Access Now Blog
Access Now in the News
Fears loom over Afghanistan’s internet
Laurens Cerulus, Politico
26 August 2021
Report
Privacy Violated: Protection of Customers’ Personal Information by Internet Service Providers in Palestine
ImpACT International for Human Rights Policies and Access Now explore how the absence of right-respecting and user-centric privacy policies are leaving Palestinians’ personal data up for grabs.…
24 August 2021
Blog
حجب الانترنت أثناء الامتحانات: حين تفشل حكومات الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا في الامتحان
Read in English تعتبر الامتحانات في الثانوية وامتحانات الثانوية العامة أمرا ذات أهمية كبرى في العالم العربي. حيث يخضع ملايين الطلبة سنويا لامتحانات ستضع أولى لبنات مستقبلهم الأكاديمي والمهني: دخولهم إلى الجامعة والمواد التي سيتأهلون لدراستها. الرهان كبير حتما، وذلك…
8 July 2021
Blog
Internet shutdowns during exams: when MENA governments fail the test
National secondary and high school exams are a big deal in the Arab world. But when MENA governments cut off internet access nationwide to stop students from sharing exam answers, they also block access to essential online services.…
7 July 2021
Campaign Site
Tell Facebook: Stop Silencing Palestine
Access Now and our partners have received hundreds of reports that social platforms — most notably Facebook and Instagram — are suppressing Palestinian protest hashtags, blocking livestreams, and removing posts and accounts. This has to stop. Now.…
10 June 2021
Press Releases
Global civil society coalition calls on Facebook to #StopSilencingPalestine
Access Now has joined 16 organizations and more than 50 artists, journalists, and human rights defenders to launch the #StopSilencingPalestine campaign to demand an end to Facebook’s censorship of Palestinian voices.…
10 June 2021
Press Releases
New Middle East and North Africa Coalition to Combat Digital Surveillance
The new MENA Coalition to Combat Digital Surveillance has come together to end the sale of digital surveillance tools to repressive governments in the region, fight for a safe and open internet, and protect human rights defenders, journalists, and internet users.…
8 June 2021
