Transparency
Transparency reporting is one of the strongest ways for technology companies to disclose threats to user privacy and free expression. Such reports help users understand a company’s policies and safeguards against government abuses. Disclosures illuminate the scope and scale of online surveillance, internet shutdowns, content removal, and a host of other practices impacting our fundamental rights. Investors also look to these reports to ensure that companies are upholding their duty to respect human rights.
Transparency Reporting Index
While more companies are releasing transparency reports, others are backsliding on transparency. First launched in 2014, our Transparency Reporting Index aims to make these reports more accessible to the public, human rights advocates, investors, researchers, and other stakeholders.
Latest Updates
Making money out of a disaster: fake news in Myanmar quake
Ten years of tracking transparency: the Transparency Reporting Index
We’re refreshing our Transparency Reporting Index to reflect current practices and trends, including adding reports on content governance.
Transparency Reporting Index
We’re refreshing our Transparency Reporting Index to reflect current practices and trends, including adding reports on content governance.
Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide
As 2025 gets underway, Access Now’s new Executive Director, Alejandro Mayoral Baños, PhD, shares his reflections on the “black snakes” threatening the digital rights movement.
Joint statement: civil society concerns and priorities for Global Digital Compact implementation
Sanctions were meant to stop Russian propaganda. They’re hurting vital journalism too
OCHA: a new era for humanitarianism must include digital protection
Access Now congratulates Tom Fletcher on his appointment as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Apple keeps killing VPN apps upon Russia’s orders – Amnezia VPN is the last victim
Sandvine must make good on its commitments and stop harming human rights
Access Now, along with partner civil society organizations and experts, demand evidence of the adequacy and effectiveness of Sandvine’s announced reforms.
Sandvine now removed from U.S. entity list
PMLN leaders have made false claims regarding internet in Pakistan
Meta’s Israel Policy Chief tried to suppress pro-Palestinian Instagram posts
U.S. CBP releases records on controversial CBP One app after Access Now’s lawsuit
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has finally released 2912 pages in documentation on CBP One app.
Agencia estadounidense CBP publica registros de la polémica aplicación CBP One tras demanda de Access Now
La agencia de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. (CBP) publicó casi 3000 páginas de documentación sobre la aplicación para migrantes CBP One, tras demanda de la organización Access Now.
Five years for fundamental rights: Access Now’s vision for an EU digital rights agenda
As the EU’s new 2024-2029 mandate begins, we invite EU policymakers to join us on our mission of defending and extending digital rights of people and communities at risk around the world.
