Release Type: Press Releases
Post-Roe, civil society calls on data brokers to do no harm
Access Now, Amnesty International USA, and Fight for the Future called on four geolocation data brokers to ensure their practices are not harming the privacy and reproductive rights of people seeking abortions.
#KeepItOn in Somaliland: authorities cannot quash public protest and access to information
The #KeepItOn coalition condemns the ongoing internet blackout imposed by authorities in Somaliland amid protests.
Thousands call on U.S. FTC to make privacy and civil rights rule on data protection
Access Now and partners call on the FTC to initiate a privacy and civil rights rulemaking, now that the agency has the votes with Bedoya’s confirmation.
#KeepItOn in Sierra Leone: the government must stop wielding internet shutdowns for political control
The #KeepItOn coalition is calling on authorities in Sierra Leone to ensure an open and accessible internet at all times.
مقاومة حجب الإنترنت في ليبيا KeepItOn#: على السلطات ضمان الوصول إلى الإنترنت في طبرق وفي كامل ليبيا
تدعو منظمة أكساس ناو وشركاؤها جميع السلطات في ليبيا أن تضمن الوصول إلى الإنترنت في طبرق وكامل أنحاء البلاد،
#KeepItOn in Libya: authorities must ensure internet connectivity in Tobruk, across nation
Access Now is calling on Libyan authorities at all levels to ensure free and open access to the internet in the city of Tobruk and across the country.
يجب رفع الحجب المستمر على موقع المنصة وعشرات المواقع الإخبارية في مصر
يطالب المجتمع المدني السلطات المصرية بالتوقف الفوري عن حجب موقع “المنصة” والمواقع الإخبارية الأخرى في مصر.
No place for privacy in India as government withdraws Personal Data Protection Bill
The government has withdrawn the Personal Data Protection Bill, which had been in the works for three years, slamming the brakes indefinitely on privacy safeguards in India.
Warning: blocking online platforms in Kenya will spread election disinformation
People in Kenya should not have to pay for Meta’s inability to address disinformation by suffering a communications blackout during an election.
The continued blocking of Al-Manassa and dozens of news websites in Egypt must stop
Civil society is urging the Egyptian authorities to immediately stop blocking Al-Manassa and other news websites in the country.