Tag: Facebook
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Unconstitutional Texas social media bill attacks human rights
UPDATE: On September 9, Texas Governor Abbott signed the bill into law. Yesterday, September 2, the U.S. state of Texas’ legislature passed a bill that aims to stop social media companies from “censoring conservative views.” This bill and others like…
9 September 2021
Access Now in the News
The battle for control of Afghanistan’s internet
Chris Stokel-Walker, Wired
7 September 2021
Press Releases
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.…
10 June 2021
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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.…
10 June 2021
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Facebook Oversight Board: No place for Trump’s hate and disinformation on its platforms
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.…
4 June 2021
Access Now in the News
Facebook Promises More Support For Human Rights
Emma Woollacott, Forbes
17 March 2021
Press Releases
After nearly two decades in the dark, Facebook releases its human rights policy
Facebook released a long-overdue human rights policy outlining commitments across all of its products and services — but the policy’s impact largely depends on leadership’s yet-to-be-seen investment in its implementation.…
16 March 2021
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Russia throttled Twitter to censor content — Here’s what happens next
On March 10, 2021, the Russian agency responsible for ensuring compliance with media and telecommunications laws, Roskomnadzor, announced that it would slow down Twitter on “100 percent of mobile services and 50 percent desktop services.” The reason Russia throttled Twitter:…
15 March 2021