Release Type: Press Releases

Access Now is deeply concerned about  a precarious precedent set today, 19 February, limiting  the right to freedom of expression online in Malaysia, after independent media outlet Malaysiakini was  convicted by Malaysia’s highest court for user comments published on its site. 

Facebook has blocked an unknown number of civil society and news organisations’ accounts — including Access Now’s page — in Australia, a move the social media platform must rectify immediately.

Access Now joined over 40 civil society organizations in a letter to the Biden administration calling for a federal moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology.

Access Now echoes the Rethink Aadhaar campaign’s serious privacy concerns around India’s Co-WIN app, and potential misuse of personal data.

Access Now, EDRi, and the Reclaim Your Face coalition are calling for a Europe-wide ban on the use of dangerous facial recognition technologies. Sign the petition today!

Access Now and Free Press urge the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to immediately implement the Emergency Broadband Benefit program that Congress established in the pandemic-relief package.

The internet played a pivotal role during the Arab Spring protests. But a decade on, the state of internet freedom in many Arab countries has deteriorated. Join us for a virtual conversation to explore the evolution of the digital space from a tool of mobilization to one of repression.

Access Now submitted comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on its decision to remove former President Donald Trump from its platform, citing lack of meaningful transparency in decision-making process and other concerns.