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Israel’s digital occupation of Palestine
Access Now calls for a physical and digital ceasefire for Palestinians in Gaza and those facing online attacks around the world. We stand in solidarity with all those impacted by this conflict.
#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.
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.
Apple threat notifications and spyware: what everyone should know
Vita Activa & the Digital Security Helpline join forces to support mental health and digital safety for activists
Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline and Vita Activa offer holistic digital safety and mental health support for activists.
#KeepItOn @10: celebrating a decade of fighting internet shutdowns
Internet shutdowns have to stop. As Access Now marks the 10th anniversary of the #KeepItOn campaign in 2026, we’re reflecting on the path travelled so far — and the journey still to come as we continue to fight to #KeepItOn around the world.
The game is up: how MENA’s social media regulations silence and control
MENA’s social media regulations give the appearance of legitimacy but threaten to increase state censorship and control.
Russia used Cellebrite tool to jail activist after company claimed to have ended contract
A Citizen Lab investigation confirms evidence Russian authorities used Cellebrite tool to hack prominent Russian activist Andrey Pivovarov after the Cellebrite claimed to have ceased sales to Russia.
La receta para una inteligencia artificial con sabor latinoamericano
El lanzamiento de LatamGPT, un sistema de procesamiento de lenguaje natural hecho por y para América Latina nos lleva a analizar dónde estamos y qué pasos debemos priorizar en esta región en cuanto a innovación técnica.
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التجسس لقمع المعارضة: هجمة تصيّد إلكتروني مأجورة تستهدف المجتمع المدني في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
كشف تحقيق جديد أجراه فريق خط المساعدة للأمن الرقمي التابع لمنظمة أكسس ناو عن هجمة تصيّد إلكتروني مأجورة، استهدفت اثنين من الصحفيين المصريين البارزين والمعارضين .للحكومة
Espionage for repression: hack-for-hire phishing campaign targets civil society in MENA
A new investigation by Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has exposed a hack-for-hire campaign targeting two prominent Egyptian journalists and government critics.
When repression meets resistance: internet shutdowns in 2025
The 2025 #KeepItOn report on internet shutdowns is out. Read on for key insights from this year’s data on internet shutdowns in 2025.
Buyer beware: how AI is infiltrating humanitarian aid operations
Access Now’s latest research unpacks how AI tools are dodging procurement vetting to infiltrate humanitarian organisations, creating new risks for them and the communities they serve.
Fighting for fragile freedoms, online and off
Arzu Geybulla, Access Now’s new Co-Executive Director, reflects on a life lived under repression and in exile, and how it has shaped her advocacy for human rights in the digital age.