Tag: Business & Human Rights
Messaging app Signal not in compliance with new rules, say officials
Iran is voting, the #KeepItOn coalition is watching
Authorities in Iran must respect and promote human rights, and ensure open internet access for all, as the country heads to vote on June 18.
Indian Government in Standoff with Twitter Over Online Speech
The Indian government’s torrent of digital censorship, intimidation must stop
Access Now is calling on the Government of India to end its wave of digital censorship and intimidation, including immediately withdrawing its new rules for governing content and communications online.
End the wave of digital censorship in India
Access Now, Article 19, Reporters Without Borders, and 11 other organizations are calling on authorities and technology companies in India to stop the tide of digital censorship.
Own an Echo? Amazon may be helping itself to your bandwidth
Tell Facebook: Stop Silencing Palestine
Access Now and our partners have received hundreds of reports that social platforms — most notably Facebook and Instagram — are suppressing Palestinian protest hashtags, blocking livestreams, and removing posts and accounts. This has to stop. Now.
Global civil society coalition calls on Facebook to #StopSilencingPalestine
Access Now has joined 16 organizations and more than 50 artists, journalists, and human rights defenders to launch the #StopSilencingPalestine campaign to demand an end to Facebook’s censorship of Palestinian voices.
Amazon Sidewalk will crowdsource your WiFi. Here’s what to know.
RightsCon checklist: 15 ways to save the internet and protect democracy
Speaking at a panel discussion at RightsCon, Access Now’s Brett Solomon outlined 15 things governments can do to make sure technology is used to defend — not destroy— democracy and human rights. Read the checklist and watch the full session on YouTube.