Net Discrimination

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.

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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.

EU Ukraine

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.

internet gateway

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

Data Protection
Data Protection

#MigrarSinVigilancia

29 Nov 2023

#MigrarSinVigilancia es un frente común para resguardar los derechos humanos de las personas migrantes desde la protección de sus datos personales.

Campaign
#MigrarSinVigilancia
29 Nov 2023
#MigrarSinVigilancia
spyware
Surveillance
Surveillance

Belarus Internet Governance Forum: no civil society dialogue from behind bars

29 Nov 2023
News
Belarus Internet Governance Forum: no civil society dialogue from behind bars
Tech Policy Press ↗
29 Nov 2023
Belarus Internet Governance Forum: no civil society dialogue from behind bars
Image: AI's human rights impact
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Open letter: Council of the E.U. risks failing human rights in the AI Act 

28 Nov 2023

Ahead of the next AI Act trilogue, the we urge the Council of the European Union to effectively regulate the use of AI systems by law enforcement, migration control and national security authorities throughout Europe.

Press Release
Open letter: Council of the E.U. risks failing human rights in the AI Act 
28 Nov 2023
Open letter: Council of the E.U. risks failing human rights in the AI Act 
Armenia spyware victims: Pegasus hacking in war
Surveillance
Surveillance

Kritičari vlasti u Srbiji navodno meta špijunskog napada

28 Nov 2023
News
Kritičari vlasti u Srbiji navodno meta špijunskog napada
Radio Slobodna Evropa ↗
28 Nov 2023
Kritičari vlasti u Srbiji navodno meta špijunskog napada
digital ceasefire gaza
Digital Divide
Digital Divide

Palestinians are locked out of Google’s online economy

28 Nov 2023
News
Palestinians are locked out of Google’s online economy
WIRED ↗
28 Nov 2023
Palestinians are locked out of Google’s online economy
Hacking Meduza: Pegasus spyware used to target Putin’s critic
Surveillance
Surveillance

Critics of Serbia’s government targeted with ‘military-grade spyware’

28 Nov 2023
News
Critics of Serbia’s government targeted with ‘military-grade spyware’
The Guardian ↗
28 Nov 2023
Critics of Serbia’s government targeted with ‘military-grade spyware’
spyware
Surveillance
Surveillance

Spyware abuses travel to Serbia for first time

28 Nov 2023
News
Spyware abuses travel to Serbia for first time
Washington Post ↗
28 Nov 2023
Spyware abuses travel to Serbia for first time
spyware
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.

Publication
فلسطين خارج التغطية: كيف تقطع إسرائيل الإنترنت عن غزة
24 Nov 2023
فلسطين خارج التغطية: كيف تقطع إسرائيل الإنترنت عن غزة
digital ceasefire gaza
Digital Divide
Digital Divide

الفصل العنصري الرقمي واستخدام خوارزميات التواصل الاجتماعي في الأزمات الإنسانية

23 Nov 2023
News
الفصل العنصري الرقمي واستخدام خوارزميات التواصل الاجتماعي في الأزمات الإنسانية
Global Voices ↗
23 Nov 2023
الفصل العنصري الرقمي واستخدام خوارزميات التواصل الاجتماعي في الأزمات الإنسانية
How to stay safe online in the context of conflict in Gaza

Gazans Are Trying to Stay Online Under Siege. New Tech Is Struggling to Help.

22 Nov 2023
News
Gazans Are Trying to Stay Online Under Siege. New Tech Is Struggling to Help.
VICE ↗
22 Nov 2023
Gazans Are Trying to Stay Online Under Siege. New Tech Is Struggling to Help.
Press under Attack – Digital Strategies to Intimidate Journalists in Latin America
Digital Security
Digital Security

Claims that NSO’s Pegasus spyware helps Israel find hostages are ‘nonsense,’ experts say

22 Nov 2023
News
Claims that NSO’s Pegasus spyware helps Israel find hostages are ‘nonsense,’ experts say
Fast Company ↗
22 Nov 2023
Claims that NSO’s Pegasus spyware helps Israel find hostages are ‘nonsense,’ experts say
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
Net Neutrality

Anti-censorship tools are quietly disappearing into thin air in China

21 Nov 2023
News
Anti-censorship tools are quietly disappearing into thin air in China
TechCruch ↗
21 Nov 2023
Anti-censorship tools are quietly disappearing into thin air in China
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
Zimbabwe elections 2023, internet shutdowns

Open letter: clarification on Telegram blocking in Kenya

20 Nov 2023

Civil society organizations demand authorities and telcos in Kenya to explain the blocking of Telegram.

Press Release
Open letter: clarification on Telegram blocking in Kenya
20 Nov 2023
Open letter: clarification on Telegram blocking in Kenya