Tag: misinformation

The Shutdown podcast

Stop the misinformation experience: Spotify must intervene
Through a letter to Daniel Ek, Co-Founder and CEO at Spotify, Access Now is urging the company to align with basic human rights principles.

ملخص: 26 توصية بشأن حوكَمة المحتوى

Big tech: From Trump’s best friend to censorship machine?

Banning Trump was crossing of a Rubicon for social media firms. What happens next?

MeWe: What is the Facebook alternative that’s been growing as Trump supporters are banned on social media?

How does Parler control information? Access Now calls for transparency
Parler is building a reputation as a safe haven for right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists, with users sharing information on the platform that helped terrorists storm the U.S. Capitol. Access Now is calling for transparency on how its policies affect human rights.

A step closer to digital rights protections: EU calls for transparency in the fight against disinfo
After much anticipation, the European Commission today, December 3, published the Communication on the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) — a new plan to ensure EU citizens are able to participate in democracy through informed decision-making, free from unlawful interference and manipulation.

Stop Trump’s pro-censorship FCC nominee
Action Alert: Trump is trying to appoint one of the worst, most dangerous FCC commissioners the United States has ever seen to gut protections for free speech online, and Mitch McConnell is speeding the Senate toward his confirmation.
