Tag: Social media
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The Indian government’s torrent of digital censorship, intimidation must stop
Access Now is calling on the Government of India to end its wave of digital censorship and intimidation, including immediately withdrawing its new rules for governing content and communications online.…
10 June 2021
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Strengthening civil society’s defenses: Digital Security Helpline hits 10,000 cases
The Digital Security Helpline is a lifeline that supports at-risk groups and individuals from civil society. Read “Strengthening civil society’s defenses: what Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has learned from its first 10,000 cases.”…
7 June 2021
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Facebook Oversight Board: No place for Trump’s hate and disinformation on its platforms
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.…
4 June 2021
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Indonesia: repeal law that imposes harsh intermediary liabilities, risks curtailing expression
Access Now joins 24 organizations in calling on Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology to repeal MR5 — a new law that jeopardizes freedom of expression through harsh intermediary liability measures.
28 May 2021
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منظمات حقوقية تطالب السلطات المصرية بوقف محاكمات صانعات محتوى تيك توك وضمان حرية التعبير
تدين المنظمات الحقوقية الموقعة أدناه استمرار السلطات المصرية في استجواب ومحاكمة صانعات المحتوى بتطبيقي تيك توك ولايكي، وتطالبها بوقف هذه المحاكمات وإخلاء سبيل هؤلاء المتهمين وإغلاق هذه القضايا.…
18 May 2021
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Egyptian authorities must stop trials of TikTok content creators, guarantee freedom of expression
Access Now and 13 other NGOs condemn the continued prosecution and trial of TikTok and Likee content creators, and demand that the Egyptian authorities stop these trials, release these defendants, and close these cases.…
18 May 2021