Tigray
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

ዓፀቦ፣ ዓቕሊ ፅበትን ስቃይ: 15 ታሪኻት ከበባ ኢንተርነት ትግራይ

25 Aug 2022
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ዓፀቦ፣ ዓቕሊ ፅበትን ስቃይ: 15 ታሪኻት ከበባ ኢንተርነት ትግራይ
25 Aug 2022
ዓፀቦ፣ ዓቕሊ ፅበትን ስቃይ: 15 ታሪኻት ከበባ ኢንተርነት ትግራይ
Poster header: KeepItOn - Stories from Tigray
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Stranded, suffocated, and in pain: 15 stories from Tigray’s internet siege

28 Jul 2022

It’s been two years since Tigray were cut off from the internet. Share the 15 stories from Tigrayans and help amplify their voices.

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Stranded, suffocated, and in pain: 15 stories from Tigray’s internet siege
28 Jul 2022
Stranded, suffocated, and in pain: 15 stories from Tigray’s internet siege
Content Governance
Content Governance

Join us June 6-10 for RightsCon 2022

31 May 2022

Log in to the RightsCon platform to participate in the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age (June 6-10, 2022)!

Campaign
Join us June 6-10 for RightsCon 2022
31 May 2022
Join us June 6-10 for RightsCon 2022
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Content Governance
Content Governance

Stop the misinformation experience: Spotify must intervene

24 Feb 2022

Through a letter to Daniel Ek, Co-Founder and CEO at Spotify, Access Now is urging the company to align with basic human rights principles.

Press Release
Stop the misinformation experience: Spotify must intervene
24 Feb 2022
Stop the misinformation experience: Spotify must intervene
what is disinformation
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Joe Rogan and Spotify: Make content moderation about human rights

10 Feb 2022

Is Spotify willing to allow harmful content like COVID misinformation to spread, prioritizing the companyʼs bottom line over public health?

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Joe Rogan and Spotify: Make content moderation about human rights
10 Feb 2022
Joe Rogan and Spotify: Make content moderation about human rights
what is disinformation
Content Governance
Content Governance

What is disinformation, why it spreads, and how to stop it

21 Dec 2021

Our new report explores what disinformation is, and how lawmakers can address the harms it poses to democracy.

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What is disinformation, why it spreads, and how to stop it
21 Dec 2021
What is disinformation, why it spreads, and how to stop it
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps
Covid-19
Covid-19

One Year Under COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: What Has Europe Learned? – A report by Access Now and Liberties

28 Oct 2021

A year after the introduction of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps in Europe, Access Now and Liberties look at their impact on digital rights.

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One Year Under COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: What Has Europe Learned? – A report by Access Now and Liberties
28 Oct 2021
One Year Under COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: What Has Europe Learned? – A report by Access Now and Liberties
Privacy
Privacy

What you need to know about the Facebook Papers

26 Oct 2021

The Facebook Papers paint a grim picture of how Facebook has repeatedly and knowingly prioritized profit over people’s safety. Here’s a snapshot of what we know so far.

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What you need to know about the Facebook Papers
26 Oct 2021
What you need to know about the Facebook Papers
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Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality

Digital rights champions nominated to lead U.S. FCC and NTIA

26 Oct 2021

At long last, U.S. President Biden has nominated public interests advocates to lead the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Press Release
Digital rights champions nominated to lead U.S. FCC and NTIA
26 Oct 2021
Digital rights champions nominated to lead U.S. FCC and NTIA
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Content Governance
Content Governance

Will the Right to Protest survive its migration online?

20 Oct 2021

State-sanctioned internet shutdowns, increased surveillance, and unequal access to the internet are impacting communities globally. Will the Right to Protest survive its migration online?

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Will the Right to Protest survive its migration online?
20 Oct 2021
Will the Right to Protest survive its migration online?
Tunisian Biometric ID and Passport
Privacy
Privacy

Colombia’s mandatory CoronApp violates people’s privacy and freedom of movement

23 Sep 2021
Press Release
Colombia’s mandatory CoronApp violates people’s privacy and freedom of movement
23 Sep 2021
Colombia’s mandatory CoronApp violates people’s privacy and freedom of movement
Tunisian Biometric ID and Passport
Privacy
Privacy

Colombia: CoronApp viola la privacidad y la libertad de movimiento de las personas

23 Sep 2021
Press Release
Colombia: CoronApp viola la privacidad y la libertad de movimiento de las personas
23 Sep 2021
Colombia: CoronApp viola la privacidad y la libertad de movimiento de las personas
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Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

The internet shutdowns issue

1 Sep 2021

With support from the #KeepItOn coalition, Jigsaw is today publishing “The Current: The Internet Shutdowns Issue,” a deep-dive into internet shutdowns.

Press Release
The internet shutdowns issue
1 Sep 2021
The internet shutdowns issue
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

How Thailand handles COVID: it stokes fear among its critics

24 Aug 2021

Amidst continuing protests, calls for political reform, and mass dissatisfaction with how Thailand handles COVID, Thailand’s government is doubling down on efforts to throttle dissent and protest online and off. It is relying on laws that it claims protect against “public fear.” In fact, by threatening to censor those who speak out, it is the government that is instigating fear – in a weak bid to distract from flailing governance. 

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How Thailand handles COVID: it stokes fear among its critics
24 Aug 2021
How Thailand handles COVID: it stokes fear among its critics
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Covid-19

How to apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit in the U.S.

13 Aug 2021
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How to apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit in the U.S.
13 Aug 2021
How to apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit in the U.S.