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Cyber accountability in East Asia: human rights are key for cybersecurity

11 Jul 2024

China’s digital and cyber policies hurt human rights and undermine cybersecurity globally. Access Now’s Brett Solomon explores how the international community can respond.

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Cyber accountability in East Asia: human rights are key for cybersecurity
11 Jul 2024
Cyber accountability in East Asia: human rights are key for cybersecurity
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The most violent year: internet shutdowns in 2023

15 May 2024

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 283 internet shutdowns in 2023 — the highest number since 2016.

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The most violent year: internet shutdowns in 2023
15 May 2024
The most violent year: internet shutdowns in 2023
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition's report unpacks internet shutdowns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and globally.

Resurging internet shutdowns in 2022: weapons of control, shields of impunity

28 Feb 2023
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Resurging internet shutdowns in 2022: weapons of control, shields of impunity
28 Feb 2023
Resurging internet shutdowns in 2022: weapons of control, shields of impunity
Authorities in Kenya must immediately restore access and #KeepItOn throughout protests and unrest

Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022

28 Feb 2023

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 187 internet shutdowns in 2022, across a record-setting 35 countries.

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Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
28 Feb 2023
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
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Dear Apple shareholders: you have the power to ensure “People Come First” globally

1 Mar 2022

Ahead of Apple’s annual shareholder meeting, we are urging Apple shareholders to demand the company provide meaningful transparency on government censorship demands — all around the world. Here’s why every shareholder should vote yes on Shareholder Proposal 6.

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Dear Apple shareholders: you have the power to ensure “People Come First” globally
1 Mar 2022
Dear Apple shareholders: you have the power to ensure “People Come First” globally
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It’s time to take away Trump’s internet kill switch

15 Jul 2021

U.S. President Trump’s willingness to flaunt his emergency powers could make it easier for him to shut down the internet.

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It’s time to take away Trump’s internet kill switch
15 Jul 2021
It’s time to take away Trump’s internet kill switch
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‘Every smile you fake’ — an AI emotion-recognition system can assess how ‘happy’ China’s workers are in the office

15 Jun 2021
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‘Every smile you fake’ — an AI emotion-recognition system can assess how ‘happy’ China’s workers are in the office
15 Jun 2021
‘Every smile you fake’ — an AI emotion-recognition system can assess how ‘happy’ China’s workers are in the office
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What spy firm Cellebrite can’t hide from investors

26 May 2021

Cellebrite could soon get a greenlight to go public, rewarding its facilitation of human rights abuses across the globe with more power and money. We map these abuses, show how Cellebrite’s human rights compliance has failed, and urge investors to require the company to improve its compliance or lose the deal.

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What spy firm Cellebrite can’t hide from investors
26 May 2021
What spy firm Cellebrite can’t hide from investors
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Welcome to the splinternet – where freedom of expression is suppressed and repressed, and Big Brother is watching

4 Jan 2021
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Welcome to the splinternet – where freedom of expression is suppressed and repressed, and Big Brother is watching
4 Jan 2021
Welcome to the splinternet – where freedom of expression is suppressed and repressed, and Big Brother is watching
Digital rights

300+ NGOs to United Nations: intervene on China’s human rights abuses

15 Sep 2020

Access Now and 320 other NGOs and civil society actors, call on U.N. bodies to take immediate action, and put an end to China’s rampant human rights violations.

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300+ NGOs to United Nations: intervene on China’s human rights abuses
15 Sep 2020
300+ NGOs to United Nations: intervene on China’s human rights abuses