Access Now
We defend and extend the digital rights of people and communities at risk 🌎.
- Has your favorite chatbot spilled your gossip? Did an AI agent just expose your credit card details? Our new blog series on AI and digital security shows how AI tools threaten privacy and confidentiality, and why human rights safeguards are essential. www.accessnow.org/artificial-i...
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- “NSO has been frustrating investigations, discrediting victims and researchers and putting enormous resources into actively trying to avoid accountability and providing remedy to victims in U.S. and other courts." @natynettle.bsky.social Read more ⬇️ therecord.media/spyware-make...
- End-to-end encryption keeps our messages private, secure, and our rights protected. But it’s under attack. Client-side scanning (CSS) undermines all three, creating new risks and threatening free speech. Learn more: www.accessnow.org/why-client-s...
- This #DataProtectionDay, we’re clear about what’s at stake: your privacy. In a world that treats personal data as a commodity, we’re fighting every day to protect your data and privacy rights worldwide.
- Internet shutdowns aren't a solution for exam cheating: they harm rights, livelihoods, and futures. We urge all MENA governments to #KeepItOn: reject the false promise of control through disconnection, and write a new chapter instead. Read our blog: www.accessnow.org/no-exam-shut...
- Reposted by Access NowNew security feature released by WhatsApp to further protect high risk users from spyware 🙌 For some, this can be truly life saving! More companies should be adding such features to their platforms and devices. By @cyberscoop.bsky.social @timstarks.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/whatsapp-str...
- En septiembre del año pasado Perú promulgó el reglamento de su Ley de IA, un paso clave para la agenda regional. Si bien incorpora algunas recomendaciones de la sociedad civil, también deja vacíos preocupantes. Lee más en el blog: www.accessnow.org/reglamento-d...
- To everyone who stood up for digital rights in 2025 — thank you. Let’s keep going — the fight continues in 2026. Donate today: accessnow.org/donate
- Across conflict zones, internet shutdowns are used as a tactic of war. Based on testimonies from Gaza and Sudan, our report shows how shutdowns inflict psychological, economic, political, and societal damage. Read more ⬇️ www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
- After a year, the EU is moving backwards on digital rights. The new EU mandate was supposed to defend digital rights, but what we are seeing instead is a wave of harmful deregulation and a rise in surveillance that puts people at risk. Read the blog: www.accessnow.org/eu-abandons-...
- "Iran’s communications blackout has entered its eighth day, making it the longest uninterrupted nationwide shutdown we’ve ever recorded," said Marwa Fatafta, MENA Policy + Advocacy Director at Access Now. Read more ⬇️ www.challenges.fr/monde/coupur...
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- Natalia Krapiva, our Senior Tech-Legal Counsel, told TechCrunch that NSO is “clearly campaigning to be removed from the U.S. Entity List” and must prove it has “dramatically changed as a company” since being listed. Read more ⬇️ techcrunch.com/2026/01/08/c...
- VPN users in Jammu & Kashmir face a 2-month ban. Raman Jit Singh Chima, our Senior International Counsel & Asia Pacific Policy Director, warns: "Law enforcement is trying to push everyday people from not using VPNs, and that's alarming." Read ⬇️ www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
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- After taking to the streets, people in Iran have now been disconnected from the rest of the world for more than five days. That’s +120 hours in the dark! Alongside +19 orgs, we demand that authorities immediately restore internet access and uphold rights. www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
- According to our Executive Director, Alejandro Mayoral, the past year was defined by “surveillance, censorship, and shrinking civic space.” Tech Radar spoke with Access Now staff about the most critical digital rights developments from the last 12 months. Read: www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
- Internet shutdowns undermine democracy! As Ugandans head to the polls on this week, the #KeepItOn coalition urges President Museveni to guarantee full, uninterrupted internet access before, during, and after the elections. #KeepItOn Read more: www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
- Iran has been cut off from the internet as people take to the streets. At least 34 protesters have been killed and 2,200 arrested. Internet shutdowns violate rights, hide abuses + silence dissent. Authorities must reconnect Iran’s people NOW. #KeepItOn www.bbc.com/news/live/cl...
- As protests continue and a government shutdown disrupts Iran, we are closely monitoring the situation, and the multiple reports of shutdowns, and urgently call on Iranian authorities to uphold human rights, and guarantee unrestricted access to the internet. #KeepItOn filter.watch/english/2026...
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[Not loaded yet] - New year, same fight. Digital authoritarianism keeps rising. So are we. Your support fuels the fight for digital rights ▶️ accessnow.org/donate
- Surveillance, censorship, and internet shutdowns — 2025 was a(nother) tough year for human rights. Let’s fight to make 2026 a better one. Your support helps us keep defending digital rights, protecting activists, and pushing back against authoritarianism. accessnow.org/donate
- This holiday season, stand with those defending freedom online. Your support helps us keep defending digital rights across the globe. Fund the good fight — donate today: www.accessnow.org/donate
- AI is expanding fast — and so are the risks to human rights. To truly safeguard people from the worst risks of AI development, we need strong, actionable data protection rights. Here’s what you need to know ⬇️
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- "If the world ignores Myanmar now, it will see the same digital oppression replicated elsewhere," says Wai Phyo Myint, Asia Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now. Read more: www.context.news/digital-righ...
- 10 years ago, we launched the Grants Program with a simple idea: when digital rights defenders are under attack, they deserve rapid, trusted support. The “Community Defenders” are grounded in lived experience, and driven by the needs and aspirations of their people. 🧵 ⬇️ ️
- SMSs sent by the DGSP via MTN Congo encouraged people to report alleged gang members for money amid reports of extrajudicial killings. Telecoms have a duty to protect subscriber data and prevent harm — MTN Group must investigate and provide remedies.
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- Across conflict zones, internet shutdowns are used as a tactic of war. Based on testimonies from Gaza and Sudan, our new report shows how shutdowns inflict psychological, economic, political, and societal damage. Read the report ➡️ www.accessnow.org/publication/...
- Today on Human Rights Day, we’re reminded that the struggle for human rights now extends into the digital world. Protecting digital rights is part of protecting each other — and building a future where everyone can live, speak, and participate with freedom and dignity!
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- Ahead of planned protests, Tanzanian authorities and Meta must respect human rights + ensure open and secure access to the internet and digital platforms. ISPs and Telcos operating in the country must resist any shutdown orders and #KeepItOn. Read more: www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
- 10 years ago, we launched the Grants Program with a simple idea: when digital rights defenders are under attack, they deserve rapid, trusted support. Today we introduce the “Digital First Aiders” — local experts helping journalists, activists, and communities stay safe. 🧵 ⬇️
- Since 2015, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition have made the connection between shutdowns and grave abuses, including crimes against humanity. Now international judicial bodies are finally starting to recognize this link. 🧵 filipinotimes.net/latest-news/...
- NEW REPORT: War propaganda 2.0 is evolving. Targeted digital ads now influence every moment during conflict, often normalizing violence and justifying abuses. Our new report reveals how online ads fuel these harms and why this demands urgent attention. 🧵▶️
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- Just over a year ago, as the new EU mandate was beginning, we laid out our demands for EU leaders to prioritize respect for digital rights in order to deliver sustainable prosperity, democracy, and social fairness. Sadly, we’ve been disappointed. 🧵🔽
- Surveillance, censorship, and internet shutdowns — 2025 was a(nother) tough year for human rights. We will continue to defend the right to connect, communicate, and stay safe online. Let's do it together. Fund the good fight — donate to Access Now. ⬇️ www.accessnow.org/donate
