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Deji Olukotun

Senior Global Advocacy Manager

As a member of the advocacy team, Deji Bryce Olukotun (email: [email protected]) manages Access Now’s global campaigns on fighting internet shutdowns, the open internet, cybersecurity, and ensuring that our fundamental rights are respected online. He came from the literary and human rights organization PEN American Center, where he founded PEN’s digital freedom program and managed its capacity-building work in Myanmar, South Africa, Haiti, and Nigeria. He holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, a BA from Yale University, and dual masters degrees in Creative Writing and Justice & Transformation from the University of Cape Town, where he was a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. He has also worked as corporate counsel for a small technology startup. An avid writer, Deji is the author of the novel Nigerians in Space (Unnamed Press) and After the Flare (forthcoming, 2017). His work has been featured in The Atlantic, NPR, The New York Times, and Vice.

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In Cameroon and Spain, network shutdowns and interference as violence erupts

2 Oct 2017

Spain imports internet shutdowns to Europe, as Cameroon disrupts the internet again, with shocking violence in both countries.

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In Cameroon and Spain, network shutdowns and interference as violence erupts
2 Oct 2017
In Cameroon and Spain, network shutdowns and interference as violence erupts
#KeepItOn Shutdown Stories|We cannot share with the media about the ongoing [violations

If an internet shutdown changed your life, you may be able to help us stop them

11 Sep 2017

We’re launching a new project to collect stories of people impacted by internet shutdowns. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.

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If an internet shutdown changed your life, you may be able to help us stop them
11 Sep 2017
If an internet shutdown changed your life, you may be able to help us stop them

Code for tolerance: How tech companies can respond to hate but respect human rights

17 Aug 2017

Baking human rights into processes and policies is the way forward.

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Code for tolerance: How tech companies can respond to hate but respect human rights
17 Aug 2017
Code for tolerance: How tech companies can respond to hate but respect human rights
NSO Group human rights

Blackstone won’t invest in the NSO Group’s “toxic” spyware

15 Aug 2017

Blackstone has dropped plans to invest in NSO Group. Now its current financial backers should step up to respect human rights.

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Blackstone won’t invest in the NSO Group’s “toxic” spyware
15 Aug 2017
Blackstone won’t invest in the NSO Group’s “toxic” spyware
NSO Group human rights

NSO Group responds to human rights violations, but comes up short

11 Aug 2017

More is needed from NSO Group than self-serving claptrap.

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NSO Group responds to human rights violations, but comes up short
11 Aug 2017
NSO Group responds to human rights violations, but comes up short

As polls close, Kenya upholds freedom of expression by keeping internet on

8 Aug 2017

There are still crucial moments to come in the election, but for now the information is flowing.

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As polls close, Kenya upholds freedom of expression by keeping internet on
8 Aug 2017
As polls close, Kenya upholds freedom of expression by keeping internet on

Update: Major regulator in Kenya pledges not to shut down internet

3 Aug 2017

The Communications Authority and an opposition candidate condemned internet shutdowns, but wavered on hate speech. It’s time for the president to speak out.

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Update: Major regulator in Kenya pledges not to shut down internet
3 Aug 2017
Update: Major regulator in Kenya pledges not to shut down internet
NSO Group human rights

Blackstone should hit brakes on NSO spyware deal

27 Jul 2017

The Blackstone Group has a legal responsibility to respect human rights, and a moral duty to avoid profiting off human rights violations.

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Blackstone should hit brakes on NSO spyware deal
27 Jul 2017
Blackstone should hit brakes on NSO spyware deal

New research shows why Kenya must #KeepitOn during election

14 Jul 2017

An internet shutdown would have a devastating impact on Kenya’s booming digital economy and human rights.

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New research shows why Kenya must #KeepitOn during election
14 Jul 2017
New research shows why Kenya must #KeepitOn during election
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Access Now urges officials not to abandon human rights at secretive “Five Eyes” meeting

23 Jun 2017

The secretive meeting may undermine encryption and human rights in the name of all-powerful surveillance.

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Access Now urges officials not to abandon human rights at secretive “Five Eyes” meeting
23 Jun 2017
Access Now urges officials not to abandon human rights at secretive “Five Eyes” meeting