Fighting for Net Neutrality
Paid “fast lanes” for the internet undermine free expression and innovation. Internet access should be offered to everyone on a nondiscriminatory basis, without favoring certain websites, applications, services, or business models. We advocate for net neutrality to ensure access to a free and open internet around the world.
Civil society won’t back down: the fight for net neutrality continues in California
Internet service providers (ISPs) oppose SB 822, which grants California residents the best net neutrality protections in the United States.
Resources
Connectivity
Zero rating: a global threat to the open internet
We discuss two primary models for “zero rating” — both of which are a form of network discrimination and harm human rights.
Connectivity
Open letter to the EU: protect people affected by Russia’s attack on Ukraine
In a letter to the EU, Access Now provides recommendations related to tech platforms and telecoms operators in the context of the war in Ukraine.
Data Protection
Cambodia should scrap rights-abusing National Internet Gateway
Access Now and a coalition of rights organizations call on Cambodia to revoke plans to establish an internet gateway.
Latest Updates
Israeli ad company helped a spyware firm target Al Jazeera through online ads, researchers say
Musk Blames Tycoon for Stalling Satellite Internet Access in India
Beware of spyware: Access Now urges pension funds to scrutinize investments for spyware exposure
On September 28, 2026, Access Now wrote to four pension funds regarding their investment in AE Industrial Partners (AEI). AEI purchased spyware technology vendor Paragon Solutions in 2024 and merged the company with its holding company REDLattice.
When your data becomes a weapon: Myanmar and customer privacy
Russian tech surveillance company infiltrated Europe’s law enforcement agencies
Digital forensics firm with US federal contracts covered up ties to Russia, DOJ alleges
A Flock of problems with mass surveillance
Ignore human rights risks, face the consequences: Telenor under investigation for crimes against humanity in Myanmar
For years, Access Now and civil society have raised the alarm over Telenor’s hasty and irresponsible departure from Myanmar and the potential human rights abuses should Telenor sell its Myanmar enterprise to the military-linked M1 Group.
The EU must act now to protect privacy and encryption from Canada’s overreaching Bill C-22
Access Now, alongside several European civil society organisations, are urging Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, European Union commissioners, and members of the European Parliament to push for changes to Canada’s Bill-C22, the Lawful Access Act.
Open letter from European civil society organisations on encryption and privacy threats in Canada’s Bill C-22
We, the undersigned organisations and experts, write to urge you to act before Canada’s Senate completes its consideration of Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, and to press Canada to remove the bill’s surveillance capability mandates and its blanket data retention regime.
2026 EFF Award winners: Access Now, 7amleh, DeFlock, New Media Rights
Hey EU, your new rules for ChatGPT don’t cover chat
AI medical devices: are we using them before we know they work?
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The Sound of the Silenced: Inside the ten-year global fight to keep the internet on
