Region: Global
EU content regulation: what’s the (online) harm?
Broad and vague laws for “online harms” and increased reliance on automated filtering are not the right answers to tackling illegal content online.
Going dark: companies today release fewer transparency reports, less data
Our latest update to the Transparency Reporting Index shows that corporate transparency and accountability need a reboot.
Access Now joins open letter on Facebook’s end-to-end encryption plans
This week Access Now joined the open letter by the Center for Democracy & Technology to urge Facebook to continue to increase end-to-end security across its messaging services, in the face of government efforts to weaken it and hurt the human rights of countless users.
We support you on end-to-end encryption’ 58 civil society organisations to Facebook
وسط احتجاجات مناهضة للحكومة، تعيش العراق انقطاع شامل عن العالم جراء قطع الإنترنت
Amid massive anti-government protests, a near total internet shutdown in Iraq
In Iraq, 75% of the country remains cut off from the internet amid anti-government protests and a rising death toll. To keep people safe and protect human rights, authorities must #KeepItOn.
Australian digital rights organizations defend encryption
Access Now and Digital Rights Watch call on Facebook to resist “Five Eyes” government over-reach and breach of basic human rights and ensure their users private communications and the best possible security online.
Open Letter: Facebook’s End-to-End Encryption Plans
US, UK and Australia urge Facebook to create backdoor access to encrypted messages
Facebook must go ahead with its plans to encrypt all services, despite government demands
Weakening encryption undermines our security. We urge Facebook to stand firm against government demands to backdoor products to the detriment of public safety and human rights.