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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.
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RightsCon 2022: from internet shutdowns to digital repression, session videos now publicly available

15 Jun 2022

Access Now recently hosted the 11th edition of RightsCon. Watch many of the session videos — now available on Access Now’s YouTube channel.

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RightsCon 2022: from internet shutdowns to digital repression, session videos now publicly available
15 Jun 2022
RightsCon 2022: from internet shutdowns to digital repression, session videos now publicly available
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Google’s plans in Saudi Arabia: company ignores independent shareholder vote to respect human rights

9 Jun 2022

Access Now is disappointed that Alphabet’s management voted down a proposal to commission a human rights assessment of the planned expansion of Cloud centers at the AGM.

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Google’s plans in Saudi Arabia: company ignores independent shareholder vote to respect human rights
9 Jun 2022
Google’s plans in Saudi Arabia: company ignores independent shareholder vote to respect human rights
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill

RightsCon civil society to Meta: protect the rights of Instagram’s Persian speakers

9 Jun 2022

Meta must instil Persian content moderation practices at Instagram that promote human rights in the country — especially freedom of expression.

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RightsCon civil society to Meta: protect the rights of Instagram’s Persian speakers
9 Jun 2022
RightsCon civil society to Meta: protect the rights of Instagram’s Persian speakers
Russia Internet access

Blinken: Unity of purpose vital to combat digital authoritarianism

8 Jun 2022
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Blinken: Unity of purpose vital to combat digital authoritarianism
8 Jun 2022
Blinken: Unity of purpose vital to combat digital authoritarianism

India’s CERT-In must withdraw April Directions and strengthen privacy and cybersecurity

1 Jun 2022

Access Now and a coalition of organisations and individuals are urging India’s CERT-In to withdraw the April Directions.

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India’s CERT-In must withdraw April Directions and strengthen privacy and cybersecurity
1 Jun 2022
India’s CERT-In must withdraw April Directions and strengthen privacy and cybersecurity
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Plans Would Mean Less Free Speech for Many

29 May 2022
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Plans Would Mean Less Free Speech for Many
29 May 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter Plans Would Mean Less Free Speech for Many
Artificial intelligence image AI

An AI Company Scraped Billions of Photos For Facial Recognition. Regulators Can’t Stop It

27 May 2022
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An AI Company Scraped Billions of Photos For Facial Recognition. Regulators Can’t Stop It
27 May 2022
An AI Company Scraped Billions of Photos For Facial Recognition. Regulators Can’t Stop It
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

Cybersecurity lessons for after Roe from the frontlines of bodily autonomy

27 May 2022
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Cybersecurity lessons for after Roe from the frontlines of bodily autonomy
27 May 2022
Cybersecurity lessons for after Roe from the frontlines of bodily autonomy
Personal data protection and privacy

Davos crowd sees power and perils of data

27 May 2022
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Davos crowd sees power and perils of data
27 May 2022
Davos crowd sees power and perils of data
U.S. blocklists Sandvine for enabling digital repression in Egypt

What is spyware and should the industry be shut down?

26 May 2022
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What is spyware and should the industry be shut down?
26 May 2022
What is spyware and should the industry be shut down?