Policymakers

Policymakers

We urge companies to make their practices more transparent, accountable, and rights-respecting.

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Transparency Reporting Index

Transparency reporting is one of the strongest ways for tech companies to disclose threats to user privacy and free expression. Our index provides you with an easy way to find reports from today’s leading internet companies and telcos. We encourage more companies to join this trend toward openness in order to build trust and strengthen user rights online.…

Resources for Citizens

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Resources for Lawmakers

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Cameroon
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: Authorities in Nigeria must reconnect people in Zamfara North now

4 Nov 2025

Access Now and the global #KeepItOn coalition are dismayed by reports of ongoing internet disruptions in Nigeria’s Zamfara North and demand that authorities immediately restore access across the senatorial district. 

Press Release
#KeepItOn: Authorities in Nigeria must reconnect people in Zamfara North now
4 Nov 2025
#KeepItOn: Authorities in Nigeria must reconnect people in Zamfara North now
Cameroon
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: Authorities in Tanzania must commit to unrestricted access to the internet during elections

28 Oct 2025

In an open letter to President Samia Suluhu, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are urging authorities in Tanzania to uphold human rights and ensure open and secure access to the internet and digital communications before, during, and after the upcoming elections on October 29, 2025, to guarantee a participatory and transparent electoral process.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: Authorities in Tanzania must commit to unrestricted access to the internet during elections
28 Oct 2025
#KeepItOn: Authorities in Tanzania must commit to unrestricted access to the internet during elections
Cameroon
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: Government of Tanzania must ensure unrestricted internet access throughout upcoming elections

28 Oct 2025

We, the undersigned organizations and members of the #KeepItOn coalition — a global network of over 345 organizations from 106 countries working to end internet shutdowns —  appeal to you, President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, to publicly commit to ensuring that people in the Republic of Tanzania have unfettered access to the internet, digital platforms, and all other communication channels throughout the upcoming elections on October 29, 2025. 

Press Release
#KeepItOn: Government of Tanzania must ensure unrestricted internet access throughout upcoming elections
28 Oct 2025
#KeepItOn: Government of Tanzania must ensure unrestricted internet access throughout upcoming elections
Microsoft Gaza
Transparency
Transparency

Human rights groups demand answers from Microsoft on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza

10 Oct 2025

Access Now and partners urged Microsoft to immediately end any involvement with Israeli authorities’ systemic repression of Palestinians.

Press Release
Human rights groups demand answers from Microsoft on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza
10 Oct 2025
Human rights groups demand answers from Microsoft on its role in Israel’s war on Gaza
Cameroon
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

All eyes on Cameroon: #KeepItOn during upcoming elections

8 Oct 2025

We urge authorities in Cameroon to ensure reliable, continuous, open, and secure internet access before, during, and after the upcoming elections.

Press Release
All eyes on Cameroon: #KeepItOn during upcoming elections
8 Oct 2025
All eyes on Cameroon: #KeepItOn during upcoming elections
Cameroon
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: We urge authorities in Cameroon to safeguard open and secure internet access during elections

8 Oct 2025

We urge President of the Republic of Cameroon to ensure that the internet remains open, secure, and accessible to all before, during, and after the country’s upcoming elections.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: We urge authorities in Cameroon to safeguard open and secure internet access during elections
8 Oct 2025
#KeepItOn: We urge authorities in Cameroon to safeguard open and secure internet access during elections
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Reglamento de IA en Perú: aciertos y preocupaciones

1 Oct 2025
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Reglamento de IA en Perú: aciertos y preocupaciones
1 Oct 2025
Reglamento de IA en Perú: aciertos y preocupaciones
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

The Taliban must restore internet access across Afghanistan now

1 Oct 2025

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition unequivocally denounce the ongoing nationwide internet blackout in Afghanistan and demand that the Taliban restore internet access immediately.

Press Release
The Taliban must restore internet access across Afghanistan now
1 Oct 2025
The Taliban must restore internet access across Afghanistan now
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Content Governance
Content Governance

Nigeria: Civil society demands answers on social media takedown requests

29 Sep 2025

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to express our concerns regarding the letters from Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) to X Corp and Meta, respectively, demanding the immediate removal of certain posts deemed critical of the Nigerian President. 

Press Release
Nigeria: Civil society demands answers on social media takedown requests
29 Sep 2025
Nigeria: Civil society demands answers on social media takedown requests
Syrian government
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: Time to end Sudan’s isolation; lift the WhatsApp block now

25 Sep 2025

We, the undersigned civil society organisations and humanitarian actors, call on the international community to urgently address the physical and cyber threats people are experiencing in Sudan

Press Release
#KeepItOn: Time to end Sudan’s isolation; lift the WhatsApp block now
25 Sep 2025
#KeepItOn: Time to end Sudan’s isolation; lift the WhatsApp block now
Digital censorship
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Access Now’s statement on Nepal’s escalating digital repression and deadly crackdown

9 Sep 2025

Access Now is deeply alarmed by the government of Nepal’s violent crackdown on human rights, both online and off.

Press Release
Access Now’s statement on Nepal’s escalating digital repression and deadly crackdown
9 Sep 2025
Access Now’s statement on Nepal’s escalating digital repression and deadly crackdown
Syrian government
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: Syrian government must restore internet access and respect rights in Suwayda 

1 Aug 2025

We call on the Syrian government to immediately and fully restore internet access and to ensure the protection of people’s rights in Suwayda.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: Syrian government must restore internet access and respect rights in Suwayda 
1 Aug 2025
#KeepItOn: Syrian government must restore internet access and respect rights in Suwayda 
A pathway forward for digital rights by Brett Solomon
Digital Security
Digital Security

WSIS+20 informal consultation oral statement

31 Jul 2025
Publication
WSIS+20 informal consultation oral statement
31 Jul 2025
WSIS+20 informal consultation oral statement
A pathway forward for digital rights by Brett Solomon
Digital Security
Digital Security

Submission to WSIS+20 stakeholder consultations: inputs to the Elements Paper

31 Jul 2025
Publication
Submission to WSIS+20 stakeholder consultations: inputs to the Elements Paper
31 Jul 2025
Submission to WSIS+20 stakeholder consultations: inputs to the Elements Paper
Cameroon

#KeepItOn: Nepal’s Telegram ban is a dangerous escalation of digital censorship

29 Jul 2025

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are alarmed by the Government of Nepal’s decision to ban the popular messaging application Telegram.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: Nepal’s Telegram ban is a dangerous escalation of digital censorship
29 Jul 2025
#KeepItOn: Nepal’s Telegram ban is a dangerous escalation of digital censorship
Cameroon
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: Nepal authorities must reverse nationwide Telegram ban and uphold human rights

29 Jul 2025

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition urgently demand that the Government of Nepal immediately reverse its decision to block messaging platform Telegram across the country.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: Nepal authorities must reverse nationwide Telegram ban and uphold human rights
29 Jul 2025
#KeepItOn: Nepal authorities must reverse nationwide Telegram ban and uphold human rights