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Meta must disclose India’s Human Rights Impact Assessment

29 Jul 2022

Access Now calls on Meta to follow up its Human Rights Impact Assessment with full disclosure on India and concrete action to address its impacts. 

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Meta must disclose India’s Human Rights Impact Assessment
29 Jul 2022
Meta must disclose India’s Human Rights Impact Assessment
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Free expression is not safe in India: government must not slash social media safe harbour protection

21 Jul 2022
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Free expression is not safe in India: government must not slash social media safe harbour protection
21 Jul 2022
Free expression is not safe in India: government must not slash social media safe harbour protection
Protección de datos personales: Recomendaciones para el nuevo proyecto de ley en Argentina

Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales

21 Jul 2022
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Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales
21 Jul 2022
Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales
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Free expression is not safe in India: government must not slash social media safe harbour protection

21 Jul 2022

The Indian government must commit to protecting free expression and maintaining safe harbour protection for social media platforms.

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Free expression is not safe in India: government must not slash social media safe harbour protection
21 Jul 2022
Free expression is not safe in India: government must not slash social media safe harbour protection
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About time! Congress makes it harder for U.S. companies to buy blocklisted spyware firms like NSO

15 Jul 2022

Access Now applauds the U.S. House of Representatives in passing an NDAA amendment that will make it difficult for a U.S. company to buy blocklisted firms.

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About time! Congress makes it harder for U.S. companies to buy blocklisted spyware firms like NSO
15 Jul 2022
About time! Congress makes it harder for U.S. companies to buy blocklisted spyware firms like NSO
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Telegram vs Russia: Access Now tells the European Court of Human Rights why encryption must be protected

15 Jul 2022

In a joint submission to the ECtHR on the Telegram vs Russia case, Access Now explains why encryption must be protected.

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Telegram vs Russia: Access Now tells the European Court of Human Rights why encryption must be protected
15 Jul 2022
Telegram vs Russia: Access Now tells the European Court of Human Rights why encryption must be protected
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Indonesia: Hold public consultations on the revised draft of the Criminal Code and repeal restrictive provisions

15 Jul 2022

Civil society calls on Indonesia to repeal recent amendments to the Criminal Code. Expanded defamation provisions will curtail civic freedoms – both offline and online.

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Indonesia: Hold public consultations on the revised draft of the Criminal Code and repeal restrictive provisions
15 Jul 2022
Indonesia: Hold public consultations on the revised draft of the Criminal Code and repeal restrictive provisions
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ECOWAS Court victory: Twitter ban in Nigeria declared unlawful

14 Jul 2022

In a huge win for human rights, Nigeria’s ECOWAS Court declared that government’s seven-month Twitter ban was unlawful.

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ECOWAS Court victory: Twitter ban in Nigeria declared unlawful
14 Jul 2022
ECOWAS Court victory: Twitter ban in Nigeria declared unlawful
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TikTok forced to pause plans for privacy-intrusive ads

12 Jul 2022

TikTok has paused its plan to impose personalised ads on people in EEA, UK, and Switzerland, after Access Now told the company that it must scrap this action.

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TikTok forced to pause plans for privacy-intrusive ads
12 Jul 2022
TikTok forced to pause plans for privacy-intrusive ads
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Civil society calls on Indian government to withdraw amendments to IT Rules

12 Jul 2022

Access Now joins a coalition of organizations in calling on the government of India to withdraw the amendments recently proposed to the IT Rules 2021.

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Civil society calls on Indian government to withdraw amendments to IT Rules
12 Jul 2022
Civil society calls on Indian government to withdraw amendments to IT Rules