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
Notably, we see stagnation in transparency reporting as the growth rate of companies publishing transparency reports has been decreasing persistently since 2013. As all companies become technology-based with possession of massive personal data, all should release transparency reports.
Latest Updates
Open letter to European Commission: the dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online
بيان مشترك: على السلطات السعودية الإفراج عن المحتجزين بسبب تعبيرهم عن آرائهم على الإنترنت قبيل انعقاد منتدى حوكمة الإنترنت
نطالب، بالتعاون مع منظمات المجتمع المدني، السعودية بالإفراج عن الأشخاص المحتجزين بسبب تعبيرهم عبر الإنترنت قبل منتدى حوكمة الإنترنت.
Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now
Access Now, RKS Global, and civil society partners call on Apple to immediately restore all VPN service applications previously removed from its App Store in Russia
Open letter to Apple: Хватит помогать цензурировать Рунет
Access Now и члены гражданского общества просим Apple вернуть заблокированные VPN-сервисы в российский App Store.
Open letter to Apple: Stop censoring Runet
Access Now and Russian and international civil society call on Apple to restore all blocked VPN services on the App Store in Russia.
Does the Telegram CEO arrest set a precedent?
Pavel Durov’s arrest leaves Telegram hanging in the balance
Demand better privacy: hold Bumble accountable
No angel tax, digital public infrastructure in agriculture: tech insights from the budget
A pathway forward for digital rights
Brett Solomon shares insights from 15 years as Access Now Co-founder and Executive Director.
YouTube and Facebook let India down during the Lok Sabha election
How a shadowy Meta, YouTube black market clouds India election integrity
ICE, CBP sued for details on migrant data sharing agreements
CBP, ICE sued for information about sharing of noncitizens’ biometrics
Meta’s shareholders: We need transparency on content moderation
Ahead of the Meta AGM, Meta’s shareholders are pushing the company for increased transparency on content moderation.
