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Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now

2 Sep 2024

Access Now, RKS Global, and civil society partners call on Apple to immediately restore all VPN service applications previously removed from its App Store in Russia

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Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now
2 Sep 2024
Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now
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Human rights orgs and publishers launch initiative to get surveillance tech copaganda out of fiction

2 Sep 2024

In the hopes of a future that respects the human right to privacy, Fight for the Future, RightsCon, Strange Horizons, and COMPOST Magazine have launched a call for short stories to underpin a forthcoming toolkit at StopCopaganda.org.

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Human rights orgs and publishers launch initiative to get surveillance tech copaganda out of fiction
2 Sep 2024
Human rights orgs and publishers launch initiative to get surveillance tech copaganda out of fiction
Sweden

Access Now’s statement on French authorities’ detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov 

27 Aug 2024

Access Now, Article 19, and EFF urge the EU Commission to let their enforcement work be guided by evidence rather than political sentiment.

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Access Now’s statement on French authorities’ detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov 
27 Aug 2024
Access Now’s statement on French authorities’ detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov 
Open letter on technology-enabled political violence in Venezuela

#KeepItOn in Venezuela: Maduro must end his regime’s assault on free speech

27 Aug 2024

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are demanding the Nicolás Maduro regime stop imposing internet shutdowns and other human rights abuses in Venezuela in response to protests relating to the presidential election.

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#KeepItOn in Venezuela: Maduro must end his regime’s assault on free speech
27 Aug 2024
#KeepItOn in Venezuela: Maduro must end his regime’s assault on free speech
Open letter on technology-enabled political violence in Venezuela

#KeepItOn en Venezuela: Maduro debe mantener el acceso a internet en tiempos de protesta y conflicto

27 Aug 2024

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are demanding the Nicolás Maduro regime stop imposing internet shutdowns and other human rights abuses in Venezuela in response to protests relating to the presidential election.

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#KeepItOn en Venezuela: Maduro debe mantener el acceso a internet en tiempos de protesta y conflicto
27 Aug 2024
#KeepItOn en Venezuela: Maduro debe mantener el acceso a internet en tiempos de protesta y conflicto
#KeepItOn report

Africa in 2023: internet shutdowns attack democracy

26 Aug 2024
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Africa in 2023: internet shutdowns attack democracy
26 Aug 2024
Africa in 2023: internet shutdowns attack democracy
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The Ministry of Digital Affairs welcomes RightsCon to Taiwan

21 Aug 2024

The Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan, witnessed by Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun of Executive Yuan, signed a Letter of Intent with Access Now.

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The Ministry of Digital Affairs welcomes RightsCon to Taiwan
21 Aug 2024
The Ministry of Digital Affairs welcomes RightsCon to Taiwan
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展現數位民主實力 全球最大數位人權會議明年在臺舉行

20 Aug 2024

由公民社會發起的全球最大科技與人權會議 RightsCon,將於明(114)年2月24至27日來臺舉辦,數位發展部今(20)日與該會議主辦單位 Access Now,簽署合作意向書,預期將有150國、3,000名產官學專業人員來臺,共同探討人工智慧、數位治理等議題。

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展現數位民主實力 全球最大數位人權會議明年在臺舉行
20 Aug 2024
展現數位民主實力 全球最大數位人權會議明年在臺舉行

Commissioner Breton: stop politicising the Digital Services Act

19 Aug 2024

Access Now, ARTICLE 19, and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are calling on the EU Commissioner Thierry Breton to stop politicising the enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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Commissioner Breton: stop politicising the Digital Services Act
19 Aug 2024
Commissioner Breton: stop politicising the Digital Services Act

#KeepItOn in Annobón: Authorities in Equatorial Guinea must end internet shutdown and other human rights abuses

13 Aug 2024

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are calling on authorities in Equatorial Guinea to immediately restore internet and telecom services in Annobón.

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#KeepItOn in Annobón: Authorities in Equatorial Guinea must end internet shutdown and other human rights abuses
13 Aug 2024
#KeepItOn in Annobón: Authorities in Equatorial Guinea must end internet shutdown and other human rights abuses