Tag: Free Expression
To ensure a free and fair election, Togo must refrain from internet shutdowns and #KeepItOn
The people of Togo are preparing to go to the polls. Any attempts by the government to shut down or throttle the internet during the elections cannot be accepted.
Access Now presents the European Human Rights agenda for the digital age
Access Now has put forward concrete policy objectives for European Union lawmakers in the areas of data protection, content governance, artificial intelligence, surveillance, and connectivity.
Digital rights are vital for sustainable development
Access Now joined 15 other organizations to review the outcomes of UNGA74, including the critical importance of civil society engagement.
India: Supreme Court order on internet lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir makes right noises but leaves matters of relief to the future
The judgment has one clear, unqualified message: any government order that impacts the exercise of fundamental rights must be a reasoned and publicly-accessible order.
Joint letter to Council of the EU on the proposed Terrorist Content Regulation
Access Now calls on Apple to affirm its commitment to freedom of expression
The recent reports of Apple’s removal of the Chinese version of the Quartz news app and the HKmap.live app from the App Store, as well as the censorship of iOS mobile games in China, raise questions about the company’s commitment to freedom of expression.
Experts are finished, politicians to deliver – the Council of Europe publishes expert recommendations on the human rights impacts of algorithmic systems
We welcome the finalised recommendations on the human rights impacts of algorithmic systems with great enthusiasm, and urge member states to adopt the text in due course and ensure its implementation by both the public and private sector.
#KeepItOn: Keeping the internet open and secure in Hong Kong
An injunction banning certain content on communications platforms threatens fundamental human rights in Hong Kong.
Disrupciones de internet en Ecuador: cómo ocurrieron y cómo eludirlas
Durante las protestas que se vivieron en Quito se reportaron disrupciones en los servicios de internet. Es por ello que APC, Karisma y Access Now escriben este post para comentar la situación que se vivió, sugerir algunas metodologías y herramientas para evadir las disrupciones en el futuro y hacer un llamado a las ecuatorianas y ecuatorianos a recolectar evidencia.
U.S. ruling on Net Neutrality means that states have to step up for a free and open internet
The court setback for federal rules on Net Neutrality won’t stop the states from defending the free and open internet.