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
La mentira hecha a tu medida: elecciones, datos e IA
Apple notifications alert victims in 99 countries about mercenary spyware infections
Rethinking Humanitarianism | Why the WFP cyber-attack matters
CPJ outraged by Egypt court conviction of journalist Lina Attalah, order of Mada Masr’s closure
EU transforms Frontex into a high-tech deportation command centre
Judge denies WhatsApp’s bid to hold spyware maker in contempt for allegedly targeting users
#NoExamShutdown: One step forward, another step back
Across the MENA region, governments are imposing internet shutdowns during student exams. Read our exam shutdown report card and join the call for governments to keep this academic year free of internet shutdowns.
Urgent global call following the referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to trial
Openness in AI development: a path to long-term independence
This blog post unpacks concrete initiatives that show how openness in AI development can increase people’s agency over AI and advance the development of public interest technology.
Deliberately forgotten: internet shutdowns with no end
Indefinite internet shutdowns are increasing each year as perpetrators seek to keep entire populations permanently disconnected.
Data centers have become war targets. The attacks signal a new front in global conflict.
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