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Uzbekistan Region In Information Vacuum, Authorities Must #KeepItOn
Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 6:06 am | Access Now
Access Now is demanding the immediate end to an information vacuum that is exacerbating social unrest in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan. In response to the decision by Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to amend the constitution ... More >>
Internet Shutdowns Hide Atrocities: People In Myanmar Need Global Action
Friday, 24 June 2022, 5:23 am | Access Now
Content note: this statement contains references to violence, murder, and war crimes. Since the February 2021 coup, the Myanmar military has systematically imposed internet shutdowns across regions where it faces the most intense resistance, while implementing ... More >>
Eyes On Kenya: Government Must Uphold Commitment To Connectivity During Elections
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 5:58 am | Access Now
All eyes will be on Kenya over the coming months as Access Now and civil society from across the globe urge authorities to uphold their commitment to ensuring a fair, open, and accessible internet throughout the presidential elections scheduled for ... More >>
End The Impunity: Police Surveillance And Hacking In India Must Be Eradicated
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 5:40 am | Access Now
Digital safety, human rights, and democracy itself, are in peril in India — the Indian parliament and the judiciary must immediately initiate independent and transparent investigations into the use of illegal hacking and surveillance. In 2021 , it was ... More >>
RightsCon 2022: From Internet Shutdowns To Digital Repression, Session Videos Now Publicly Available
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 6:09 am | Access Now
Last week, June 6 — 10, Access Now hosted the 11th edition of RightsCon , the world's leading summit on human rights in the digital age. Throughout 560 sessions, participants and speakers unpacked some of the most pressing topics at the intersection ... More >>
Stop The Deal: U.S. Defense Contractor Plans To Buy NSO Group
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 6:01 am | Access Now
Washington, DC —According to reports , U.S. defense contractor L3Harris Tech plans to acquire sanctioned spyware maker NSO Group. NSO Group has been in the international spotlight for their facilitation of human rights abuses around the world, from Palestine ... More >>
Google’s Plans In Saudi Arabia: Company Ignores Independent Shareholder Vote To Respect Human Rights
Friday, 10 June 2022, 5:57 am | Access Now
Access Now is disappointed that Alphabet’s management failed to prioritize human rights when they voted to reject a civil society-backed shareholder proposal led by SumOfUs at the 2022 Annual General Meeting. The proposal comes after red flags ... More >>
RightsCon Civil Society To Meta: Protect The Rights Of Instagram’s Persian Speakers
Friday, 10 June 2022, 5:55 am | Access Now
Instagram is one of the last avenues for online open dialogue in Iran, and parent company Meta must instil Persian content moderation practices that uphold and promote human rights in the country — especially freedom of expression. “You can’t ... More >>
UN Experts Join Civil Society In Condemning Myanmar Military’s “Digital Dictatorship” And Call For Member State Action
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 6:43 am | Access Now
Access Now supports UN human rights experts’ condemnation of the Myanmar military’s efforts to cement a “digital dictatorship ,” and backs the call for UN Member States and international donors to support civil society initiatives to counter internet ... More >>
UK Protects Free Flow Of Information Amidst Russia Sanctions
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 6:28 am | Access Now
The UK government has listened to civil society’s assertion that blocking the flow of information in and out of Russia will strike a blow to the rights of millions affected by Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. “On this occasion, the UK government ... More >>
Saudi Google Cloud Center: Shareholder Vote Can Prevent Storm Of Human Rights Abuses
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 5:50 am | Access Now
Access Now and human rights organizations from across the globe are urging Alphabet shareholders to use their vote at the Annual General Meeting on June 1 to ensure that the company upholds basic human rights principles and commitments before it ... More >>
UK Foreign Office Must Protect Its Citizens — Intervene And #FreeAlaa Today
Saturday, 28 May 2022, 6:11 am | Access Now
The United Kingdom Foreign Office must immediately intervene in the unlawful, and life-threatening imprisonment of British-Egyptian activist , blogger, and software developer Alaa Abd El-Fattah in Egypt. “Enough is absolutely enough,” said Kassem ... More >>
Civil Society To Amazon: Terminate Your Contract To Host Dangerous U.S. DHS Biometric Database
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 6:01 am | Access Now
Today, Access Now, Immigrant Defense Project, Just Futures Law, and over 35 human rights organizations sent a letter to Amazon Web Services calling on the company to end its agreement to host the United States Department of Homeland Security's ... More >>
Human Rights Leaders At Davos: Spyware Is A Weapon
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 6:04 am | Access Now
IT’S TIME TO HALT THE UNCHECKED SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY Date and time : Wednesday 25 May, 2022, 10:15 - 10:45 CET Location : Under the world flags at the entrance to the WEF Conference Centre (TBD) This press conference brings together ... More >>
Coalition To Boris Johnson: Don't Boot Russians Offline Via Sanctions
Friday, 20 May 2022, 8:07 pm | Access Now
Human rights and press freedom organizations in the U.K. and globally have called on the U.K. government to ensure its sanctions on Russia and Belarus protect digital rights. A coalition of groups led by Access Now published a letter to Boris Johnson’s ... More >>
Money Talks: Twitter’s Financial Backers Must Use Their Power To Mitigate Risks Of Musk Takeover
Friday, 13 May 2022, 6:20 am | Access Now
Twitter’s shareholders and the financial institutions backing Elon Musk’s bid to take over the company must use their power to center and uphold the human rights of hundreds of millions of people who use the platform across the globe. With no ... More >>
Empty Promises? Declaration For Future Of The Internet Is Nice On Paper
Friday, 29 April 2022, 6:08 am | Access Now
Washington, DC —Today, a global coalition of over 60 states launched A Declaration for the Future of the Internet . The non-binding statement calls for “a single global Internet – one that is truly open and fosters competition, privacy, and ... More >>
Internet Shutdowns In 2021 Report: Digital Authoritarianism Returning Across The Globe
Friday, 29 April 2022, 5:23 am | Access Now
Internet shutdowns are dangerous acts of digital authoritarianism. In 2021, authorities deliberately shut down the internet at least 182 times across 34 countries. This exposes a dramatic increase in the use of this oppressive form of control compared ... More >>
EU’s Political Deal On The Digital Services Act Step In The Right Direction, But Some Questions Remain
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 6:04 am | Access Now
The future of the EU content moderation playbook, the Digital Services Act (DSA), was decided last Friday, April 22 , when EU co-legislators reached an agreement on the final text which is not yet public. While Access Now welcomes the human rights-centric ... More >>
Elon Musk’s Twitter Buyout Must Not Come At The Expense Of Human Rights
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 6:45 pm | Access Now
Following today’s announcement that Elon Musk will acquire complete ownership of Twitter in a cash sale of around 44 billion USD, pending shareholder approval, Access Now urges Twitter’s Board, employees, and shareholders, along with Elon ... More >>
