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Data exposed and exploited in Middle East and North Africa, new report explores
From Ramallah to Beirut, the private data of millions is at risk. Access Now’s new report Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa, explores the privacy dangers burgeoning in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Tunisia.…
28 January 2021
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Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa
Access Now’s latest report, Exposed and exploited: Data protection in the Middle East and North Africa, explores how a lack of strong data protection in MENA countries is leaving people vulnerable to abuse and exploitation of their most personal information.…
28 January 2021
Press Releases
Open Letter to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Stop silencing critical voices from the Middle East and North Africa
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring, and Access Now, activists, journalists, and human rights organizations, are voicing our frustration at how platform policies and content moderation procedures all too often lead to the silencing and erasure of critical voices across the Middle East and North Africa.…
17 December 2020
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Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube must end the attack on critical voices in MENA
Access Now and 42 human rights organizations, journalists, and activists from across the globe call on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to not be complicit in censorship of human rights defenders across the Middle East and North Africa.…
17 December 2020
Press Releases
حوكمة الأنترنت والحقوق الرقمية في ليبيا تقرير مفصّل حول حرية الإنترنت والقيود المفروضة على الفضاء الرقمي
بعد مرور أكثر من تسع سنوات على اندلاع الثورة في ٢٠١١ واستمرار الصراع السياسي في ليبيا تبقى مسألة ضمان الحقوق الرقمية لليبيين على الهامش. يقدم مركز دعم التحول الديمقراطي وحقوق الإنسان ومنظمة أكسس ناو تقريرا يستعرض تفاصيل الفراغ التقني والتشريعي…
7 December 2020
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Human rights organizations call on Egypt’s government to end internet censorship and website blocking
Access Now and human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities’ blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 including media, political and human rights platforms. …
4 November 2020