Tag: Big Tech
Even in time of genocide, Big Tech silences Palestinians
Alphabet shareholders want more transparency, less complacency
Why shareholders don’t trust Big Tech — and how to fix that
As we enter the 2023 AGM season, we look at what shareholder proposals for Big Tech companies Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta reveal about the companies’ capacity to mitigate risk and ensure accountability for emerging tech like AI.
Open letter: TikTok’s ‘Focused View’ feature must respect human rights law
In an open letter, Access Now is demanding TikTok clarifies how it applies human rights law when using its new feature, “Focused View.”
U.S. Congressional briefing: what overturning Roe v. Wade means for digital rights
This U.S. Congressional Briefing unpacked what the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade means for human rights and digital safety.
Free Salma al-Shehab, Saudi’s Twitter activist! Even Big Tech has a role to play
Access Now and partners call on Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately release women’s rights activist and academic Salma al-Shehab.
Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab
In a joint statement, Access Now and partners call on Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately release Salma al-Shehab.
Post-Roe, civil society calls on data brokers to do no harm
Access Now, Amnesty International USA, and Fight for the Future called on four geolocation data brokers to ensure their practices are not harming the privacy and reproductive rights of people seeking abortions.
How the world’s biggest investors could transform Big Tech
This year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) season for the tech sector has come and gone, but the results for Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon tell a surprisingly hopeful story for digital rights advocates.
The world needs U.S. antitrust legislation: Big Tech must not determine global human rights
Access Now and digital rights organizations around the world call on the U.S. Congress to pass antitrust reform to hold Big Tech accountable.