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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.
spyware

Israeli spyware firm NSO faces sanctions, lawsuits

13 Dec 2021
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Israeli spyware firm NSO faces sanctions, lawsuits
13 Dec 2021
Israeli spyware firm NSO faces sanctions, lawsuits
Yemen

#KeepItOn coalition to The Gambia: uphold democracy this election, keep people connected

13 Dec 2021

The #KeepItOn coalition received no reports of internet shutdowns during The Gambia’s 2021 presidential elections.

Press Release
#KeepItOn coalition to The Gambia: uphold democracy this election, keep people connected
13 Dec 2021
#KeepItOn coalition to The Gambia: uphold democracy this election, keep people connected
Musk

Access Now to Telegram: protect the rights of 500 million people

8 Dec 2021

Access Now and a coalition of civil society organizations are sounding the alarm over safety and security issues plaguing Telegram.

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Access Now to Telegram: protect the rights of 500 million people
8 Dec 2021
Access Now to Telegram: protect the rights of 500 million people
internet shutdown

تواصل عمليات حجب وتعطيل الإنترنت لإخفاء انتهاكات الانقلاب العسكري في السودان

1 Dec 2021
Press Release
تواصل عمليات حجب وتعطيل الإنترنت لإخفاء انتهاكات الانقلاب العسكري في السودان
1 Dec 2021
تواصل عمليات حجب وتعطيل الإنترنت لإخفاء انتهاكات الانقلاب العسكري في السودان

Mass biometric surveillance in the EU: private sector opportunity or tightening restrictions?

30 Nov 2021
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Mass biometric surveillance in the EU: private sector opportunity or tightening restrictions?
30 Nov 2021
Mass biometric surveillance in the EU: private sector opportunity or tightening restrictions?
ITFlows artificial intelligence

The EU needs an Artificial Intelligence Act that protects fundamental rights

30 Nov 2021

Access Now and over 110 civil society organisations have laid out proposals to make sure the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act addresses the real-world impacts of the use of artificial intelligence.

Press Release
The EU needs an Artificial Intelligence Act that protects fundamental rights
30 Nov 2021
The EU needs an Artificial Intelligence Act that protects fundamental rights
internet shutdown

Internet shutdowns and blockings continue to hide atrocities of military coup in Sudan

23 Nov 2021

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are again calling on authorities in Sudan to immediately restore full access to the internet and all communication services.

Press Release
Internet shutdowns and blockings continue to hide atrocities of military coup in Sudan
23 Nov 2021
Internet shutdowns and blockings continue to hide atrocities of military coup in Sudan
European Ombudsman surveillance

It’s time for the European Commission to dismantle disinformation

23 Nov 2021

Access Now, Liberties, and EDRi are calling on the European Commission to effectively minimize the negative impact of disinformation sweeping Europe.

Press Release
It’s time for the European Commission to dismantle disinformation
23 Nov 2021
It’s time for the European Commission to dismantle disinformation

Opinion: Why civil society remains so vulnerable to cyber attacks

17 Nov 2021
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Opinion: Why civil society remains so vulnerable to cyber attacks
17 Nov 2021
Opinion: Why civil society remains so vulnerable to cyber attacks

Tom Morello Signs Open Letter Denouncing Amazon’s Palm-Scanning Concert Tech

17 Nov 2021
News
Tom Morello Signs Open Letter Denouncing Amazon’s Palm-Scanning Concert Tech
17 Nov 2021
Tom Morello Signs Open Letter Denouncing Amazon’s Palm-Scanning Concert Tech