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
Judge rules for California in net neutrality challenge, will allow state to enforce net neutrality law
California District Judge Mendez has ruled in American Cable Association v. Becerra that he would not prevent the state from enforcing its net neutrality law (SB 822) in large part because plaintiff internet service providers (ISPs) are unlikely to succeed in their challenge.…
24 February 2021
Press Releases
U.S. FCC should quickly deliver Emergency Broadband Benefit to people in need
Access Now and Free Press urge the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to immediately implement the Emergency Broadband Benefit program that Congress established in the pandemic-relief package.
…16 February 2021
Press Releases
Nuevo desorden mundial: ataques digitales a la libertad de reunión pacífica y asociación
La creciente ola de protestas en 2020 está reavivando los debates sobre la libertad de reunión pacífica y asociación en todo el mundo. Con las medidas de distanciamiento social implementadas, la pandemia COVID-19 ha amplificado los desafíos al ejercicio de…
12 February 2021
Press Releases
Holding Biden to account: Access Now’s new tool tracks digital rights, tech policy
On the day of Joe Biden’s inauguration, Access Now launches a new online tool to track how well the incoming administration addresses key digital rights issues, including data protection, net neutrality, disinformation, and facial recognition. …
20 January 2021
Blog
It wasn’t all bad: 2020 digital rights wins
2020 was a year of hardship — online and off. But the world also experienced many wins for digital rights, especially in the areas of data protection, online political organizing, anti-surveillance, and freedom of expression. It’s important to celebrate these,…
17 December 2020
Blog
Can human rights survive the digital age? Only if we do these things
“We’re at a human rights tipping point.” On Human Rights Day of 2020, Access Now’s Brett Solomon maps out a pathway to take us to a full implementation and vindication of these rights, not just in principle, but in policy and practice. …
10 December 2020
Press Releases
U.S. Senate Democrats and civil society denounce Simington nomination to FCC
Members of the U.S. Congress and civil society representatives voice strong opposition to President Trump’s FCC nominee, Nathan Simington, whose appointment would threaten net neutrality protections, freedom of expression, and broadband access.…
7 December 2020
Press Releases
حوكمة الأنترنت والحقوق الرقمية في ليبيا تقرير مفصّل حول حرية الإنترنت والقيود المفروضة على الفضاء الرقمي
بعد مرور أكثر من تسع سنوات على اندلاع الثورة في ٢٠١١ واستمرار الصراع السياسي في ليبيا تبقى مسألة ضمان الحقوق الرقمية لليبيين على الهامش. يقدم مركز دعم التحول الديمقراطي وحقوق الإنسان ومنظمة أكسس ناو تقريرا يستعرض تفاصيل الفراغ التقني والتشريعي…
7 December 2020
Press Releases
منظمات حقوقية تطالب السلطات المصرية بالتوقف عن ممارسة الرقابة على الإنترنت وحجب مواقع الوب
إقرأ بالإنجليزية من هنا. تُدين المؤسسات الحقوقية المُوقعّة على هذا البيان حجب السلطات المصرية لنحو 600 موقع منذ مايو2017، بينها منصات إعلامية وسياسية وحقوقية ويعد حجبها انتهاكاً لحق المستخدمين في المعرفة وحرية التعبير. وقد استخدمت السلطات معدات من شركة “ساندفين”…
4 November 2020
Press Releases
Trump executive orders targeting China-linked apps fail to protect privacy, harm human rights
Unilateral decrees by the Trump Administration banning transactions between U.S. persons and businesses and the firms running WeChat and TikTok would deprive millions of people of information and communication tools during a global pandemic, restrict human rights groups from reaching at-risk communities, and suppress free expression just before the U.S. election.…
18 September 2020
