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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
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الكلمة الرئيسية لعلاء عبد الفتاح خلال مؤتمر رايتس كون – 2011

2 Jun 2022 •

ألقى علاء عبد الفتاح ، الناشط والمدون ومطور البرمجيات المصري البارز ، الكلمة الرئيسية في اليوم الأول من رايتس كون في وادي السيليكون.

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الكلمة الرئيسية لعلاء عبد الفتاح خلال مؤتمر رايتس كون – 2011
2 Jun 2022
الكلمة الرئيسية لعلاء عبد الفتاح خلال مؤتمر رايتس كون – 2011

Join us June 6-10 for RightsCon 2022

31 May 2022 •

Log in to the RightsCon platform to participate in the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age (June 6-10, 2022)!

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Join us June 6-10 for RightsCon 2022
31 May 2022
Join us June 6-10 for RightsCon 2022
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Saudi Google Cloud center: shareholder vote can prevent storm of human rights abuses

30 May 2022 •

Civil society urge Alphabet shareholders to ensure that the company upholds human rights principles before it proceeds with its Saudi Google Cloud center.

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Saudi Google Cloud center: shareholder vote can prevent storm of human rights abuses
30 May 2022
Saudi Google Cloud center: shareholder vote can prevent storm of human rights abuses
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Letter to Alphabet Shareholders: Vote YES to Uphold Google’s Human Rights Commitments

30 May 2022 •

Alphabet shareholders should ensure human rights principles are upheld before Google proceeds with its cloud region plan in Saudi Arabia.

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Letter to Alphabet Shareholders: Vote YES to Uphold Google’s Human Rights Commitments
30 May 2022
Letter to Alphabet Shareholders: Vote YES to Uphold Google’s Human Rights Commitments
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What is spyware and should the industry be shut down?

26 May 2022
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What is spyware and should the industry be shut down?
26 May 2022
What is spyware and should the industry be shut down?
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