Region: Global
Youth vs the gerontocrats: a potent political force tests Africa’s ageing rulers
‘Every smile you fake’ — an AI emotion-recognition system can assess how ‘happy’ China’s workers are in the office
E.U.-U.S. data flow deal possible? Third time won’t be the charm without U.S. surveillance reform
Before any E.U.-U.S. data flow deal can be considered, U.S. data access and surveillance practices must be reformed.
Safeguarding digital civic space
RightsCon: Closing in on a decade of convening
As Access Now closes the 10th anniversary edition of RightsCon, we share some of the learnings and achievements of the global digital rights community over the summit, and look ahead to what’s next!
The challenges of global content moderation
The Indian government’s torrent of digital censorship, intimidation must stop
Access Now is calling on the Government of India to end its wave of digital censorship and intimidation, including immediately withdrawing its new rules for governing content and communications online.
Own an Echo? Amazon may be helping itself to your bandwidth
Keep calm and carry on dissenting, Fahmi tells artists
Strengthening civil society’s defenses: what Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has learned from its first 10,000 cases
Online civic space is under attack, and Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline is a lifeline that crosses time zones and languages to support at-risk groups and individuals from civil society. The 24/7 computer security incident response team has now assisted on more than 10,000 cases affecting activists, journalists, and non-profit organizations. “Strengthening civil society’s defenses: what Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline” shares what we have learned from the first 10,000 cases, identifying key trends, exploring case studies, and offering insight from data on requests for assistance from across the globe.