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Sage Cheng

Head of Design and Creative Production

As the Head of Design and Creative Production at Access Now, Sage Cheng leads the organization’s design and creative strategy for campaigns and web development for digital engagement. With a problem-solving design thinking, she develops human-rights-centered user engagement, builds data visualization to amplify impact, and the brand identity for RightsCon since 2014. Sage has a background in advertising and publishing. Her previous work includes branding for NYC Department of Education’s iZone initiative and event design for Red Bull’s Human Potential Institution. Sage holds a MFA in Communications Design from Pratt Institute. She practices art in her spare time to examine the relationship between human and machine, individual and society.

#NoExamShutdown

Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown

18 Apr 2023

Year after year, the MENA region has led the world in exam-related shutdowns. With the 2023 exam season in the region quickly approaching, it’s time to take action and demand change! #NoExamShutdown

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Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown
18 Apr 2023
Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown
Comoros must not blackout the internet.

Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022

28 Feb 2023

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 187 internet shutdowns in 2022, across a record-setting 35 countries.

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Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
28 Feb 2023
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
#KeepItOn 2023 election watch

2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch

9 Feb 2023

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2023 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

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2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
9 Feb 2023
2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
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Access Now oral statement to the UN Global Digital Compact Informal Consultations with Member States and Stakeholders

3 Feb 2023

Access Now’s Senior UN Advocacy Officer Laura O’Brien delivered an oral statement to the UN Global Digital Compact Informal Consultations with Member States and Stakeholders on Feb 3 2023.

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Access Now oral statement to the UN Global Digital Compact Informal Consultations with Member States and Stakeholders
3 Feb 2023
Access Now oral statement to the UN Global Digital Compact Informal Consultations with Member States and Stakeholders
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Stop the deception: dos and don’ts for responsible online design

3 Nov 2022

“No more deceptive designs: dos and don’ts for responsible user experience practices” can help combat online manipulation.

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Stop the deception: dos and don’ts for responsible online design
3 Nov 2022
Stop the deception: dos and don’ts for responsible online design
deceptive designs US lawmakers

Stop the deception: dos and don’ts for responsible online design

3 Nov 2022

“No more deceptive designs: dos and don’ts for responsible user experience practices” can help combat online manipulation.

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Stop the deception: dos and don’ts for responsible online design
3 Nov 2022
Stop the deception: dos and don’ts for responsible online design

The Call for Proposals for RightsCon Costa Rica is now open!

1 Nov 2022

The Call for Proposals is open until January 12, 2023. Get started with our Guide to a Successful Proposal now!

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The Call for Proposals for RightsCon Costa Rica is now open!
1 Nov 2022
The Call for Proposals for RightsCon Costa Rica is now open!
Image: Two Years in the dark is two years too long

Tell the African Union to help reconnect the internet in Tigray and across Ethiopia

1 Nov 2022

The world must stand with the people of Ethiopia. Join us to call on African Union leaders to condemn the Ethiopian government’s prolonged shutdown, and intervene to restore internet access across Tigray and beyond.

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Tell the African Union to help reconnect the internet in Tigray and across Ethiopia
1 Nov 2022
Tell the African Union to help reconnect the internet in Tigray and across Ethiopia
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Transparency Reporting Index

3 Oct 2022
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Transparency Reporting Index
3 Oct 2022
Transparency Reporting Index
Spyware: a threat to human rights and democracy

The Geneva Declaration on Targeted Surveillance and Human Rights

29 Sep 2022

The international community unites to end spyware abuse with the launch of the Geneva Declaration.

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The Geneva Declaration on Targeted Surveillance and Human Rights
29 Sep 2022
The Geneva Declaration on Targeted Surveillance and Human Rights