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Restore Telecoms and Internet Connectivity in Gaza Now!

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.

Manual Del Pequeñx Vigilado Header
Surveillance
SurveillanceLatin America & the CaribbeanSpanish

Manual del Pequeñx Vigiladx: una guía ilustrada para resistir la vigilancia

6 Feb 2025
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Manual del Pequeñx Vigiladx: una guía ilustrada para resistir la vigilancia
6 Feb 2025
Manual del Pequeñx Vigiladx: una guía ilustrada para resistir la vigilancia
Transparency Reporting Index 2025
Transparency
TransparencyEnglish

Ten years of tracking transparency: the Transparency Reporting Index

30 Jan 2025

We’re refreshing our Transparency Reporting Index to reflect current practices and trends, including adding reports on content governance.

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Ten years of tracking transparency: the Transparency Reporting Index
30 Jan 2025
Ten years of tracking transparency: the Transparency Reporting Index
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of ExpressionGlobalEnglish

Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide 

16 Jan 2025

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.

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Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide 
16 Jan 2025
Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide 
Content Governance
Content GovernanceEnglish

Platform accountability and human rights: a rule-of-law checklist

13 Jan 2025

As policymakers around the world seek to rein in Big Tech, we define the safeguards necessary to ensure rule of law and protect human rights and democracy.

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Platform accountability and human rights: a rule-of-law checklist
13 Jan 2025
Platform accountability and human rights: a rule-of-law checklist
Privacidad en desplazamiento migratorio, Migrar Sin Vigilancia
Privacy
PrivacyLatin AmericaSpanish

Privacidad en desplazamiento: estas son las amenazas digitales contra albergues migratorios en México

18 Dec 2024
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Privacidad en desplazamiento: estas son las amenazas digitales contra albergues migratorios en México
18 Dec 2024
Privacidad en desplazamiento: estas son las amenazas digitales contra albergues migratorios en México
Protest and Online Organizing
Protest and Online OrganizingEastern Europe & Central AsiaEnglish

Georgia protests: digital safety tips for peaceful gatherings

16 Dec 2024

Amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent and peaceful protests in many EECA countries, most recently Georgia, CyberHUB-AM and Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline have prepared a guide to support protestors to stay safer online.

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Georgia protests: digital safety tips for peaceful gatherings
16 Dec 2024
Georgia protests: digital safety tips for peaceful gatherings
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Digital Security
Digital SecurityEnglish

Why we won’t stop defending LGBTQ+ digital rights

3 Dec 2024
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Why we won’t stop defending LGBTQ+ digital rights
3 Dec 2024
Why we won’t stop defending LGBTQ+ digital rights
MENA Cybercrime Laws
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of ExpressionMiddle East & North AfricaEnglish

When “cybercrime” laws infringe human rights: lessons from the Arab region 

27 Nov 2024

Governments across the Arab region already use cybercrime laws to violate human rights, and the UN cybercrime convention risks making this even easier.

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When “cybercrime” laws infringe human rights: lessons from the Arab region 
27 Nov 2024
When “cybercrime” laws infringe human rights: lessons from the Arab region 
Palestine Israel Digital Ceasefire; Gaza’s internet
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of ExpressionGlobalEnglish

Toward a digital ceasefire

20 Nov 2024

The ascent of cyber warfare is weaponizing our digital world; it’s time to embrace the concept of “digital ceasefire.”

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Toward a digital ceasefire
20 Nov 2024
Toward a digital ceasefire
Big Tech and the risk of Genocide in Gaza
Surveillance
SurveillanceIsraelEnglish

Big Tech and the risk of genocide in Gaza: what are companies doing?

10 Oct 2024

Big Tech is playing a central role in enabling the relentless mass slaughter and destruction unleashed in the war in Gaza.

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Big Tech and the risk of genocide in Gaza: what are companies doing?
10 Oct 2024
Big Tech and the risk of genocide in Gaza: what are companies doing?
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Surveillance
SurveillanceEuropeEnglish

Surveilling Europe’s edges: detention centres as a blueprint for mass surveillance

2 Oct 2024

In the third and final part of her blog series, Caterina Rodelli examines how EU migration policies and detention practices on the island of Samos are strengthening the EU’s wider, permanent mass surveillance infrastructure.

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Surveilling Europe’s edges: detention centres as a blueprint for mass surveillance
2 Oct 2024
Surveilling Europe’s edges: detention centres as a blueprint for mass surveillance
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Surveillance
SurveillanceEuropeEnglish

Surveilling Europe’s edges: when research legitimises border violence

25 Sep 2024

In the second part of her blog series, Caterina Rodelli explains how EU-funded research projects on border surveillance are legitimising violent migration policies in Greece.

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Surveilling Europe’s edges: when research legitimises border violence
25 Sep 2024
Surveilling Europe’s edges: when research legitimises border violence
UN Global Digital Compact
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial IntelligenceGlobalEnglish

Why human rights must be at the core of AI governance

24 Sep 2024

Human rights are being sidelined in conversations around AI governance. Here’s how to re-center them.

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Why human rights must be at the core of AI governance
24 Sep 2024
Why human rights must be at the core of AI governance
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Surveillance
SurveillanceEuropeEnglish

Surveilling Europe’s edges: when digitalisation means dehumanisation

18 Sep 2024

In the first of a three-part blog series, Caterina Rodelli explains how digital surveillance is dehumanising people at Europe’s borders.

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Surveilling Europe’s edges: when digitalisation means dehumanisation
18 Sep 2024
Surveilling Europe’s edges: when digitalisation means dehumanisation
Digital Identity
Digital Identity Systems
Digital Identity SystemsEnglish

Why we need tailored identity systems for our digital world 

11 Sep 2024

Digital identity systems are no silver bullet for social challenges. Here’s why a “minimalist” approach makes sense, while protecting human rights.

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Why we need tailored identity systems for our digital world 
11 Sep 2024
Why we need tailored identity systems for our digital world 
Encryption and messaging services
Privacy
PrivacyGlobalEnglish

Encryption FAQ: encrypted messaging, AI, content moderation, and more

11 Sep 2024
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Encryption FAQ: encrypted messaging, AI, content moderation, and more
11 Sep 2024
Encryption FAQ: encrypted messaging, AI, content moderation, and more