Release Type: Press Releases
Slipping down the authoritarian hole: Nepal must lift the TikTok ban
Nepal must reverse its ban on TikTok and publish recent directives for social media platforms.
Depleting fuel and infrastructure damage: Gaza’s internet lifeline must be saved
“With an impending internet blackout in Gaza, Access Now and Human Rights Watch received a response from Paltell Group emphasizing Israeli attacks on infrastructure as key blackout contributors and citing challenges in making repairs without a ceasefire.
Coalition warns Congress: don’t use legislative tricks to reauthorize surveillance abuse
How Israel is shutting down the internet in Gaza
Let the courts decide: civil society takes on EU’s dangerous terrorist content regulation
The coalition filed a complaint against the French decree implementing the EU regulation on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content.
Democracy needs privacy: ban rights-violating spyware in India now
India must implement a ban on the use of rights-abusing commercial spyware and make a commitment to reform the country’s surveillance laws.
White House Executive Order on AI: a step forward on civil rights, but Congress must pass privacy law
Access Now calls on the Biden-Harris Administration to protect human rights from bad data practices and algorithmic discrimination.
DSA: the war on Gaza is not an excuse to silence people online
The EU’s fast-tracked “solution” to the spread of illegal content online could result in long-term consequences to freedom of speech.
Access Now urges robust civil society participation in Congressional AI policymaking
There are no free-riding services on the internet: India must uphold net neutrality
TRAI must uphold net neutrality in India by preserving non-discriminatory access to online content, applications, and services for all people.