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Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon: A shareholder’s guide to supporting human rights

24 May 2022

We urge Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon shareholders to support greater accountability for the companies’ human rights impacts.

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Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon: A shareholder’s guide to supporting human rights
24 May 2022
Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon: A shareholder’s guide to supporting human rights
Twitter

Russia throttled Twitter to censor content — Here’s what happens next

15 Mar 2021
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Russia throttled Twitter to censor content — Here’s what happens next
15 Mar 2021
Russia throttled Twitter to censor content — Here’s what happens next
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Fighting systemic racism in the digital age: a global challenge

10 Dec 2020

On Human Rights Day of 2020, we highlight the mandate of E. Tendayi Achiume, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to fight systematic racism.

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Fighting systemic racism in the digital age: a global challenge
10 Dec 2020
Fighting systemic racism in the digital age: a global challenge
Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales

New EU laws could erase its legacy of world-leading data protection

20 Nov 2020

As the European Union finalises new digital-era laws, its legacy of world-leading privacy and data protection is at stake. The European Commission will kick off the introduction of landmark legislative proposals that have implications for the future of the General Data Protection Regulation and the rights this flagship law protects.

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New EU laws could erase its legacy of world-leading data protection
20 Nov 2020
New EU laws could erase its legacy of world-leading data protection
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps

The wild west of COVID-19 exposure mapping and why the U.S. needs a data protection law

22 Jun 2020

The U.S. Congress must act to protect the privacy and civil rights of users amidst the deployment of COVID-19 response technologies across the country.

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The wild west of COVID-19 exposure mapping and why the U.S. needs a data protection law
22 Jun 2020
The wild west of COVID-19 exposure mapping and why the U.S. needs a data protection law

Stepping up to the challenge: which companies are responding on digital rights?

11 Mar 2020

Only 10 of the 24 companies publicly responded to Access Now’s open letters asking for improvement in one key area based on each company’s evaluation results of the Ranking Digital Rights Index.

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Stepping up to the challenge: which companies are responding on digital rights?
11 Mar 2020
Stepping up to the challenge: which companies are responding on digital rights?
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EU Court decides on two major “right to be forgotten” cases: there are no winners here

23 Oct 2019

Despite widespread reporting that two recent rulings on the “right to be forgotten” represent a victory for Google and free expression, concerns remain about human rights and the power of private companies to decide how content is discovered online.

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EU Court decides on two major “right to be forgotten” cases: there are no winners here
23 Oct 2019
EU Court decides on two major “right to be forgotten” cases: there are no winners here

You have one job: Access Now asks for (at least) one improvement from 24 companies on digital rights

3 Oct 2019

Access Now sent letters to each of the companies in the RDR Corporate Accountability Index, urging them to review their performance and provide a public response to the findings.

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You have one job: Access Now asks for (at least) one improvement from 24 companies on digital rights
3 Oct 2019
You have one job: Access Now asks for (at least) one improvement from 24 companies on digital rights

On its first birthday, the GDPR needs to grow some teeth

26 Mar 2019

For the data protection regulation to reach its full potential in protecting our rights, we need to move from the implementation to the enforcement stage.

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On its first birthday, the GDPR needs to grow some teeth
26 Mar 2019
On its first birthday, the GDPR needs to grow some teeth

Open letter: response to Google on Project Dragonfly, China, and human rights

11 Dec 2018

Access Now joins a global coalition calling on Google to drop development of censored search services in China.

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Open letter: response to Google on Project Dragonfly, China, and human rights
11 Dec 2018
Open letter: response to Google on Project Dragonfly, China, and human rights