Release Type: Press Releases
Meta must disclose India’s Human Rights Impact Assessment
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.
Free expression is not safe in India: government must not slash social media safe harbour protection
Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales
Free expression is not safe in India: government must not slash social media safe harbour protection
The Indian government must commit to protecting free expression and maintaining safe harbour protection for social media platforms.
About time! Congress makes it harder for U.S. companies to buy blocklisted spyware firms like NSO
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.
Telegram vs Russia: Access Now tells the European Court of Human Rights why encryption must be protected
In a joint submission to the ECtHR on the Telegram vs Russia case, Access Now explains why encryption must be protected.
Indonesia: Hold public consultations on the revised draft of the Criminal Code and repeal restrictive provisions
Civil society calls on Indonesia to repeal recent amendments to the Criminal Code. Expanded defamation provisions will curtail civic freedoms – both offline and online.
ECOWAS Court victory: Twitter ban in Nigeria declared unlawful
In a huge win for human rights, Nigeria’s ECOWAS Court declared that government’s seven-month Twitter ban was unlawful.
TikTok forced to pause plans for privacy-intrusive ads
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.
Civil society calls on Indian government to withdraw amendments to IT Rules
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.