Policymakers

Policymakers

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

PROJECTS

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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#KeepItOn in Senegal
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Keep people connected in Senegal

2 Jun 2023

Access Now calls on the government of Senegal to immediately restore access to WhatsApp and Twitter, and keep people connected.

Press Release
Keep people connected in Senegal
2 Jun 2023
Keep people connected in Senegal
Access Now and partners call on the Indian government to review the current legal and regulatory framework governing internet shutdowns.
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Internet shutdown in Mauritania: stop the abuse, turn it on

31 May 2023

Following reports of a nationwide block on mobile internet access in Mauritania, Access Now urges authorities to immediately reconnect the country. 

Press Release
Internet shutdown in Mauritania: stop the abuse, turn it on
31 May 2023
Internet shutdown in Mauritania: stop the abuse, turn it on
Digital Security
Digital Security

From crisis to conflict, we must defend digital rights when people need them most

29 May 2023

People feel restrictions on digital rights most intensely in situations of crisis, conflict, or disaster. Here’s how we are safeguarding people’s digital rights in times of both war and peace.

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From crisis to conflict, we must defend digital rights when people need them most
29 May 2023
From crisis to conflict, we must defend digital rights when people need them most
Armenia spyware victims: Pegasus hacking in war
Surveillance
Surveillance

Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict

25 May 2023

A joint investigation by civil society and independent researchers has uncovered hacking of Armenia spyware victims with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.

Publication
Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
25 May 2023
Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
|Human rights problem with Google Cloud Platform in Saudi Arabia - Twitter thumbnail
Surveillance
Surveillance

السعودية: على “مايكروسوفت” تعليق خطط مركز البيانات

23 May 2023

ننضم إلى المجتمع المدني في دعوتنا لشركة مايكروسوفت بتعليق خططها لمراكز البيانات في المملكة العربية السعودية إلى أن تُبيّن الشركة كيف ستخفف الانتهاكات الحقوقية المحتملة.

Press Release
السعودية: على “مايكروسوفت” تعليق خطط مركز البيانات
23 May 2023
السعودية: على “مايكروسوفت” تعليق خطط مركز البيانات
|Human rights problem with Google Cloud Platform in Saudi Arabia - Twitter thumbnail
Surveillance
Surveillance

Saudi Arabia: Microsoft should suspend data center plans

23 May 2023

We join civil society in calling on Microsoft to suspend its data center plans in Saudia Arabia until it can demonstrate how it will mitigate potential rights abuses.

Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Microsoft should suspend data center plans
23 May 2023
Saudi Arabia: Microsoft should suspend data center plans
NoExamShutdown-Campaign-Header-Arabic
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

رسالة مفتوحة: على رئيس الوزراء العراقي أن يلتزم في جلسة مجلس الوزراء المقبلة بوعده بعدم #قطع_الإنترنت، ووضع حدّ لعمليات حجب الإنترنت أثناء الامتحانات

23 May 2023

رسالة إلى رئيس الوزراء العراقي للمطالبة بعدم حجب الانترنت خلال امتحانات الشهر المقبل.

Press Release
رسالة مفتوحة: على رئيس الوزراء العراقي أن يلتزم في جلسة مجلس الوزراء المقبلة بوعده بعدم #قطع_الإنترنت، ووضع حدّ لعمليات حجب الإنترنت أثناء الامتحانات
23 May 2023
رسالة مفتوحة: على رئيس الوزراء العراقي أن يلتزم في جلسة مجلس الوزراء المقبلة بوعده بعدم #قطع_الإنترنت، ووضع حدّ لعمليات حجب الإنترنت أثناء الامتحانات
surveillance tech at the EU borders
Privacy
Privacy

Nowhere to turn: How surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives

23 May 2023

Surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives. Authorities must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move.

Publication
Nowhere to turn: How surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives
23 May 2023
Nowhere to turn: How surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives
#NoExamShutdown
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Open Letter: The Prime Minister of Iraq must commit to #KeepItOn at the upcoming cabinet meeting, and put an end to internet shutdowns during exams

22 May 2023

Access Now and partners send a letter to the Iraqi Prime Minister to #KeepItOn during next month’s exams.

Press Release
Open Letter: The Prime Minister of Iraq must commit to #KeepItOn at the upcoming cabinet meeting, and put an end to internet shutdowns during exams
22 May 2023
Open Letter: The Prime Minister of Iraq must commit to #KeepItOn at the upcoming cabinet meeting, and put an end to internet shutdowns during exams
Data Protection
Data Protection

Access Now at CPDP 2023: where to find us

22 May 2023

If you’re attending the annual Computers, Privacy & Data Protection (CPDP) conference, find out more about where to find Access Now on the ground.

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Access Now at CPDP 2023: where to find us
22 May 2023
Access Now at CPDP 2023: where to find us
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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Big wins, but gaps remain: European Parliament Committees vote to secure key rights protections in AI Act

11 May 2023

In a win for civil society, the European Parliament Committees have adopted their position on the Artificial Intelligence Act — integrating key human rights protections.

Press Release
Big wins, but gaps remain: European Parliament Committees vote to secure key rights protections in AI Act
11 May 2023
Big wins, but gaps remain: European Parliament Committees vote to secure key rights protections in AI Act
Indonesia MR5 Amicus Brief
Content Governance
Content Governance

VLOPs or flops: Is Big Tech dodging accountability in the EU?

4 May 2023

The EU asked tech companies to share their user numbers in order to see who qualifies as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA) rules. But the numbers don’t add up.

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VLOPs or flops: Is Big Tech dodging accountability in the EU?
4 May 2023
VLOPs or flops: Is Big Tech dodging accountability in the EU?
Secret surveillance: countering spyware’s threats to freedom of the press and expression
Surveillance
Surveillance

Declaración conjunta: Los Estados deben tomar medidas inmediatas para poner freno al software espía que amenaza la libertad de prensa

3 May 2023
Press Release
Declaración conjunta: Los Estados deben tomar medidas inmediatas para poner freno al software espía que amenaza la libertad de prensa
3 May 2023
Declaración conjunta: Los Estados deben tomar medidas inmediatas para poner freno al software espía que amenaza la libertad de prensa
Indonesia MR5 Amicus Brief
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Access Now to Indonesia court: website blocking rules violate human rights law and constitution

3 May 2023

Access Now, Open Net Korea, and Electronic Frontier Foundation filed an amicus curiae submission challenging the validity of Indonesia’s MR5.

Press Release
Access Now to Indonesia court: website blocking rules violate human rights law and constitution
3 May 2023
Access Now to Indonesia court: website blocking rules violate human rights law and constitution
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Surveillance
Surveillance

Abusive Spyware Ban: No Press Freedom Without Journalist Safety

3 May 2023
News
Abusive Spyware Ban: No Press Freedom Without Journalist Safety
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3 May 2023
Abusive Spyware Ban: No Press Freedom Without Journalist Safety
Secret surveillance: countering spyware’s threats to freedom of the press and expression
Surveillance
Surveillance

Joint statement: States must take immediate action to stop spyware threatening press freedom

3 May 2023

Access Now and partners call on states to take immediate action to stop spyware threatening press freedom.

Press Release
Joint statement: States must take immediate action to stop spyware threatening press freedom
3 May 2023
Joint statement: States must take immediate action to stop spyware threatening press freedom