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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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AI Action Summit
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

AI Action Summit: a missed opportunity for human-rights centered AI governance 

14 Feb 2025

The development of the proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation represents a missed opportunity to address enforcement challenges.

Press Release
AI Action Summit: a missed opportunity for human-rights centered AI governance 
14 Feb 2025
AI Action Summit: a missed opportunity for human-rights centered AI governance 
Syria sanctions
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Joint letter to the EU on Abudlhadi Al-Khawaja and Sheikh Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad

14 Feb 2025

EU must intervene with the Bahraini authorities to secure the release of arbitrarily detained EU nationals.

Press Release
Joint letter to the EU on Abudlhadi Al-Khawaja and Sheikh Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad
14 Feb 2025
Joint letter to the EU on Abudlhadi Al-Khawaja and Sheikh Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad
GDPR procedural
Data Protection
Data Protection

Now or never: strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to hold Big Tech accountable 

13 Feb 2025

The development of the proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation represents a missed opportunity to address enforcement challenges.

Press Release
Now or never: strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to hold Big Tech accountable 
13 Feb 2025
Now or never: strengthen GDPR Procedural Rules to hold Big Tech accountable 
مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity

Privacy under attack: Egypt must reform its draft Criminal Procedure Code

12 Feb 2025

Authorities in Egypt must reject the proposed draft Criminal Procedure Code and develop a new code that aligns with international human rights standards.

Press Release
Privacy under attack: Egypt must reform its draft Criminal Procedure Code
12 Feb 2025
Privacy under attack: Egypt must reform its draft Criminal Procedure Code
مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity

انتهاك الخصوصية.. على مصر تعديل مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية

12 Feb 2025

تحث المنظمات الموقعة الحكومة المصرية على ضمان امتثال مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية المقترح مؤخرا لالتزاماتها الدولية في مجال حقوق الإنسان.

Press Release
انتهاك الخصوصية.. على مصر تعديل مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية
12 Feb 2025
انتهاك الخصوصية.. على مصر تعديل مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية
Mapping the risks of emerging biometric and AI technology
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

The EU’s AI bans come with big loopholes for police

6 Feb 2025
News
The EU’s AI bans come with big loopholes for police
Politico ↗
6 Feb 2025
The EU’s AI bans come with big loopholes for police
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch

30 Jan 2025

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2025 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

Campaign
2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch
30 Jan 2025
2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch
Syria sanctions
Digital Divide
Digital Divide

Access Now demands U.S. lift sanctions blocking Syria’s digital recovery

30 Jan 2025

Access Now joins the American Coalition for Syria, and over 160 civil society organizations in urging the U.S. government to expand sanctions relief in Syria.

Press Release
Access Now demands U.S. lift sanctions blocking Syria’s digital recovery
30 Jan 2025
Access Now demands U.S. lift sanctions blocking Syria’s digital recovery
Bodily harms: how AI and biometrics curtail human rights PR header
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

EU lacks guidance on AI prohibitions, as rules start to apply

28 Jan 2025
News
EU lacks guidance on AI prohibitions, as rules start to apply
Euronews ↗
28 Jan 2025
EU lacks guidance on AI prohibitions, as rules start to apply
South Sudan #KeepItOn
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: authorities must restore access to social media in South Sudan and uphold human rights

24 Jan 2025

The #KeepItOn coalition demands the government of South Sudan put an immediate end to the ongoing social media shutdowns in the country.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: authorities must restore access to social media in South Sudan and uphold human rights
24 Jan 2025
#KeepItOn: authorities must restore access to social media in South Sudan and uphold human rights
ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Ceasefire in Gaza: it’s time to end digital harms and deliver justice

20 Jan 2025

As physical violence appears to be coming to a halt after 15 months in Gaza, Access Now further calls for a digital ceasefire.

Press Release
Ceasefire in Gaza: it’s time to end digital harms and deliver justice
20 Jan 2025
Ceasefire in Gaza: it’s time to end digital harms and deliver justice
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide 

16 Jan 2025

As 2025 gets underway, Access Now’s new Executive Director, Alejandro Mayoral Baños, PhD, shares his reflections on the “black snakes” threatening the digital rights movement.

Post
Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide 
16 Jan 2025
Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide 
AI Action Summit
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Human rights and justice must be at the heart of the upcoming Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation

16 Jan 2025

This statement was written by the AI Act civil society and the #ProtectNotSurveil coalitions following the EU Commission consultation on the AI Act.

Press Release
Human rights and justice must be at the heart of the upcoming Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation
16 Jan 2025
Human rights and justice must be at the heart of the upcoming Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation
WhatsApp v NSO case
Surveillance
Surveillance

Statement on the historic decision in the WhatsApp v NSO case

13 Jan 2025

Access Now welcomes the ruling in the case of WhatsApp v NSO Group, where the U.S. District Court of Northern California found that NSO violated federal and California state hacking statutes.

Press Release
Statement on the historic decision in the WhatsApp v NSO case
13 Jan 2025
Statement on the historic decision in the WhatsApp v NSO case
Palestinian Authority
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

The Palestinian Authority must stop silencing Al Jazeera and end its attacks on press freedom

9 Jan 2025

The Palestinian Authority must reverse its decision to block Al Jazeera websites and lift the suspension of its operations in the West Bank.

Press Release
The Palestinian Authority must stop silencing Al Jazeera and end its attacks on press freedom
9 Jan 2025
The Palestinian Authority must stop silencing Al Jazeera and end its attacks on press freedom
AI
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Submission on Sri Lanka’s draft National Strategy on AI 

7 Jan 2025

With increasing development of AI applications, it’s crucial for Sri Lanka to
develop a strong foundational guide for the use of emerging technology.

Publication
Submission on Sri Lanka’s draft National Strategy on AI 
7 Jan 2025
Submission on Sri Lanka’s draft National Strategy on AI