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Alexia Skok

Director - Communications and Engagement

With the Communications and Engagement team, Alexia strives to ensure that human rights in the digital age are at the forefront of the global agenda. Before taking up this exciting role as Director – Communications and Engagement at Access Now, she fought the good fight for civil society and development organisations in Australia, Germany, and Timor-Leste.

Alexia holds a BA (Fine Art Photography) from RMIT University, and an MA (Visual and Media Anthropology) from Freie Universität Berlin.

Alexia was born and bred in Naarm (Melbourne), but lives life to fullest in Germany’s hip capital, Berlin. Her favourite #s include #RefugeesWelcome, #SmashThePatriarchy, and #RollerDerby.

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition's report unpacks internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and globally.

Internet shutdowns in Myanmar: facilitating brutal human rights violations in 2022

28 Feb 2023

#KeepItOn shows that internet shutdowns in Myanmar facilitated brutal human rights violations in 2022.

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Internet shutdowns in Myanmar: facilitating brutal human rights violations in 2022
28 Feb 2023
Internet shutdowns in Myanmar: facilitating brutal human rights violations in 2022
Authorities in Kenya must immediately restore access and #KeepItOn throughout protests and unrest

Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022

28 Feb 2023

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 187 internet shutdowns in 2022, across a record-setting 35 countries.

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Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
28 Feb 2023
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
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#KeepItOn in Nigeria: social media, internet must stay connected during elections

16 Feb 2023

Authorities in Nigeria must not shut down social media or in any way interfere with internet access throughout the upcoming elections.

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#KeepItOn in Nigeria: social media, internet must stay connected during elections
16 Feb 2023
#KeepItOn in Nigeria: social media, internet must stay connected during elections
#KeepItOn during elections

In the aftermath of devastating earthquake, authorities in Turkey must #KeepItOn

9 Feb 2023

Authorities in Turkey must ensure unfettered access to the internet and digital communications platforms in the aftermath of the earthquake.

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In the aftermath of devastating earthquake, authorities in Turkey must #KeepItOn
9 Feb 2023
In the aftermath of devastating earthquake, authorities in Turkey must #KeepItOn
#KeepItOn 2023 election watch

2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch

9 Feb 2023

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2023 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

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2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
9 Feb 2023
2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
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EU negotiations on AI systems must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move

9 Feb 2023

Access Now calls on the European Parliament to #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move in the Artificial Intelligence Act.

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EU negotiations on AI systems must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move
9 Feb 2023
EU negotiations on AI systems must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move
internet shutdown #KeepItOn

People need the internet during emergencies: #KeepItOn in Iraq

7 Feb 2023

Authorities in Iraq must immediately reinstate full internet access — including social media — across the nation. #KeepItOn

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People need the internet during emergencies: #KeepItOn in Iraq
7 Feb 2023
People need the internet during emergencies: #KeepItOn in Iraq
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Privacy first: TikTok’s “Focused View” needs immediate review

7 Feb 2023

Access Now is demanding TikTok clarifies how it applies EU laws and human rights safeguards when using its new feature, “Focused View.”

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Privacy first: TikTok’s “Focused View” needs immediate review
7 Feb 2023
Privacy first: TikTok’s “Focused View” needs immediate review
Access Now welcomes the European Parliament's position on the Regulation on political ads

European Parliament takes important step to protect privacy and freedom of expression in political ads legislation

2 Feb 2023

Access Now welcomes the European Parliament’s position on the Regulation on political ads, but calls for stronger protective language.

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European Parliament takes important step to protect privacy and freedom of expression in political ads legislation
2 Feb 2023
European Parliament takes important step to protect privacy and freedom of expression in political ads legislation
Image: Two Years in the dark is two years too long

Petition: AU must take urgent steps to help reconnect Tigray to the internet

15 Dec 2022

Through a petition, Access Now calls on the African Union to do everything in its power to help restore the internet in Tigray, Ethiopia.

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Petition: AU must take urgent steps to help reconnect Tigray to the internet
15 Dec 2022
Petition: AU must take urgent steps to help reconnect Tigray to the internet