Publication Type: Reports

Hacking Meduza: Pegasus spyware used to target Putin’s critic
The publisher of Russian independent media org Meduza was hacked with NSO’s Pegasus spyware. As both Russia and Latvia are potential culprits, Access Now demands accountability and sanctions.

Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update
Since the beginning of 2023, governments around the world are discovering new reasons to disrupt internet access during key national moments.

Five years under the GDPR: An implementation progress report

Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
A joint investigation by civil society and independent researchers has uncovered hacking of Armenia spyware victims with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.

Le retour de l’autoritarisme numérique : Les coupures d’internet en 2021
Le rapport d’Access Now révèle les données, tendances et récits après une année de coupures délibérées d’internet.

El regreso del autoritarismo digital: Los cortes de internet en 2021
El informe #KeepItOn 2021 de Access Now revela los datos, tendencias e historias detrás de un año de apagones de internet.

عودة الاستبداد الرقمي: عمليات حجب الإنترنت في سنة 2021
ينظر هذا التّقرير في حَالات حجب الإنترنت الموثّقة من قبل أكساس ناو وائتِلاف #KeepItOn خلال سنة 2021.

Kurudi kwa ubabe wa kidijitali: Kuzimwa kwa mitandao mnamo mwaka 2021
Ripoti ya Access ya #KeepItOn now ya 2021 inachambua data, mitindo na hadithi katika mwaka wa kuzimwa kwa mtandao.

Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Dictators are using digital tools to repress and suppress democratic dissent, reinforcing digital authoritarianism. Our latest report looks at what’s happening in the EECA region, and how pro-democracy activists are fighting back against digital dictatorship.

Four year under the GDPR: how to fix its enforcement
Access Now’s new report unpacks the problems with the application of the GDPR, and lays out concrete recommendations for a solution.