Stakeholder: Business and Human Rights
Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon: A shareholder’s guide to supporting human rights
We urge Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon shareholders to support greater accountability for the companies’ human rights impacts.
What does Musk’s “free speech” look like for the rest of us?
Elon Musk’s simplistic views of freedom of expression could catapult Twitter from a toxic space to a worse one — especially for those of us tweeting from the margins.
Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism
In 2021, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 182 internet shutdowns across 34 countries. This shows a dramatic resurgence of this oppressive form of control.
It’s not over until it’s over: sanctions must stop Telenor’s sale to the Myanmar military
Access Now is is calling for sanctions to stop Telenor’s irresponsible disposal of its Myanmar operations.
Dear Apple shareholders: you have the power to ensure “People Come First” globally
Ahead of Apple’s annual shareholder meeting, we are urging Apple shareholders to demand the company provide meaningful transparency on government censorship demands — all around the world. Here’s why every shareholder should vote yes on Shareholder Proposal 6.
Virtual worlds, real people: human rights in the metaverse
Access Now and EFF call on governments and companies to address the risks that XR technologies and the “metaverse” pose to human rights.
Access Now to Telegram: protect the rights of 500 million people
Access Now and a coalition of civil society organizations are sounding the alarm over safety and security issues plaguing Telegram.
We need to talk about digital ID: why the World Bank must recognize the harm in Afghanistan and beyond
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund met this week. They didn’t discuss digital identity programs, even though the World Bank itself funds “Big ID” systems.
Access Now condemns Myanmar’s internet shutdown during military coup
Myanmar’s military uses internet shutdowns to quell protests and control the online space.
#WhyID
Led by Access Now, this campaign promote meaningful change in the implementation of digital ID systems around the world.