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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.

#KeepItOn Report - The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021

Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism

28 Apr 2022

In 2021, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 182 internet shutdowns across 34 countries. This shows a dramatic resurgence of this oppressive form of control.

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Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism
28 Apr 2022
Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism
South Sudan #KeepItOn

Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: resistance in the face of blackouts in Africa

28 Apr 2022

Last year, 12 countries cut internet access at least 19 times in Africa. Read “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021”

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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: resistance in the face of blackouts in Africa
28 Apr 2022
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: resistance in the face of blackouts in Africa
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In the Dark

26 Apr 2022
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In the Dark
26 Apr 2022
In the Dark
Content removal

Content takedowns on social media facilitate censorship in Asia

26 Apr 2022
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Content takedowns on social media facilitate censorship in Asia
26 Apr 2022
Content takedowns on social media facilitate censorship in Asia

Vietnam’s new social media take-down rules will intensify state censorship — they must be revoked

21 Apr 2022

Access Now is calling on Vietnam’s government to immediately revoke the new social media take-down rules.

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Vietnam’s new social media take-down rules will intensify state censorship — they must be revoked
21 Apr 2022
Vietnam’s new social media take-down rules will intensify state censorship — they must be revoked
Focused View

TikTok created an alternate universe just for Russia

13 Apr 2022
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TikTok created an alternate universe just for Russia
13 Apr 2022
TikTok created an alternate universe just for Russia

Civil society to EU: don’t threaten rights with last-minute “crisis response mechanism” in DSA

13 Apr 2022

Access Now is urging the European Commission to revise the proposed “crisis response mechanism (CRM)” in the DSA.

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Civil society to EU: don’t threaten rights with last-minute “crisis response mechanism” in DSA
13 Apr 2022
Civil society to EU: don’t threaten rights with last-minute “crisis response mechanism” in DSA
Kazakhstan internet

#KeepItOn: Turkmenistan rips a page from the authoritarian playbook, digitally disconnects nation

12 Apr 2022

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are calling for a complete restoration of the internet across Turkmenistan.

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#KeepItOn: Turkmenistan rips a page from the authoritarian playbook, digitally disconnects nation
12 Apr 2022
#KeepItOn: Turkmenistan rips a page from the authoritarian playbook, digitally disconnects nation
Sierra Leone

The government must commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

4 Apr 2022

Access Now calls upon authorities in Sri Lanka to commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media.

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The government must commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
4 Apr 2022
The government must commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
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Naomi Klein on How Egypt’s Extinguished Revolution Continues to Inspire Struggle Worldwide

1 Apr 2022
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Naomi Klein on How Egypt’s Extinguished Revolution Continues to Inspire Struggle Worldwide
1 Apr 2022
Naomi Klein on How Egypt’s Extinguished Revolution Continues to Inspire Struggle Worldwide