Tag: Disinformation

In 2021, Access Now Grants supported grassroots, frontline, and feminist digital rights organizations and human rights defenders.

One year after Joe Biden became President of the United States, has he made progress on digital rights? It’s a mixed bag.

Our new report explores what disinformation is, and how lawmakers can address the harms it poses to democracy.

Access Now, Liberties, and EDRi are calling on the European Commission to effectively minimize the negative impact of disinformation sweeping Europe.

The Facebook Papers paint a grim picture of how Facebook has repeatedly and knowingly prioritized profit over people’s safety. Here’s a snapshot of what we know so far.

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.

The Facebook Oversight Board today upheld the “deplatforming” of Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram, finding Facebook’s decision to be necessary and proportionate. Access Now welcomes this decision.

Access Now supports the reintroduction of the PACT Act, a welcome advancement towards combating harmful content online.