Tag: Censorship
Social networks accused of censoring Palestinian content
Are social platforms deliberately silencing Palestinians?
Mauritius must backflip on dangerous ICT Act consultation paper, place human rights at its core
Access Now and a coalition of NGOs are calling on authorities in Mauritius to review the proposed ICT Act amendments to ensure human rights are at its core.
Sheikh Jarrah: Facebook and Twitter systematically silencing protests, deleting evidence
Facebook and Twitter are systematically silencing users protesting and documenting the evictions of Palestinian families from their homes in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem.
Sheikh Jarrah: Activists raise concerns over deleted social media content
Four ways governments disrupt internet access
Regulating online platforms: how EU Member States are undermining the Digital Services Act
The European Union’s Digital Services Act is no mean feat, but it is striking that EU Member States establishing their own national solutions would prove to be the biggest obstacle.
New EU dual use export control rules finally adopted, but leave a lot of room for improvement
After years of review, the EU Parliament finally adopted new export controls for dual use tools enabling surveillance and censorship. But it’s not enough.
Digital dominion: new report exposes the depth of Syrian regime’s mass surveillance
Access Now and UIC John Marshall Law School International Human Rights Clinic are launching “Digital dominion: how the Syrian regime’s mass digital surveillance violates human rights.”
#KeepItOn: Open letter to keep the internet open and secure during elections in the Republic of the Congo
Nations across Africa, and the world, are intentionally shutting down the internet when people need it the most — during elections and important national events. This election, we urge the Republic of the Congo to #KeepItOn.