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Alexia Skok

Director - Communications and Engagement

With the Communications and Engagement team, Alexia strives to ensure that human rights in the digital age are at the forefront of the global agenda. Before taking up this exciting role as Director – Communications and Engagement at Access Now, she fought the good fight for civil society and development organisations in Australia, Germany, and Timor-Leste.

Alexia holds a BA (Fine Art Photography) from RMIT University, and an MA (Visual and Media Anthropology) from Freie Universität Berlin.

Alexia was born and bred in Naarm (Melbourne), but lives life to fullest in Germany’s hip capital, Berlin. Her favourite #s include #RefugeesWelcome, #SmashThePatriarchy, and #RollerDerby.

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A1 Telekom to be held accountable for violations in Belarus

21 Mar 2022

Access Now supports Open Society Justice Initiative’s complaint calling for accountability filed with the OECD against A1 Telekom Austria.

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A1 Telekom to be held accountable for violations in Belarus
21 Mar 2022
A1 Telekom to be held accountable for violations in Belarus
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Update: internet access, censorship, and the Myanmar coup

18 Mar 2022

The Myanmar military is consolidating control over the telecom sector, expanding surveillance and invading privacy. The telecom sector must push back.

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Update: internet access, censorship, and the Myanmar coup
18 Mar 2022
Update: internet access, censorship, and the Myanmar coup
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Facebook’s ‘double standard’ on hate speech against Russians

17 Mar 2022
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Facebook’s ‘double standard’ on hate speech against Russians
17 Mar 2022
Facebook’s ‘double standard’ on hate speech against Russians
We urge Kazakhstan's government to reject a plan to require tech platform “localization” as it would open the door to censorship.

Russia’s internet censorship is forcing citizens to turn to the dark web and VPNs for news and social media

17 Mar 2022
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Russia’s internet censorship is forcing citizens to turn to the dark web and VPNs for news and social media
17 Mar 2022
Russia’s internet censorship is forcing citizens to turn to the dark web and VPNs for news and social media
Press under Attack – Digital Strategies to Intimidate Journalists in Latin America

Human rights officials call for Pegasus spyware ban at El Salvador hearing

17 Mar 2022
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Human rights officials call for Pegasus spyware ban at El Salvador hearing
17 Mar 2022
Human rights officials call for Pegasus spyware ban at El Salvador hearing
EU Ukraine

How Telegram found itself in the middle of the war between Russia and Ukraine

16 Mar 2022
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How Telegram found itself in the middle of the war between Russia and Ukraine
16 Mar 2022
How Telegram found itself in the middle of the war between Russia and Ukraine
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Apple and Google app stores remain available in Russia. Activists and officials say that’s a good thing.

16 Mar 2022
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Apple and Google app stores remain available in Russia. Activists and officials say that’s a good thing.
16 Mar 2022
Apple and Google app stores remain available in Russia. Activists and officials say that’s a good thing.
Kazakhstan internet

قيود قد تنقلب ضده.. الروس يتعلمون كيفية التغلب على “ستار بوتين الحديدي”

16 Mar 2022
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قيود قد تنقلب ضده.. الروس يتعلمون كيفية التغلب على “ستار بوتين الحديدي”
16 Mar 2022
قيود قد تنقلب ضده.. الروس يتعلمون كيفية التغلب على “ستار بوتين الحديدي”
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Russia is nearly isolated online. What does that mean for the internet’s future?

15 Mar 2022
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Russia is nearly isolated online. What does that mean for the internet’s future?
15 Mar 2022
Russia is nearly isolated online. What does that mean for the internet’s future?
Sierra Leone

Biden Needs to Protect Russian Internet Access, Groups Warn

10 Mar 2022
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Biden Needs to Protect Russian Internet Access, Groups Warn
10 Mar 2022
Biden Needs to Protect Russian Internet Access, Groups Warn