Tag: Business & Human Rights
YouTube approves disinformation ads in India ahead of general election
YouTube is approving election disinformation ads in India ahead of the country’s general election, a new joint investigation by Access Now and Global Witness has found.
लोकसभा चुनाव से पहले भारत में भ्रमित करने वाले विज्ञापनों को मंजूरी दे रहा यूट्यूब
एक्सेस नाउ और ग्लोबल विटनेस की नई संयुक्त जांच में पाया गया है कि यूट्यूब देश के लोकसभा चुनाव से पहले भारत में चुनावी रूप से भ्रमित करने वाले विज्ञापनों को मंजूरी दे रहा है।
భారతదేశంలో సార్వత్రిక ఎన్నికలకు ముందు అసత్య సమాచార ప్రకటనలను యూట్యూబ్ ఆమోదించింది.
దేశంలో సార్వత్రిక ఎన్నికలకు ముందు ఎన్నికల గురించి జరిగే అసత్య ప్రకటనలను యూట్యూబ్ ఆమోదిస్తోందని యాక్సెస్ నౌ (Access Now) మరియూ గ్లోబల్ విట్నెస్ (Global Witness) సంయుక్తoగా చేపట్టిన కొత్త పరిశోధనలో వెల్లడైంది.
Open letter to the President of Ghana: Reject the anti-LGBTQ+ bill to protect human rights
Access Now and 28 civil society organizations are calling on President Nana-Akuffo Addo to reject Ghana’s draconian anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
Open letter to the European Data Protection Board: Oppose “Pay or Consent models”
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) must confirm the incompatibility of “Pay or Consent” models with fundamental rights.
Türkiye: Big tech should protect free speech and resist state censorship
We join ARTICLE 19, HRW, and 19 rights groups in calling on social media platforms to protect users’ free expression rights amidst increasing state censorship ahead of Türkiye’s municipal elections.
In Saudi Arabia, no safe harbor for free speech
Saudi authorities have proposed two laws that would further restrict free expression online, even potentially silencing people outside Saudi Arabia.
Why the EU’s new political advertising rules won’t protect the next European elections
The EU recently approved new rules intended to make political advertising more transparent. But will they deliver in time for June’s European elections?
One small step for accountability: U.S. announces anonymous visa sanctions program for spyware violations
In a positive but limited step, the U.S.’s new sanctions policy will deny visas to individuals who are involved in, facilitate, or financially benefit from the misuse of commercial spyware.
Amend or reject: Joint statement on the UN Cybercrime Treaty
Access Now and more than 100 NGOs demand state delegates to amend the draft cybercrime treaty in the upcoming concluding session of UN AHC.