Release Type: Press Releases
Open letter to the Nigerian Senate on the matter of the Frivolous Petitions Prohibition Bill (aka “Social Media” Bill)
Access Now joined a coalition of 20 Nigeria, African, and international organizations on the Frivolous Petitions Bill.
Access Now meets with the White House to “Save Crypto”
Today, we met with the senior White House staff who set the U.S. technology and cybersecurity agenda.
E.U. Commissioners call for new Safe Harbor framework
As TSM moves to plenary, the future of Net Neutrality in Europe remains unclear
On 27 October, 2015 the European Parliament will vote in plenary on the Telecoms Single Market (TSM) regulation, legislation that could bring Net Neutrality to the 28 EU member states.
Twitter CEO Responds to Pressure from Rights Groups
San Francisco – Today Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey pledged his company’s support for free expression, accountability, and transparency. His statement — including an explicit mention of Politwoops, the politician accountability tool — is a clear response to grassroots pressure, including an open letter signed by 50 global groups in support of Politwoops.
Access Now and Coalition Partners Driving Calls to the Senate in Opposition to Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)
Major Tech Companies Recently Joined Growing Opposition to Surveillance Bill
CJEU declares Safe Harbour invalid
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in the Schrems case, finding that the Safe Harbour mechanism is invalid. Safe Harbour is a transatlantic data transfer mechanism enabling US companies to send data collected in the EU to the US.
Civil society groups urge European Parliament to take final steps to real Net Neutrality
Facebook: Nameless Coalition demands fixes to real name policy
Today Access joined a coalition of international organizations to launch a campaign demanding essential changes to Facebook’s “real name” policy.
French National Assembly pushes forward international Surveillance law
Access denounces the French National Assembly’s approval of a new bill that would give France authority to conduct mass indiscriminate surveillance of millions of individuals in France and abroad.