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A Statement To Our Community About Why RightsCon 2026 Will Not Take Place In Zambia
Saturday, 2 May 2026, 5:11 pm | Access Now
RightsCon may not happen in Zambia, but we will come together again; how and where we do so will be informed by you, our community. More >>
Stop Political Scapegoating: Ghanaian MPs Must Reject Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 7:17 pm | Access Now
Stifling the freedom of LGBTQ+ people and organizations in Ghana not only violates human rights, it also hinders the public’s ability to keep the government of Ghana accountable to its human rights obligations. More >>
Hack-for-Hire: New Report Investigates Hacking Campaign Against Egyptian Journalists
Thursday, 9 April 2026, 6:31 pm | Access Now
“This hack-for-hire campaign exposes yet another weapon in the arsenal of malicious actors determined to crush dissent and silence truth-tellers in the region,” said Marwa Fatafta, MENA Policy and Advocacy Director at Access Now. More >>
Rising And Resisting In The Darkness: Internet Shutdowns In 2025
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 9:10 pm | Access Now
The latest findings reflect the years-long pattern of increasing internet shutdowns globally — reaching a new record high — spotlights the power of solidarity and resistance against the repression of human rights everywhere. More >>
Shadowy Surveillance: Access Now Maps The Companies Implementing The EU’s Migration Policies
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 8:26 pm | Access Now
Among the wide range of products pitched to EU agencies, Access Now has identified three main categories of technologies: biometrics, airborne surveillance, and big data and AI capabilities. More >>
Strengthening The Foundation: Access Now Embraces New Co-Leadership Model
Thursday, 26 February 2026, 7:58 pm | Access Now
Access Now’s Board made the decision to transition into a co-leadership model to bolster the organization’s leadership capacity, better balance strategic and organizational workloads. More >>
Part 3 - Artificial Insecurity: Access And Availability In The Age Of AI
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 7:58 pm | Access Now
It’s time that we stop conflating the profit incentives of a handful of companies with the future of AI, and embed solid, human-centered security practices and digital rights safeguards into AI development. More >>
Part 2 - Artificial Insecurity: Threats To Information Integrity
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 7:55 pm | Access Now
We must also resist the narrative that we need to integrate ever bigger LLMs across every aspect of our lives. More >>
Part 1 - Artificial Insecurity: How AI Tools Compromise Confidentiality
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 7:52 pm | Access Now
The security issues associated with advanced AI tools are the consequences of deliberately prioritizing profit and competitiveness over the security and safety of at-risk communities, and they will not resolve on their own. More >>
From Sandvine To AppLogic Networks: A Rebrand Doesn’t Mean Reform
Monday, 16 February 2026, 2:54 pm | Access Now
Access Now and multiple other human rights organizations have previously urged AppLogic Networks to clarify the adequacy and effectiveness of its announced reforms and provide remedies for the human rights abuses caused. More >>
#KeepItOn Coalition Raise The Alarm On Potential Shutdown During Upcoming Elections In Uganda
Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 8:58 am | Access Now
"Internet shutdowns have become a tool of affront against democracy,” said Edrine Wanyama, Programme Manager-Legal from the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA). More >>
War Profiteers: Online Ads, Propaganda For War, And A Call To Reprioritize Human Rights
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 5:32 pm | Access Now
Platform policies do not clearly address propaganda for war, and because such content often operates across multiple posts and platforms, assessing it requires a holistic, context-driven approach. More >>
Connectivity As A Weapon Of War: How Internet Shutdowns Harm Civilians In Armed Conflict
Friday, 12 December 2025, 11:24 am | Access Now
Armed conflict is one of the leading triggers for internet shutdowns in the world today. They’ve become normalized, which makes shutdowns even more insidious and dangerous, as they often act as a cover for human rights abuses and extreme violence. More >>
NSO To Pay $168 Million In Damages To WhatsApp For Pegasus Spyware Hacking
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 7:24 pm | Access Now
The decision comes after a weeklong trial and a six-year bitter legal battle between the notorious Israeli spyware company and U.S. Big Tech giant Meta. More >>
Emboldened Offenders, Endangered Communities: Internet Shutdowns In 2024
Monday, 24 February 2025, 4:32 pm | Access Now
The findings also reveal seven countries joined the first-time offenders list, and for the first time since 2018, India has been knocked off the top spot by Myanmar for most internet shutdowns. More >>
Access Now Demands U.S. Lift Sanctions Blocking Syria’s Digital Recovery
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:16 pm | Access Now
The collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 has left Syria grappling with massive infrastructure damage, economic instability, as well as underdeveloped and fragmented digital systems. More >>
Ceasefire In Gaza: It’s Time To End Digital Harms And Deliver Justice
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 9:03 am | Access Now
Israel’s war on Gaza has been defined not only by the devastating physical violence — claiming over 46,000 lives and destroying close to 70% of its infrastructure — but also by the weaponization of technology in unprecedented ways. More >>
From Prison Sentences For Online Posts To Malicious Spyware Attacks, This Year’s IGF Host Is Entrenched In Abuse
Sunday, 15 December 2024, 11:57 pm | Access Now
Ahead of the event, Access Now, along with 20 other civil society organizations, is demanding that Saudi authorities release all prisoners of conscience and ensure the safety of all IGF attendees. More >>
Know Your Customer: ICC Arrest Warrants For Israeli Leaders Put Big Tech On Notice
Friday, 22 November 2024, 8:18 pm | Access Now
The arrest warrants come on the heels of extensive reports & repeated warnings from UN bodies, UN independent human rights experts, & civil society organizations pointing to a series of atrocity crimes perpetrated by the Israeli authorities against civilians ... More >>
Six Years Of GDPR: We Won’t Pay For Our Right To Data Protection
Monday, 18 November 2024, 8:18 pm | Access Now
As the European Data Protection Board gathers input from stakeholders for feedback on their upcoming guidelines on these models for all Big Tech and other companies, Access Now urges them to comprehensively tackle the core systemic issue these models ... More >>
