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Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders

22 Mar 2022

Access Now joins a coalition of human rights organizations in calling on social media companies to ensure the protection of human rights defenders in Libya.

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Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders
22 Mar 2022
Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders
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Blocking access to Twitter in Nigeria is a flagrant violation of fundamental rights

13 Jan 2022

The #KeepItOn coalition is again pressuring authorities in Nigeria to immediately rescind Twitter’s “indefinite” suspension.

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Blocking access to Twitter in Nigeria is a flagrant violation of fundamental rights
13 Jan 2022
Blocking access to Twitter in Nigeria is a flagrant violation of fundamental rights

Unconstitutional Texas social media bill attacks human rights

1 Dec 2021

Access Now opposes the U.S state of Texas’ social media bill that undermines First Amendment protections and attacks human rights.

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Unconstitutional Texas social media bill attacks human rights
1 Dec 2021
Unconstitutional Texas social media bill attacks human rights
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Access Now to ECOWAS Court: overturn Nigeria’s Twitter ban

29 Sep 2021

Access Now, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Open Net Association filed a legal intervention to the ECOWAS Court challenging the constitutionality of Nigeria’s Twitter ban.

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Access Now to ECOWAS Court: overturn Nigeria’s Twitter ban
29 Sep 2021
Access Now to ECOWAS Court: overturn Nigeria’s Twitter ban
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Russia votes: Big Tech must keep the internet open and secure during elections

14 Sep 2021

As Russia votes, the #KeepItOn coalition is demanding Big Tech stands up for human rights, and resists government orders to censor the internet.

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Russia votes: Big Tech must keep the internet open and secure during elections
14 Sep 2021
Russia votes: Big Tech must keep the internet open and secure during elections
We urge Kazakhstan's government to reject a plan to require tech platform “localization” as it would open the door to censorship.

The battle for control of Afghanistan’s internet

7 Sep 2021
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The battle for control of Afghanistan’s internet
7 Sep 2021
The battle for control of Afghanistan’s internet
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Silicon Valley scrambles to find a unified approach to the Taliban

18 Aug 2021
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Silicon Valley scrambles to find a unified approach to the Taliban
18 Aug 2021
Silicon Valley scrambles to find a unified approach to the Taliban

Twitter offers more transparency on racist abuse by its users, but few solutions

11 Aug 2021
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Twitter offers more transparency on racist abuse by its users, but few solutions
11 Aug 2021
Twitter offers more transparency on racist abuse by its users, but few solutions
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Twitter is a mess in India. Here’s how it got there

12 Jul 2021
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Twitter is a mess in India. Here’s how it got there
12 Jul 2021
Twitter is a mess in India. Here’s how it got there
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The Indian government’s torrent of digital censorship, intimidation must stop

10 Jun 2021

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.

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The Indian government’s torrent of digital censorship, intimidation must stop
10 Jun 2021
The Indian government’s torrent of digital censorship, intimidation must stop