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In Africa And The Middle East, Internet Shutdowns Shroud Human Rights Abuses
Friday, 10 March 2023, 7:10 am | Access Now
Access Now and Global Partners Digital are proud to launch a new report, Evading accountability through internet shutdowns: Trends in Africa and the Middle East , examining how authorities in these regions are weaponizing shutdowns to obscure grave ... More >>
Resurging Internet Shutdowns In 2022: Weapons Of Control, Shields Of Impunity
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 6:17 am | Access Now
In 2022, authorities shut down the internet across 35 countries — the highest number ever recorded in a single year — at least 187 times. These protracted and maliciously targeted attacks on human rights were deployed to wipe out democratic ... More >>
#KeepItOn In Nigeria: Social Media, Internet Must Stay Connected During Elections
Friday, 17 February 2023, 6:23 am | Access Now
Authorities in Nigeria must not shut down social media or in any way interfere with internet access throughout the upcoming elections. Through an open letter , Access Now, Paradigm Initiative, and the #KeepItOn coalition are calling on authorities ... More >>
Ethiopian Authorities Must Stop Blocking Social Media, Uphold Right To Protest
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 6:02 am | Access Now
Authorities in Ethiopia must immediately reinstate full access to social media platforms across the entire country, and put a complete end to this ongoing, damaging practice of censorship and control . Sparked by tensions between the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo ... More >>
In The Aftermath Of Devastating Earthquake, Authorities In Turkey Must #KeepItOn
Friday, 10 February 2023, 6:05 am | Access Now
Access Now urgently appeals to the government of Turkey, and all relevant authorities to ensure unfettered access to the internet and digital communications platforms for all and to protect people’s fundamental rights and freedoms in Turkey. On February ... More >>
EU Negotiations On AI Systems Must #ProtectNotSurveil People On The Move
Friday, 10 February 2023, 5:52 am | Access Now
Access Now calls on the European Parliament to protect people on the move — including those seeking refuge and asylum, and with an irregular migration status — during this week’s negotiations of the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (AI ... More >>
Wikipedia Blocked In Pakistan: Government Must End Censorship Expansion
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 6:13 am | Access Now
The government of Pakistan must immediately cease its systematic expansion of control over online spaces. On February 3 , the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked access to Wikipedia, after having “ degraded ” its services for 48 hours, ... More >>
People Need The Internet During Emergencies: #KeepItOn In Iraq
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 6:17 am | Access Now
People across the Middle East and the world are reeling from a shocking earthquake that devastated Syria and Turkey, and greatly impacted Iraq and Lebanon. At the same, authorities are blocking social media and messaging platforms including WhatsApp, ... More >>
Privacy First: TikTok’s “Focused View” Needs Immediate Review
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 10:14 pm | Access Now
TikTok’s new “Focused View” feature could be jeopardising the human rights of 200 million people who use its services. In an open letter to TikTok, Access Now is demanding the company clarifies how it applies EU laws and human rights safeguards ... More >>
European Parliament Takes Important Step To Protect Privacy And Freedom Of Expression In Political Ads Legislation
Friday, 3 February 2023, 6:48 am | Access Now
Access Now welcomes the important first steps taken by the European Parliament in protecting European independent elections. The measures voted on today, 2 February , can help protect the freedom to form an opinion against manipulation in the EU. ... More >>
Two Years Of Dangerous Occupation: The International Community Must Protect Rights In Myanmar
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 6:19 am | Access Now
Today, February 1 , marks two years since the Myanmar military initiated a deadly coup, ripping the country out of democratic transition. The bloody invasion is being systematically strengthened through authorities’ tightening stranglehold over the ... More >>
Petition: AU Must Take Urgent Steps To Help Reconnect Tigray To The Internet
Friday, 16 December 2022, 8:08 pm | Access Now
In November 2020, against the backdrop of a bloody civil war, Ethiopian authorities plunged the Tigray region into a communication black hole by disconnecting the internet. Today, the region is still cut off. Through an open petition , Access Now and nearly ... More >>
Stop SIM Data-syphoning: Safaricom Must Protect Privacy In Kenya
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 8:14 pm | Access Now
People in Kenya have both the right to mobile telecommunications and to privacy — prominent telecommunications provider Safaricom must delete all biometric data collected via its dangerous, manipulative data-harvesting SIM registration process. ... More >>
SURVEILLANCE TECH: EU COMMISSION FAILED TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA
Friday, 9 December 2022, 5:25 am | Access Now
The European Ombudsman has found that the European Commission failed to take necessary measures to ensure the protection of human rights in the transfers of technology with potential surveillance capacity supported by its multi-billion Emergency Trust ... More >>
EU AI Act Must Protect All People, Regardless Of Migration Status
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 6:47 am | Access Now
All people must be protected from the dangers of discriminatory artificial intelligence (AI), including those migrating, seeking asylum, and living with an irregular migration status. Through a joint statement , Access Now, European Digital Rights (EDRi), Platform ... More >>
New Content Governance Principles In Times Of Crisis: Twitter, Meta, Google Must Uphold
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 6:07 am | Access Now
Social media platforms continue to fail the global majority during armed conflict, crises, and war. From Ethiopia to Syria and Myanmar, human rights are repeatedly ignored or deliberately discounted by companies like Twitter, Meta, and Google who ... More >>
EU Calls For Spyware Moratorium, But No Ban To Protect Human Rights
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 7:03 pm | Access Now
08 November Today, the European Parliament’s Pegasus committee is calling for an immediate moratorium on the sale, acquisition, transfer, and use of spyware. Access Now reviewed an early copy of the committee’s draft report via Politico — the ... More >>
Two Years Of Internet Shutdowns: People In Tigray, Ethiopia, Deserve Better
Saturday, 5 November 2022, 5:26 am | Access Now
Today, November 4, 2022 , marks two years since authorities implemented internet shutdowns in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. After 730 days, this must come to an end. As peace talks between the government of Ethiopia and Tigray regional forces ... More >>
Stop The Deception: Dos And Don’ts For Responsible Online Design
Friday, 4 November 2022, 6:16 am | Access Now
Every day, people are influenced online by user interface design tactics attempting to sway their decision-making, snatching away their agency, and manipulating their behavior. These deceptive designs — also known as dark patterns — are made up ... More >>
COP27 In Egypt: Stop Greenwashing, Free Human Rights Defenders
Friday, 4 November 2022, 5:55 am | Access Now
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi must free Alaa Abd El-Fattah , a British-Egyptian activist, and all human rights defenders and political prisoners detained for exercising their fundamental rights. All government representatives attending COP27 in Egypt ... More >>
