Tag: Free Expression
A broken promise to #KeepItOn: Guinea cuts internet access and blocks social media on referendum day
Guinea imposed a deliberate internet shutdown during a crucial referendum, putting the results in question and endangering public health during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Ukraine: stronger digital rights protections mean a stronger democracy
Our report examines four core challenges to human rights in Ukraine’s emerging democracy: connectivity, censorship, digital security, and privacy and data protection.
Could sharing misinformation on COVID-19 get you jailed in MENA?
Across the Middle East and North Africa, “fake news” laws add to the risks of the coronavirus global health crisis.
La neutralidad de la red sigue en riesgo, esta vez en México
Access Now, junto a organizaciones de defensa al consumidor, solicitamos al Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones de México mejorar su propuesta de regulación sobre la neutralidad de la red.
Net Neutrality is yet again under attack, this time in Mexico
Access Now, along with a coalition of consumer advocacy organizations, urged the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute to strengthen its Net Neutrality proposal.
A shutdown taints Togo’s 2020 presidential elections: what happened and what’s next
We’ll keep fighting to ensure that future elections in Togo — and all elections everywhere — are free from internet shutdowns. We hope you join us.
A bite of the Apple: working together for a win on freedom of expression
Responding to civil society pressure, Apple has affirmed its commitment to free expression and “will consider providing additional details” on human rights safeguards.
Disconnected: FCC proposals to reform Lifeline will hurt low-income consumers
The agency should reject changes to Lifeline that would burden low-income people and put their privacy at risk.
Targeted, cut off, and left in the dark: how internet shutdowns became an even greater threat to human rights in 2019
Our new report highlights internet shutdown trends that emerged in 2019, explores the #KeepItOn coalition’s ongoing efforts to fight shutdowns, and examines some of the challenges we foresee for 2020.
Who should decide what we see online?
Online platforms rank and moderate content without letting us know how and why they do it. We need more transparency.