Tag: Censorship
United Nations HRC 39: Oral statement on Egypt’s cybercrime and media regulation law
Our oral statement with APC on the “cybercrime” and media regulation laws in Egypt, delivered by Wafa Ben-Hassine at the 39th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council.
New wave of online attacks in Nicaragua puts opposition voices at risk of physical violence
Our Digital Security Helpline has observed increasingly sophisticated online attacks against activists and journalists. We’re offering help.
When “cybercrime” laws gag free expression: stopping the dangerous trend across MENA
It’s not just Egypt. Throughout the Middle East and North Africa, laws purportedly aimed at increasing national security are putting human rights at risk.
EU Terrorism Regulation: an EU election tactic
The European Commission has yet again hurriedly published a new Regulation that addresses technology companies deleting or disabling access to terrorist content online.
قانوني “مكافحة الجريمة الإلكترونية” وتنظيم الصحافة والإعلام في مصر انتهاك للحق الأساسي في حرية التعبير
Statement opposing Egypt’s legalization of website blocking and communications surveillance
Leading NGOs are calling for full repeal of Egypt’s “cybercrime” law and a block of the dangerous law regulating media.
Open letter to Google on plans to launch a censored search engine in China
The coalition letter asks Google to break its silence on the “Dragonfly” project and explain how it plans to protect human rights.
Google beta-tests selling out on its mission
Google walks back earlier stand against helping censorship in China
Access Now supports bipartisan questioning of Google and Amazon over “domain fronting”
We asked members of the U.S. Congress to look at the negative impact of dropping anti-censorship “domain fronting” services. They listened.
Cambodia curbs free speech in the name of “fake news”
Cambodia has announced a new directive aimed at combating “fake news” that will reportedly require all websites to register with Cambodia’s Ministry of Information or face additional scrutiny.