Tag: Censorship
Access Now in the News
What Internet Censorship Looks Like
Shira Ovide, New York Times
22 January 2021
Blog
“No matter what they do, the world is watching”: Some Ugandans are back online after internet shutdown during presidential election
On the eve of the 2021 presidential election in Uganda, the government ordered a complete internet shutdown. Voters headed out to the polls with no methods of online communication or tools to access information about the election process or outcome. …
20 January 2021
Press Releases
Open Letter to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Stop silencing critical voices from the Middle East and North Africa
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring, and Access Now, activists, journalists, and human rights organizations, are voicing our frustration at how platform policies and content moderation procedures all too often lead to the silencing and erasure of critical voices across the Middle East and North Africa.…
17 December 2020
Press Releases
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube must end the attack on critical voices in MENA
Access Now and 42 human rights organizations, journalists, and activists from across the globe call on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to not be complicit in censorship of human rights defenders across the Middle East and North Africa.…
17 December 2020
Press Releases
U.S. Senate Democrats and civil society denounce Simington nomination to FCC
Members of the U.S. Congress and civil society representatives voice strong opposition to President Trump’s FCC nominee, Nathan Simington, whose appointment would threaten net neutrality protections, freedom of expression, and broadband access.…
7 December 2020
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La denuncia por copyright como método de censura en línea en Nicaragua
Desde hace muchos años los medios tradicionales de Nicaragua utilizan las plataformas digitales para sortear la censura del Estado. Ahora, por medio de denuncias por inclumplimiento a las normas de derecho de autor, el gobierno busca eliminar el discurso disidente en línea.…
2 December 2020
Press Releases
The fight to #KeepItOn during elections: the role of stakeholders
Watch via YouTube: Join human rights activists and experts — including Peggy Hicks from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights — as they explore incidents of internet shutdowns documented in Myanmar, Tanzania, and Belarus during 2020 elections. …
1 December 2020
Press Releases
Myanmar must listen to those protesting internet shutdowns, not persecute them
Access Now, Article 19, Fortify Rights, and seven others are calling on authorities in Myanmar to immediately end criminal proceedings against, and release from detention, all those charged in relation to recent protests shining a spotlight on human rights violations and internet shutdowns in Rakhine and Chin states.…
23 November 2020