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Carolyn Tackett

Campaigns & Rapid Response Director

As the Campaigns & Rapid Response Director at Access Now, Carolyn is a member of the joint senior leadership team for Access Now's Advocacy arm, which brings together a wide range of policy, communications, legal, and campaign strategies to advance human rights in the digital age. As leader of the Campaigns & Rapid Response team, Carolyn provides strategic leadership on high-priority campaigns across the full spectrum of Access Now’s work, manages a growing cohort of advocates leading global and cross-sectional campaigns and coalitions, and mobilizes organizational resources to facilitate effective rapid response in moments of crisis. She has a strong background in public international law, including work with the U.N. Committee against Torture Project, the Public International Law & Policy Group, and American University International Law Review. Carolyn received her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, Masters in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University School of International Service, and B.A. from Princeton University, where she focused on international relations and Chinese foreign policy.
EU Ukraine

Civil society calls for solidarity with Ukraine’s human rights defenders in guarding against cyber threats

18 Feb 2022

Access Now, the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law, and Digital Security Lab Ukraine call on the international community to support Ukraine civil society.

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Civil society calls for solidarity with Ukraine’s human rights defenders in guarding against cyber threats
18 Feb 2022
Civil society calls for solidarity with Ukraine’s human rights defenders in guarding against cyber threats
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Blocking access to Twitter in Nigeria is a flagrant violation of fundamental rights

13 Jan 2022

The #KeepItOn coalition is again pressuring authorities in Nigeria to immediately rescind Twitter’s “indefinite” suspension.

Press Release
Blocking access to Twitter in Nigeria is a flagrant violation of fundamental rights
13 Jan 2022
Blocking access to Twitter in Nigeria is a flagrant violation of fundamental rights

Free Alaa (Arabic)

17 Nov 2021
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Free Alaa (Arabic)
17 Nov 2021
Free Alaa (Arabic)
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#FreeAlaa: You Have Not Yet Been Defeated

16 Nov 2021
Campaign
#FreeAlaa: You Have Not Yet Been Defeated
16 Nov 2021
#FreeAlaa: You Have Not Yet Been Defeated
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Civil society counters Big Tech in Massachusetts privacy debate

10 Nov 2021

Access Now is correcting the record on the Massachusetts Information Privacy Act (MIPA) — a key initiative to protect people’s privacy.

Press Release
Civil society counters Big Tech in Massachusetts privacy debate
10 Nov 2021
Civil society counters Big Tech in Massachusetts privacy debate
Personal data protection and privacy

Tell U.S. FTC: Time to shut down Big Tech’s business model

3 Nov 2021

Big Tech’s extractive, manipulative business model violates our privacy, fuels discrimination, and puts people’s lives at risk. It’s time for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to step in and shut it down with strong data protection rules. Sign the petition today!

Campaign
Tell U.S. FTC: Time to shut down Big Tech’s business model
3 Nov 2021
Tell U.S. FTC: Time to shut down Big Tech’s business model

Underinvested, overexposed: Facebook Papers confirm our worst fears

29 Oct 2021
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Underinvested, overexposed: Facebook Papers confirm our worst fears
29 Oct 2021
Underinvested, overexposed: Facebook Papers confirm our worst fears
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Access Now to Telenor’s Board: Stop the sale in Myanmar

13 Oct 2021

The Telenor Board must immediately stop the sale of its Myanmar operations to M1 Group, and protect the human rights of subscribers in Myanmar.

Press Release
Access Now to Telenor’s Board: Stop the sale in Myanmar
13 Oct 2021
Access Now to Telenor’s Board: Stop the sale in Myanmar
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#KeepItOn 2021 Наблюдение за выборами

3 Sep 2021

In 2021, at least a dozen countries with a history of internet shutdowns are headed to the polls for important elections, and people fighting for their democracies need the world’s solidarity and support.

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#KeepItOn 2021 Наблюдение за выборами
3 Sep 2021
#KeepItOn 2021 Наблюдение за выборами
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#WhyID: international actors in Afghanistan must clean up, restrict dangerous biometric trail

25 Aug 2021

#WhyID: Access Now and civil society is calling on international actors to take immediate action to restrict and secure biometric data in Afghanistan.

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#WhyID: international actors in Afghanistan must clean up, restrict dangerous biometric trail
25 Aug 2021
#WhyID: international actors in Afghanistan must clean up, restrict dangerous biometric trail