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Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Cambodia: Meta refuses to block Hun Sen’s accounts, implicitly encouraging incitement to violence

30 Aug 2023

By refusing to suspend Hun Sen’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, Meta has missed a crucial opportunity to oppose incitement to violence and hate speech online.

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Cambodia: Meta refuses to block Hun Sen’s accounts, implicitly encouraging incitement to violence
30 Aug 2023
Cambodia: Meta refuses to block Hun Sen’s accounts, implicitly encouraging incitement to violence
Report: Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia|Resisting the rise of digital dictatorship in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

13 Oct 2022

Dictators are using digital tools to repress and suppress democratic dissent, reinforcing digital authoritarianism. Our latest report looks at what’s happening in the EECA region, and how pro-democracy activists are fighting back against digital dictatorship.

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Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
13 Oct 2022
Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Report: Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia|Resisting the rise of digital dictatorship in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

13 Oct 2022

Dictators are using digital tools to repress and suppress democratic dissent, reinforcing digital authoritarianism. Our latest report looks at what’s happening in the EECA region, and how pro-democracy activists are fighting back against digital dictatorship.

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Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
13 Oct 2022
Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Resisting the rise of digital dictatorship in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Resisting the rise of digital dictatorship in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

13 Oct 2022

“Digital dictatorship: authoritarian tactics and resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia” unpacks the tools of oppression in the region, and explores resistance.

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Resisting the rise of digital dictatorship in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
13 Oct 2022
Resisting the rise of digital dictatorship in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
#KeepItOn during elections

Warning: blocking online platforms in Kenya will spread election disinformation

1 Aug 2022

People in Kenya should not have to pay for Meta’s inability to address disinformation by suffering a communications blackout during an election.

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Warning: blocking online platforms in Kenya will spread election disinformation
1 Aug 2022
Warning: blocking online platforms in Kenya will spread election disinformation
Net neutrality

Telegram must protect LGBTQ+ people

31 Jan 2022

Telegram must protect LGBTQ+ people from hate and violence on its platform, and set a new standard of upholding and promoting human rights in its business practices.

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Telegram must protect LGBTQ+ people
31 Jan 2022
Telegram must protect LGBTQ+ people
U.N. Joint Statement RightsCon

Access Now addresses the U.N. Security Council on countering hate speech online

28 Oct 2021

Before the United Nations Security Council, Access Now explained proactive ways to address and counter hate speech online.

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Access Now addresses the U.N. Security Council on countering hate speech online
28 Oct 2021
Access Now addresses the U.N. Security Council on countering hate speech online

What you need to know about the Facebook Papers

26 Oct 2021

The Facebook Papers paint a grim picture of how Facebook has repeatedly and knowingly prioritized profit over people’s safety. Here’s a snapshot of what we know so far.

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What you need to know about the Facebook Papers
26 Oct 2021
What you need to know about the Facebook Papers

Colin Murray with late night conversation and in-depth interviews

27 Jul 2021
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Colin Murray with late night conversation and in-depth interviews
27 Jul 2021
Colin Murray with late night conversation and in-depth interviews
México: un Decálogo de Derechos Digitales en Redes Sociales o una receta para la censura

Facebook Oversight Board: No place for Trump’s hate and disinformation on its platforms

4 Jun 2021

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.

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Facebook Oversight Board: No place for Trump’s hate and disinformation on its platforms
4 Jun 2021
Facebook Oversight Board: No place for Trump’s hate and disinformation on its platforms