Tag: Free Expression

RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016 is finally here. Here’s a look at how you can participate.

Reports from civil society in East Asia show that while governments are sharing more information about their requests for access to users’ data or restriction of content, sometimes the numbers aren’t adding up.

We’re eight months in to our Access Now Grants Program. Here’s a look at how it has been implemented, and what we’re planning for the year ahead.

Iceland may be next to codify Net Neutrality rules in its legal system.

A few weeks from now we’ll hold RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016. Here’s your guide to getting the most out of the RightsCon experience.

After a devastating bomb attack, Turkey ordered a media blackout of the incident and an internet shutdown, endangering people and harming human rights.

After a referendum to keep the ruling government in power failed, Bolivia explores a social media crackdown.

A dangerous bill in Nigeria would criminalize speaking out against individuals or groups online, including expressing dissent against the government. It must be stopped.

After a government-ordered social media blackout in Uganda during the presidential elections, digital rights groups are asking the African Union and the United Nations to take action to fight internet shutdowns and protect free expression.

In a victory for Net Neutrality in India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today banned discriminatory pricing for data, including “zero rating” services. The decision comes in the context of a global push to enshrine and protect strong Net Neutrality rules worldwide.