Net Discrimination
We fight for a free and open internet, advocating for the Net Neutrality principle that internet access should be offered to everyone on a nondiscriminatory basis, without favoring certain websites, applications, or services.
Press Releases
Access Now releases “Expanding connectivity to fight COVID-19: recommendations for governments and telcos”
Our recommendations are aimed at keeping people connected during COVID-19 and expanding connectivity globally, drawing lessons from the experiences of users at risk around the world.…
30 April 2020
Press Releases
Press Briefing: Hear from civil society on the state of .ORG, why the sale is so dangerous, and what happens next
At 12pm ET on Thursday, 30 April, Access Now and partners from EFF, NTEN, and Human Rights Watch will discuss the ongoing proposal for private equity firm Ethos Capital to buy the registry managing .ORG — civil society’s home online — from the nonprofit Internet Society (ISOC).…
29 April 2020
Press Releases
Now is not the time to destabilize .ORG, putting civil society and healthcare providers at risk
Right now, while our communities are focused on staying safe, PIR so far is still holding ICANN to the current March 20 deadline to decide whether it will consent to the transition of control of the .ORG registry. Given what is at stake, PIR should immediately extend the deadline.
…17 March 2020