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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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For a truly “Trustworthy AI,” EU must protect rights and deliver benefits

7 Dec 2020

Access Now’s latest report, Europe’s approach to artificial intelligence: how AI strategy is evolving, explores the actions EU governments are taking to promote what the EU calls Trustworthy AI, what this approach means for human rights, and how European AI strategy is changing.

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For a truly “Trustworthy AI,” EU must protect rights and deliver benefits
7 Dec 2020
For a truly “Trustworthy AI,” EU must protect rights and deliver benefits
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In dozens of countries, governments rely on Internet shutdowns to hide repression

4 Dec 2020
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In dozens of countries, governments rely on Internet shutdowns to hide repression
4 Dec 2020
In dozens of countries, governments rely on Internet shutdowns to hide repression
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A step closer to digital rights protections: EU calls for transparency in the fight against disinfo

3 Dec 2020

After much anticipation, the European Commission today, December 3, published the Communication on the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) —  a new plan to ensure EU citizens are able to participate in democracy through informed decision-making, free from unlawful interference and manipulation.

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A step closer to digital rights protections: EU calls for transparency in the fight against disinfo
3 Dec 2020
A step closer to digital rights protections: EU calls for transparency in the fight against disinfo
Yemen

Ghana pledges to #KeepItOn during elections, civil society is watching

3 Dec 2020

The Republic of Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has pledged to keep the internet and digital communications tools accessible and open throughout the election period — and civil society is holding it to account.

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Ghana pledges to #KeepItOn during elections, civil society is watching
3 Dec 2020
Ghana pledges to #KeepItOn during elections, civil society is watching
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Acción en apoyo a defensores egipcios de los derechos humanos

2 Dec 2020

Las organizaciones abajo firmantes condenamos enérgicamente la persecución de empleados de la Iniciativa Egipcia para los Derechos Personales (EIPR) y de la sociedad civil egipcia por el gobierno egipcio.

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Acción en apoyo a defensores egipcios de los derechos humanos
2 Dec 2020
Acción en apoyo a defensores egipcios de los derechos humanos
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Action for Egyptian human rights defenders

2 Dec 2020

The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the persecution of employees of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and Egyptian civil society by the Egyptian government.

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Action for Egyptian human rights defenders
2 Dec 2020
Action for Egyptian human rights defenders
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العمل من أجل المدافعين المصريين عن حقوق الإنسان

2 Dec 2020

تُدين المنظمات الموقعة أدناه بشدة اضطهاد الحكومة المصرية لموظفي المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية (EIPR) ومنظمات المجتمع المدني.

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العمل من أجل المدافعين المصريين عن حقوق الإنسان
2 Dec 2020
العمل من أجل المدافعين المصريين عن حقوق الإنسان
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The fight to #KeepItOn during elections: the role of stakeholders

1 Dec 2020

Watch via YouTube: Join human rights activists and experts — including Peggy Hicks from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights — as they explore incidents of internet shutdowns documented in Myanmar, Tanzania, and Belarus during 2020 elections.

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The fight to #KeepItOn during elections: the role of stakeholders
1 Dec 2020
The fight to #KeepItOn during elections: the role of stakeholders
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The EU Wants ‘Data Intermediaries’ As An Alternative to Big Tech Platforms

30 Nov 2020
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The EU Wants ‘Data Intermediaries’ As An Alternative to Big Tech Platforms
30 Nov 2020
The EU Wants ‘Data Intermediaries’ As An Alternative to Big Tech Platforms

Digital India’s Regulatory Paradox

30 Nov 2020
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Digital India’s Regulatory Paradox
30 Nov 2020
Digital India’s Regulatory Paradox