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Israel’s digital occupation of Palestine
Access Now calls for a physical and digital ceasefire for Palestinians currently under seige in Gaza and facing online attacks around the world. We stand in solidarity with all those impacted by this conflict.
Artificial Insecurity: access and availability in the age of AI
In the third part of our blog series on the dodgy digital security practices underlying advanced AI tools, we look at how the availability of systems is impacted by the proliferation of large language models.
Artificial Insecurity: threats to information integrity
In the second part of our series on the dodgy digital security practices underlying advanced AI tools, we examine how LLMs threaten information integrity.
Artificial Insecurity: how AI tools compromise confidentiality
In the first part of our blog series on the dodgy digital security practices underlying advanced AI tools, we unpack how LLMs can jeopardize the confidentiality of people’s data.
Don’t let dictators decide the future of the internet. Fund the good fight!
Don’t let dictators decide the future of the internet – fund the good fight! Donate to Access Now.
One year on, the new European Commission is abandoning human rights
A year into its new mandate and the European Commission is reversing course when it comes to safeguarding human rights in the EU.
Access Now Grants: meet the Frontline Fighters
Access Now Grants: meet the Community Defenders
Access Now Grants: meet the Digital First Aiders
Access Now marks 10 years of resourcing digital rights activism
Access Now grants marks 10 years of funding digital rights activism globally, celebrating 10 extraordinary grantees.
Taking stock of Big Tech: the 2025 RDR Index
Big Tech needs to step up. We’re pushing companies in the 2025 RDR Index to do better on human rights.
The U.S. has reactivated its Paragon contract — and it should alarm everyone
Reglamento de IA en Perú: aciertos y preocupaciones
#NoExamShutdown: lessons for the new academic year
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.
Join us for RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia!
Russia’s record war on connectivity
Internet shutdowns in Russia have been breaking records, with authorities cutting connectivity and blocking apps across the country.
Why client-side scanning on encrypted platforms is a lose-lose proposition
Regulators worldwide have been pushing client-side scanning (CSS) as a way to examine encrypted communications. But this system still undermines people’s privacy and security by circumventing end-to-end encryption, as we explain.