Region: France

How to get rid of targeted ads on TikTok (only in the EU)
If you are in the EU, here are the simple three steps to opt out from TikTok’s targeted ads.

Facing the consequences: Access Now welcomes legal action against NSO Group
Access Now welcomes a lawsuit filed against NSO Group for facilitating unlawful surveillance of French-Palestinian human rights defender, Salah Hammour.

Regulating online platforms: how EU Member States are undermining the Digital Services Act
The European Union’s Digital Services Act is no mean feat, but it is striking that EU Member States establishing their own national solutions would prove to be the biggest obstacle.

In the EU, facial recognition in schools gets an F in data protection
No matter what new technology is deployed, the EU and its member states must implement and uphold the GDPR.

Access Now on the Christchurch Call: rights, wrongs, and what’s next
Governments and tech companies have published the Christchurch Call with the aim of eliminating violent and extremist content online. Civil society needs to be a central part of crafting a rights-respecting implementation.

Access Now to join the Paris Call for Trust and Stability in Cyberspace
We share the reasons we signed the Call and identify the parts we do not support and advocate changing.

Commentaires d’Access Now et EDRi au Sénat et à l’Assemblée Nationale concernant le PJL protection des données personnelles (France)

Access Now responds to Special Rapporteur Kaye on “Content Regulation in the Digital Age”
Governments are coercing private internet intermediaries to police and regulate online content. Here’s how companies can meet their obligation to respect human rights.

Saving our agnostic internet, part I: censorship and free expression
Governments globally are pushing companies to “do more” to address harmful speech online. Any approach must bolster, not undermine, human rights.

Access Now at the United Nations: spyware in UAE, surveillance in France, and shutdowns in Africa
Read our submissions to the United Nations on digital rights in Israel, the UAE, France, Burundi, and Mali.