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VitaFest: A festival for community care and digital resilience

6 Jun 2022

Explore VitaFest 2022, the first international festival on community care for digital resilience, and meet the organizers at RightsCon.

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VitaFest: A festival for community care and digital resilience
6 Jun 2022
VitaFest: A festival for community care and digital resilience
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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

Who we hurt when we attack encryption

21 Oct 2021

Encryption is a vital tool for keeping human rights defenders safe from powerful adversaries. Case studies from Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline show how strong encryption makes the world safer for everyone.

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Who we hurt when we attack encryption
21 Oct 2021
Who we hurt when we attack encryption
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Spotify, no nos espíes: la coalición global de más de 170 músicos y grupos de derechos humanos toma una posición

19 May 2021

Access Now, Fight for the Future, Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, y una coalición de músicos y organizaciones de derechos humanos de todo el mundo enviaron una carta a Spotify pidiendo a la empresa que se comprometa públicamente a nunca utilizar, licenciar, vender o monetizar su nueva patente de tecnología de reconocimiento de voz.

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Spotify, no nos espíes: la coalición global de más de 170 músicos y grupos de derechos humanos toma una posición
19 May 2021
Spotify, no nos espíes: la coalición global de más de 170 músicos y grupos de derechos humanos toma una posición

Spotify, don’t spy: global coalition of 180+ musicians and human rights groups take a stand against speech-recognition technology

19 May 2021

Access Now, Fight for the Future, Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, and a global coalition of musicians and human rights organizations call on Spotify to never use, license, sell, or monetize its new speech-recognition patent technology.

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Spotify, don’t spy: global coalition of 180+ musicians and human rights groups take a stand against speech-recognition technology
19 May 2021
Spotify, don’t spy: global coalition of 180+ musicians and human rights groups take a stand against speech-recognition technology
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Dear Spotify: don’t manipulate our emotions for profit

15 Apr 2021

Access Now calls on Spotify to make a public commitment to never use, license, sell, or monetize its dangerously invasive speech-recognition technology.

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Dear Spotify: don’t manipulate our emotions for profit
15 Apr 2021
Dear Spotify: don’t manipulate our emotions for profit
Ban automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation

Ban automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation

7 Apr 2021

Automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation is scientifically flawed and puts LGBT+ lives at risk. The European Union has the opportunity to ban this technology and prevent such tools from being exported around the world. Sign now!

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Ban automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation
7 Apr 2021
Ban automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation
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Computers are binary, people are not: how AI systems undermine LGBTQ identity

6 Apr 2021
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Computers are binary, people are not: how AI systems undermine LGBTQ identity
6 Apr 2021
Computers are binary, people are not: how AI systems undermine LGBTQ identity
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Digital security guide: How to protect yourself on dating apps

18 Mar 2021
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Digital security guide: How to protect yourself on dating apps
18 Mar 2021
Digital security guide: How to protect yourself on dating apps
International Women's Day

Six Latin American activist organizations you can support for International Women’s Day

8 Mar 2021

On International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the hard work of six activist organizations in Latin America that are making digital spaces safer for women during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.

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Six Latin American activist organizations you can support for International Women’s Day
8 Mar 2021
Six Latin American activist organizations you can support for International Women’s Day
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