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Carolyn Tackett

Carolyn Tackett (Archived Bio)

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.

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These women were jailed for TikTok 🚫 You can help them

16 Sep 2020

At least three women have already been sentenced to jail for their TikTok videos, and now they are fighting their charges on appeal. Help pressure Egyptian authorities to free these women and revoke their sentences.

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These women were jailed for TikTok 🚫 You can help them
16 Sep 2020
These women were jailed for TikTok 🚫 You can help them

Tell U.S. FCC: Don’t help Trump spread disinformation

31 Aug 2020

Disinformation has no place in a democracy. Tell the FCC to reject President Trump’s effort to bully his fact-checkers and fundamentally change Section 230 — the legal backbone of the internet.

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Tell U.S. FCC: Don’t help Trump spread disinformation
31 Aug 2020
Tell U.S. FCC: Don’t help Trump spread disinformation

Myanmar: dismiss all charges against activists for challenging year-long internet shutdown

20 Aug 2020

Access Now denounces the persecution of Maung Saungkha, a prominent Myanmar poet and activist, by authorities in Myanmar and demands an end to his continued harassment. Maung Saungkha is being accused of organizing “unlawful” protests to demand an end to the internet shutdown in Rakhine and Chin states.

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Myanmar: dismiss all charges against activists for challenging year-long internet shutdown
20 Aug 2020
Myanmar: dismiss all charges against activists for challenging year-long internet shutdown
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A TikTok criminal? See if your internet activity would risk jail in Egypt

31 Jul 2020

In Egypt, simply posting a TikTok video can be dangerous. Take this quiz to learn how Egyptian authorities are criminalizing ordinary online activities.

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A TikTok criminal? See if your internet activity would risk jail in Egypt
31 Jul 2020
A TikTok criminal? See if your internet activity would risk jail in Egypt

Brazil: Fighting “fake news” shouldn’t violate privacy

28 Jul 2020

The debate on the #PLFakeNews bill in Brazil has now moved to the Chamber of Deputies. Ask elected officials to remove provisions regarding account identification and message traceability.

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Brazil: Fighting “fake news” shouldn’t violate privacy
28 Jul 2020
Brazil: Fighting “fake news” shouldn’t violate privacy

Your complete guide to engaging with RightsCon Online

27 Jul 2020

RightsCon Online (July 27-31, 2020) is bringing together a community of experts from around the world. Here are ways you can take part in the RightsCon experience.

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Your complete guide to engaging with RightsCon Online
27 Jul 2020
Your complete guide to engaging with RightsCon Online

Kill Switch: The podcast to #KeepItOn

25 Jul 2020

Kill Switch is a six-part series exploring the alarming rise of anti-democratic internet shutdowns across the world, their human impact, and the #KeepItOn coalition’s fight to stop them.

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Kill Switch: The podcast to #KeepItOn
25 Jul 2020
Kill Switch: The podcast to #KeepItOn
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What is Tunisia’s unique identifier, and why is it being pushed now?

14 Jul 2020
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What is Tunisia’s unique identifier, and why is it being pushed now?
14 Jul 2020
What is Tunisia’s unique identifier, and why is it being pushed now?
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Prosecution of independent news site signals backslide on free expression in Malaysia

9 Jul 2020

The Attorney General of Malaysia is pressing charges against Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief to hold it liable for comments posted by its readers, putting free expression and press freedom at risk.

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Prosecution of independent news site signals backslide on free expression in Malaysia
9 Jul 2020
Prosecution of independent news site signals backslide on free expression in Malaysia

To #SaveDotOrg, we still need safeguards

24 Jun 2020

Today, NTEN, EFF, and Access Now delivered the following letter to the leaders of ISOC and PIR calling on them to reflect and to take immediate action to adopt the safeguards put forward by the #SaveDotOrg campaign.

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To #SaveDotOrg, we still need safeguards
24 Jun 2020
To #SaveDotOrg, we still need safeguards