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
Submission on amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Rules, 2021”)
Google le da la mano a Bukele para experimentar con el sistema de salud salvadoreño
The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout
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Tell governments: #NoExamShutdown
Each year sees an increase in the number of governments imposing internet shutdowns during national school exams. It’s time to take action and demand change! #NoExamShutdown
Mi Privacidad es mi Voto: Fortaleciendo la integridad informativa en América Latina
Paragon non ha ancora dato risposte sull’uso dei suoi spyware alla giustizia italiana, a un anno dallo scandalo sullo spionaggio di giornalisti e attivisti
L’UE, pionnière pour encadrer l’IA, a-t-elle jeté l’éponge ?
Reporting when the internet goes dark
2025 was the worst year on record for internet shutdowns as censors move to more targeted blocks
Join us for RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia!
التجسس لقمع المعارضة: هجمة تصيّد إلكتروني مأجورة تستهدف المجتمع المدني في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
كشف تحقيق جديد أجراه فريق خط المساعدة للأمن الرقمي التابع لمنظمة أكسس ناو عن هجمة تصيّد إلكتروني مأجورة، استهدفت اثنين من الصحفيين المصريين البارزين والمعارضين .للحكومة
Amicus Brief to the European Court of Human Rights on spyware and surveillance in Azerbaijan
Stop political scapegoating: Ghanaian MPs must reject dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Access Now and Rightify Ghana have urged the government of Ghana to put human rights first and reject the repressive Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025.
AI beyond business: digital rights, NGOs, and the fight against food waste
