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Christchurch Call Advisory Network to EU governments: uphold Call commitments in impending policy-making
Members of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network call on the governments of the European Union, the European Commission, to uphold the commitments they made in the Call, as Europe moves to implement measures related to extremist and terrorist content.…
2 November 2020

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Open letter to Facebook on violence-inciting speech: act now to protect Ethiopians
Civil society organizations and individuals from around the world are calling on Facebook to immediately take action to stop its services from being used to incite violence, propagate hatred, and advance discrimination in Ethiopia.…
27 July 2020

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Brazil Congress moving forward disinformation bill that brings free expression and privacy harms to new levels
Brazilian senators are expected to vote this Thursday, June 25, on a bill aiming to curb the spread of misinformation that require ID registration to access and use social media in the country, among other dangerous provisions.…
22 June 2020

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Comunicado: Apoyo internacional a la petición para declarar inconstitucional el Decreto Ley 370 en Cuba
A mediados de 2018, el gobierno cubano emitió un decreto dirigido a controlar el espacio online con el pretexto de garantizar la ciberseguridad. En el análisis que realizamos del mismo, explicamos los riesgos que implica para los derechos fundamentales como…
17 June 2020

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Statement: International support for the petition to declare Decree-Law 370 unconstitutional in Cuba
In mid-2018, the Cuban government issued a decree aimed to control online spaces using cybersecurity as pretext. In our analysis of the decree we explain the risks it poses to fundamental rights such as freedom of expression, privacy, and net…
17 June 2020

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What the Facebook Oversight Board means for human rights, and where we go from here
Access Now takes a high-level look at this first iteration of the Board, its potential for impact, and challenges that lie ahead. We identify the immediate next steps Facebook should take to safeguard freedom of expression and other human rights.…
1 June 2020

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Guía: cómo proteger los derechos humanos en la gobernanza de contenidos
Read in English Cuando los actores en este espacio toman decisiones sobre la moderación de contenidos (es decir, cuando participan en la “gobernanza del contenido”) tienen el deber de tener en cuenta los derechos humanos. Los gobiernos están obligados a…
11 May 2020


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Blocking apps by ministerial decree enables illegal content takedowns in Peru
The Ministry of Transport and Communications in Peru gave itself the power to order internet service providers to block apps and services that offer illegal transportation services. The decree does not respect the national legal framework nor human rights principles of legality and proportionality, paving the way to arbitrary decisions.…
20 December 2019

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Comunicado: Sí y mil veces sí al cifrado
Las organizaciones y las personas que firmamos el presente comunicado manifestamos nuestra oposición ante las iniciativas de gobiernos como los de Estados Unidos de América, Reino Unido y Australia que buscan limitar o eliminar el uso de cifrado de extremo…
31 October 2019

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G7 internet charter has its foundations right, but key elements still threaten human rights
It’s concerning to see leading democratic governments continue to delegate the interpretation and application of laws to private companies and double down on the use of automated upload filters, prone to censoring free speech online.…
19 September 2019

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United Nations: Access Now on joint declaration “Challenges to freedom of expression in the next decade”
Access Now welcomes the joint declaration from the United Nations that calls on governments globally to protect encryption and anonymity, safeguard net neutrality, and rein in the abuse of surveillance technologies.…
12 July 2019