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Carolyn Tackett

Campaigns & Rapid Response Director

As the Campaigns & Rapid Response Director at Access Now, Carolyn is a member of the joint senior leadership team for Access Now’s Advocacy arm, which brings together a wide range of policy, communications, legal, and campaign strategies to advance human rights in the digital age. As leader of the Campaigns & Rapid Response team, Carolyn provides strategic leadership on high-priority campaigns across the full spectrum of Access Now’s work, manages a growing cohort of advocates leading global and cross-sectional campaigns and coalitions, and mobilizes organizational resources to facilitate effective rapid response in moments of crisis. She has a strong background in public international law, including work with the U.N. Committee against Torture Project, the Public International Law & Policy Group, and American University International Law Review. Carolyn received her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, Masters in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University School of International Service, and B.A. from Princeton University, where she focused on international relations and Chinese foreign policy.

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#KeepItOn: internet shutdowns during COVID-19 will help spread the virus!

17 Mar 2020

Join us in calling for an end to internet shutdowns that are putting lives at risk during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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#KeepItOn: internet shutdowns during COVID-19 will help spread the virus!
17 Mar 2020
#KeepItOn: internet shutdowns during COVID-19 will help spread the virus!

Now is not the time to destabilize .ORG, putting civil society and healthcare providers at risk

17 Mar 2020

Right now, while our communities are focused on staying safe, PIR so far is still holding ICANN to the current March 20 deadline to decide whether it will consent to the transition of control of the .ORG registry. Given what is at stake, PIR should immediately extend the deadline.

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Now is not the time to destabilize .ORG, putting civil society and healthcare providers at risk
17 Mar 2020
Now is not the time to destabilize .ORG, putting civil society and healthcare providers at risk

Coronavirus pandemic sparks calls to delay sale of .org domain

17 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus pandemic sparks calls to delay sale of .org domain
17 Mar 2020
Coronavirus pandemic sparks calls to delay sale of .org domain

Russian coronavirus disinformation may be for domestic audiences, expert says

16 Mar 2020
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Russian coronavirus disinformation may be for domestic audiences, expert says
16 Mar 2020
Russian coronavirus disinformation may be for domestic audiences, expert says
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What If There Is No Internet?

16 Mar 2020
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What If There Is No Internet?
16 Mar 2020
What If There Is No Internet?
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COVID-19: THE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW

12 Mar 2020
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COVID-19: THE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW
12 Mar 2020
COVID-19: THE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW
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Frequent internet disruptions impede virtual learning

12 Mar 2020
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Frequent internet disruptions impede virtual learning
12 Mar 2020
Frequent internet disruptions impede virtual learning
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Nominate 2020 Privacy Defenders and Offenders

11 Mar 2020

We’re honoring unique contributions to the fight to defend privacy around the world, and calling out the offenses of those who have played a notable role in undermining privacy rights. The call for nominations — recognizing work done in 2019 — is open until March 30, 2020, 11:59pm PST.

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Nominate 2020 Privacy Defenders and Offenders
11 Mar 2020
Nominate 2020 Privacy Defenders and Offenders

Coronavirus tests Europe’s resolve on privacy

11 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus tests Europe’s resolve on privacy
11 Mar 2020
Coronavirus tests Europe’s resolve on privacy
Vietnam: Immediately release Pham Doan Trang

EU online terrorist content legislation risks undermining press freedom

11 Mar 2020
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EU online terrorist content legislation risks undermining press freedom
11 Mar 2020
EU online terrorist content legislation risks undermining press freedom