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Freedom of Expression

We work for freedom of expression for all, from circumventing censorship, to promoting rights-respecting solutions to regulating online speech, to standing up for those who are silenced for speaking truth to power.

#FreeAlaa: You Have Not Yet Been Defeated

On April 2, 2022, and after years of unlawful imprisonment, mistreatment, and torture, Egyptian activist, blogger, and software developer Alaa Abd El-Fattah shaved his head and started a hunger strike on the first day of Ramadan.

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Surveillance
Surveillance

Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack

28 Nov 2023

Access Now and our partners have discovered that civil society in Serbia have been targeted with invasive spyware technology. Here’s what we know.

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Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack
28 Nov 2023
Spyware in Serbia: civil society under attack
Palestine Israel Digital Ceasefire; Gaza’s internet
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

فلسطين خارج التغطية: كيف تقطع إسرائيل الإنترنت عن غزة

24 Nov 2023

يقدّم هذا التقرير دراسة لحالة الإنترنت في قطاع غزة طوال شهر أكتوبر 2023 من خلال تحليلٍ حركة الإنترنت حسب مزوّدي خدمات الإنترنت في مختلف مواقع القطاع.

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فلسطين خارج التغطية: كيف تقطع إسرائيل الإنترنت عن غزة
24 Nov 2023
فلسطين خارج التغطية: كيف تقطع إسرائيل الإنترنت عن غزة
human impact of internet shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn in conflict: the human impact of internet shutdowns in Amhara region, Ethiopia

22 Nov 2023

This 11 stories from Ethiopian people tells the human impact of internet shutdowns in the Amhara region of Ethiopia in the past 100+ days.

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#KeepItOn in conflict: the human impact of internet shutdowns in Amhara region, Ethiopia
22 Nov 2023
#KeepItOn in conflict: the human impact of internet shutdowns in Amhara region, Ethiopia
Zimbabwe elections 2023, internet shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Telegram in Kenya: keep people connected during national exams

20 Nov 2023

People in Kenya have the right to access information and communicate freely online — including through messaging applications like Telegram.

Press Release
Telegram in Kenya: keep people connected during national exams
20 Nov 2023
Telegram in Kenya: keep people connected during national exams
Focused View
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Slipping down the authoritarian hole: Nepal must lift the TikTok ban

16 Nov 2023

Nepal must reverse its ban on TikTok and publish recent directives for social media platforms.

Press Release
Slipping down the authoritarian hole: Nepal must lift the TikTok ban
16 Nov 2023
Slipping down the authoritarian hole: Nepal must lift the TikTok ban
Restore Telecoms and Internet Connectivity in Gaza Now!
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

منظمات حقوق الإنسان تطالب بوقف فوري لإطلاق النار ميدانيًا ورقميًا في غزة

13 Nov 2023
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منظمات حقوق الإنسان تطالب بوقف فوري لإطلاق النار ميدانيًا ورقميًا في غزة
Global Voices ↗
13 Nov 2023
منظمات حقوق الإنسان تطالب بوقف فوري لإطلاق النار ميدانيًا ورقميًا في غزة
digital ceasefire gaza
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

How Israel is shutting down the internet in Gaza

10 Nov 2023
Press Release
How Israel is shutting down the internet in Gaza
10 Nov 2023
How Israel is shutting down the internet in Gaza
Palestine Israel Digital Ceasefire; Gaza’s internet
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Palestine unplugged: how Israel disrupts Gaza’s internet

10 Nov 2023

This report illustrates the state of Gaza’s internet throughout October 2023 by looking at internet traffic by ISPs and locations.

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Palestine unplugged: how Israel disrupts Gaza’s internet
10 Nov 2023
Palestine unplugged: how Israel disrupts Gaza’s internet
EU terrorist content regulation
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Let the courts decide: civil society takes on EU’s dangerous terrorist content regulation 

9 Nov 2023

The coalition filed a complaint against the French decree implementing the EU regulation on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content.

Press Release
Let the courts decide: civil society takes on EU’s dangerous terrorist content regulation 
9 Nov 2023
Let the courts decide: civil society takes on EU’s dangerous terrorist content regulation 
EU terrorist content regulation
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

How India tamed Twitter and set a global standard for online censorship

8 Nov 2023
News
How India tamed Twitter and set a global standard for online censorship
The Washington Post ↗
8 Nov 2023
How India tamed Twitter and set a global standard for online censorship
Watermark and generative AI
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

The week when AI and geopolitics collided

2 Nov 2023
News
The week when AI and geopolitics collided
POLITICO ↗
2 Nov 2023
The week when AI and geopolitics collided
Restore Telecoms and Internet Connectivity in Gaza Now!
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

The chilling power of Gaza’s internet blackout

2 Nov 2023
News
The chilling power of Gaza’s internet blackout
Rest of World ↗
2 Nov 2023
The chilling power of Gaza’s internet blackout
Secret surveillance: countering spyware’s threats to freedom of the press and expression
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

A year after Elon Musk bought Twitter, X is now a ‘worthless’ platform some say is no longer safe for activists

2 Nov 2023
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A year after Elon Musk bought Twitter, X is now a ‘worthless’ platform some say is no longer safe for activists
ABC News ↗
2 Nov 2023
A year after Elon Musk bought Twitter, X is now a ‘worthless’ platform some say is no longer safe for activists
Restore Telecoms and Internet Connectivity in Gaza Now!
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

ضباب الحرب المدعوم بالخوارزميات… الإعلام والمنصات الاجتماعية في حرب غزة

30 Oct 2023
News
ضباب الحرب المدعوم بالخوارزميات… الإعلام والمنصات الاجتماعية في حرب غزة
Monte Carlo Doualiya ↗
30 Oct 2023
ضباب الحرب المدعوم بالخوارزميات… الإعلام والمنصات الاجتماعية في حرب غزة
Restore Telecoms and Internet Connectivity in Gaza Now!
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

DSA: the war on Gaza is not an excuse to silence people online

26 Oct 2023

The EU’s fast-tracked “solution” to the spread of illegal content online could result in long-term consequences to freedom of speech.

Press Release
DSA: the war on Gaza is not an excuse to silence people online
26 Oct 2023
DSA: the war on Gaza is not an excuse to silence people online
Gabon's election internet access
Protest and Online Organizing
Protest and Online Organizing

Adiós a la opacidad: la Corte Constitucional de Colombia resolvió la sentencia sobre interrupciones a los servicios de internet

24 Oct 2023
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Adiós a la opacidad: la Corte Constitucional de Colombia resolvió la sentencia sobre interrupciones a los servicios de internet
24 Oct 2023
Adiós a la opacidad: la Corte Constitucional de Colombia resolvió la sentencia sobre interrupciones a los servicios de internet