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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 >>
Access Now And Russian Civil Society Victims Help Take Down Russian Phishing Infrastructure
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:41 pm | Access Now
“This joint legal action is a powerful example of what can be accomplished when private companies, governments, and civil society join forces to protect vulnerable communities from cyber attacks,” said Natalia Krapiva, Senior Tech-Legal Counsel ... More >>
Break The Silence On Sudan: An Urgent Call To Action
Monday, 30 September 2024, 10:37 pm | Access Now
Sudan has become the worst displacement crisis in the world, as more than 10.7 million people have been displaced, and over half the population — an estimated 25.6 million people — are facing acute hunger. A tragedy that can only be described as a deliberately ... More >>
EU Commissioner Breton: Stop Politicising The Digital Services Act
Monday, 26 August 2024, 9:13 pm | Access Now
The Digital Services Act must not become a tool for politically driven interventions. Its enforcement should be based on evidence and uphold users’ fundamental rights, including freedom of expression. More >>
#KeepItOn In Annobón: Authorities In Equatorial Guinea Must End Internet Shutdown And Other Human Rights Abuses
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 7:18 pm | Access Now
The government of Equatorial Guinea must not normalize the use of internet shutdowns in response to protests. More >>
Access Now Welcomes Alejandro Mayoral Baños, New Executive Director
Friday, 19 July 2024, 4:01 am | Access Now
Access Now is excited to announce the appointment of Alejandro Mayoral Baños as the organization’s new Executive Director. More >>
Kenyan Authorities Must Respect The Constitution And Stop Cracking Down On Human Rights — Online And Offline
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 4:29 am | Access Now
Access Now and over 20 organisations have written to the Kenyan government calling for an end to gross violations of human rights — online and offline — and demanding accountability amidst the protests in the country and dissent over government conduct. More >>
Authorities In Kenya Must Immediately Restore Internet Access And Keep It On Throughout Protests And Unrest
Friday, 28 June 2024, 12:36 pm | Access Now
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition strongly condemn the ongoing disruption of internet access and increased crackdown on the people of Kenya amid protests. More >>
Commercial Bank Of Ethiopia: Stop Public Shaming, Respect Human Rights
Saturday, 15 June 2024, 3:29 am | Access Now
The state-owned bank’s decision to publish hundreds of names, account numbers, and photographs of people the bank alleges to have withdrawn unauthorized funds due to a systems glitch, grossly violates people’s data and privacy rights. More >>
Civil Society To YouTube: Stop Helping Russia Suppress Free Speech
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 5:39 am | Access Now
Through an open letter, Access Now and over 20 Russian and international civil society organizations are urging YouTube and its parent company Google to not help the Kremlin censor Russian independent media and human rights organizations. More >>
Hey Google: We Need To Learn More About Your Role In The War On Gaza
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 5:00 am | Access Now
Amid recent revelations exposing the alarming use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems by the Israeli army to automate target generation for bombings in the Gaza war, Access Now is demanding transparency from Google regarding the company’s involvement. ... More >>
Violence & Internet Shutdowns In 2023: The Worst Year On Record
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 4:20 am | Access Now
2023 was the worst year of internet shutdowns on record. Authorities deliberately interrupted the internet at least 283 times in 39 countries concealing, enabling, and exacerbating violence, war crimes, attacks on democracy, and other atrocities, ... More >>
Bad For Human Rights And For Business: Amazon Must Not Build Cloud Infrastructure In Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 5:03 am | Access Now
Following Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) announced plans for a new cloud infrastructure in Saudi Arabia in 2026, Access Now is calling on the company to halt the launch and adequately address the severe human rights impacts that would arise from such ... More >>
Meta Must Take Immediate Action To Stop The Systematic Censorship Of Pro-Palestinian Voices
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 4:30 am | Access Now
As the war in Gaza rages on, with the death toll mounting to almost 35,000, Meta and Big Tech must act to uphold human rights. More >>
End Internet Shutdowns During Exams For Good: #NoExamShutdown
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 6:28 am | Access Now
Through the #NoExamShutdown campaign, Access Now, the Internet Society (ISOC), and SMEX are continuing the fight to end internet shutdowns during national secondary and high school exams in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, building ... More >>
