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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.

The slow decline of Meta’s Trusted Partner program

15 Jun 2023
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The slow decline of Meta’s Trusted Partner program
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15 Jun 2023
The slow decline of Meta’s Trusted Partner program
Algorithmic accountability

Draft AI Act Passes, Banning Police Facial Recognition

15 Jun 2023
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Draft AI Act Passes, Banning Police Facial Recognition
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15 Jun 2023
Draft AI Act Passes, Banning Police Facial Recognition
Artificial intelligence image AI

The harm from AI is already here. What can the US do to protect us?

14 Jun 2023
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The harm from AI is already here. What can the US do to protect us?
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14 Jun 2023
The harm from AI is already here. What can the US do to protect us?
header image: pushing back against IMEI registration in Myanmar

Myanmar Junta Steps Up Efforts to Monitor, Silence Perceived Online Critics

14 Jun 2023
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Myanmar Junta Steps Up Efforts to Monitor, Silence Perceived Online Critics
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14 Jun 2023
Myanmar Junta Steps Up Efforts to Monitor, Silence Perceived Online Critics
Image: AI's human rights impact

It’s time to talk about the real AI risks

12 Jun 2023
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It’s time to talk about the real AI risks
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12 Jun 2023
It’s time to talk about the real AI risks
Telegram vs Russia

‘We’ll Never Undermine the Privacy Promise of People Who Rely on Us’: Signal’s Meredith Whittaker

10 Jun 2023
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‘We’ll Never Undermine the Privacy Promise of People Who Rely on Us’: Signal’s Meredith Whittaker
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10 Jun 2023
‘We’ll Never Undermine the Privacy Promise of People Who Rely on Us’: Signal’s Meredith Whittaker
Antitrust

The Bizarre Reality of Getting Online in North Korea

8 Jun 2023
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The Bizarre Reality of Getting Online in North Korea
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8 Jun 2023
The Bizarre Reality of Getting Online in North Korea
Image: AI's human rights impact

Apple’s biggest gamble isn’t the Vision Pro — it’s India

8 Jun 2023
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Apple’s biggest gamble isn’t the Vision Pro — it’s India
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8 Jun 2023
Apple’s biggest gamble isn’t the Vision Pro — it’s India
deceptive designs US lawmakers

The U.S. must outlaw deceptive designs

6 Jun 2023

Access Now is proactively providing principles for lawmakers seeking to regulate deceptive interface designs in the U.S.

Press Release
The U.S. must outlaw deceptive designs
6 Jun 2023
The U.S. must outlaw deceptive designs
internet shutdowns

Internet shutdowns advance into 2023: #KeepItOn mid-year update

6 Jun 2023

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition have identified at least 80 internet shutdowns across 21 countries in 2023 so far.

Press Release
Internet shutdowns advance into 2023: #KeepItOn mid-year update
6 Jun 2023
Internet shutdowns advance into 2023: #KeepItOn mid-year update