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Iran: Meta Must Protect the Iranian #MeToo Movement

29 Jun 2022 •

Access Now joins civil society organizations in urging Meta to immediately investigate the attacks on activists of the #MeToo movement in Iran.

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Iran: Meta Must Protect the Iranian #MeToo Movement
29 Jun 2022
Iran: Meta Must Protect the Iranian #MeToo Movement
Shutdowns in Myanmar

Internet shutdowns hide atrocities: people in Myanmar need global action

23 Jun 2022 •

International actors must do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar.

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Internet shutdowns hide atrocities: people in Myanmar need global action
23 Jun 2022
Internet shutdowns hide atrocities: people in Myanmar need global action
Shutdowns in Myanmar

Open call to all international actors: do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar

23 Jun 2022 •

International actors must do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar

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Open call to all international actors: do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar
23 Jun 2022
Open call to all international actors: do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar
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RightsCon 2022: from internet shutdowns to digital repression, session videos now publicly available

15 Jun 2022 •

Access Now recently hosted the 11th edition of RightsCon. Watch many of the session videos — now available on Access Now’s YouTube channel.

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RightsCon 2022: from internet shutdowns to digital repression, session videos now publicly available
15 Jun 2022
RightsCon 2022: from internet shutdowns to digital repression, session videos now publicly available
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Google’s plans in Saudi Arabia: company ignores independent shareholder vote to respect human rights

9 Jun 2022 •

Access Now is disappointed that Alphabet’s management voted down a proposal to commission a human rights assessment of the planned expansion of Cloud centers at the AGM.

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Google’s plans in Saudi Arabia: company ignores independent shareholder vote to respect human rights
9 Jun 2022
Google’s plans in Saudi Arabia: company ignores independent shareholder vote to respect human rights
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Iran: Meta must overhaul Persian-language content moderation on Instagram

9 Jun 2022 •

ARTICLE 19, Access Now, and the Center for Human Rights in Iran are making recommendations to Meta and Meta’s Oversight Board in an effort to streamline processes to ensure freedom of expression is protected for people who rely on their platform in Iran.

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Iran: Meta must overhaul Persian-language content moderation on Instagram
9 Jun 2022
Iran: Meta must overhaul Persian-language content moderation on Instagram
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Human rights in the metaverse

7 Jun 2022
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Human rights in the metaverse
7 Jun 2022
Human rights in the metaverse
Myanmar's digital dictatorship

UN Experts join civil society in condemning Myanmar military’s “digital dictatorship” and call for Member State action

7 Jun 2022 •

Access Now supports UN human rights experts’ condemnation of the Myanmar military’s efforts to cement a “digital dictatorship.”

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UN Experts join civil society in condemning Myanmar military’s “digital dictatorship” and call for Member State action
7 Jun 2022
UN Experts join civil society in condemning Myanmar military’s “digital dictatorship” and call for Member State action
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U.S.-Canadian firm Sandvine fosters Russian censorship infrastructure

3 Jun 2022 •

Sandvine has been providing Russia with DPI tech that enables surveillance and censorship. We call on Sandvine to withdraw its technology from Russia, and urge the U.S. to launch an investigation and pursue robust regulations for abusive technology.

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U.S.-Canadian firm Sandvine fosters Russian censorship infrastructure
3 Jun 2022
U.S.-Canadian firm Sandvine fosters Russian censorship infrastructure
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Alaa Abd El Fattah RightsCon Keynote Address – 2011

2 Jun 2022 •

Alaa Abd El Fattah, prominent Egyptian activist gives a keynote address on the first day of RightsCon at Silicon Valley.

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Alaa Abd El Fattah RightsCon Keynote Address – 2011
2 Jun 2022
Alaa Abd El Fattah RightsCon Keynote Address – 2011