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Carolyn Tackett

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.

VitaFest: A festival for community care and digital resilience

6 Jun 2022

Explore VitaFest 2022, the first international festival on community care for digital resilience, and meet the organizers at RightsCon.

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VitaFest: A festival for community care and digital resilience
6 Jun 2022
VitaFest: A festival for community care and digital resilience
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Money talks: Twitter’s financial backers must use their power to mitigate risks of Musk takeover

12 May 2022

Shareholders and financial institutions must withhold their approval for Twitter’s sale to Elon Musk unless human rights safeguards are in place. 

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Money talks: Twitter’s financial backers must use their power to mitigate risks of Musk takeover
12 May 2022
Money talks: Twitter’s financial backers must use their power to mitigate risks of Musk takeover
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Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout must not come at the expense of human rights

25 Apr 2022

We call on Twitter to halt the sale to Elon Musk until it sets out concrete measures to protect human rights, regardless of who owns the company.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout must not come at the expense of human rights
25 Apr 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout must not come at the expense of human rights
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#KeepItOn: 2022 elections and internet shutdowns watch

24 Feb 2022

Elections and internet shutdowns are a disaster for democracy. See which countries the #KeepItOn coalition is watching in 2022.

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#KeepItOn: 2022 elections and internet shutdowns watch
24 Feb 2022
#KeepItOn: 2022 elections and internet shutdowns watch
EU Ukraine

Cyberattacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civil society violate human rights

18 Feb 2022

Following cyberattacks on Ukraine and its human rights defenders, we call on the international community to help protect people.

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Cyberattacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civil society violate human rights
18 Feb 2022
Cyberattacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civil society violate human rights
EU Ukraine

Civil society calls for solidarity with Ukraine’s human rights defenders in guarding against cyber threats

18 Feb 2022

Access Now, the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law, and Digital Security Lab Ukraine call on the international community to support Ukraine civil society.

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Civil society calls for solidarity with Ukraine’s human rights defenders in guarding against cyber threats
18 Feb 2022
Civil society calls for solidarity with Ukraine’s human rights defenders in guarding against cyber threats
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Blocking access to Twitter in Nigeria is a flagrant violation of fundamental rights

13 Jan 2022

The #KeepItOn coalition is again pressuring authorities in Nigeria to immediately rescind Twitter’s “indefinite” suspension.

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Blocking access to Twitter in Nigeria is a flagrant violation of fundamental rights
13 Jan 2022
Blocking access to Twitter in Nigeria is a flagrant violation of fundamental rights

Free Alaa (Arabic)

17 Nov 2021
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Free Alaa (Arabic)
17 Nov 2021
Free Alaa (Arabic)
Australia's privacy laws

Civil society counters Big Tech in Massachusetts privacy debate

10 Nov 2021

Access Now is correcting the record on the Massachusetts Information Privacy Act (MIPA) — a key initiative to protect people’s privacy.

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Civil society counters Big Tech in Massachusetts privacy debate
10 Nov 2021
Civil society counters Big Tech in Massachusetts privacy debate
Personal data protection and privacy

Tell U.S. FTC: Time to shut down Big Tech’s business model

3 Nov 2021

Big Tech’s extractive, manipulative business model violates our privacy, fuels discrimination, and puts people’s lives at risk. It’s time for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to step in and shut it down with strong data protection rules. Sign the petition today!

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Tell U.S. FTC: Time to shut down Big Tech’s business model
3 Nov 2021
Tell U.S. FTC: Time to shut down Big Tech’s business model