Tag: Censorship
Civil society to Malaysian government: abandon all attempts to throttle online free speech
Access Now joined is demanding the Malaysian government abandon all attempts to throttle freedom of expression online, and overturn any plans to reinforce previous administrations’ archaic censorship laws.
Malaysia: Authorities reverting to repressive tactics of former governments to throttle expression online
Tell Facebook: Stop Silencing Palestine
Access Now and our partners have received hundreds of reports that social platforms — most notably Facebook and Instagram — are suppressing Palestinian protest hashtags, blocking livestreams, and removing posts and accounts. This has to stop. Now.
Global civil society coalition calls on Facebook to #StopSilencingPalestine
Access Now has joined 16 organizations and more than 50 artists, journalists, and human rights defenders to launch the #StopSilencingPalestine campaign to demand an end to Facebook’s censorship of Palestinian voices.
Strengthening civil society’s defenses: Digital Security Helpline hits 10,000 cases
The Digital Security Helpline is a lifeline that supports at-risk groups and individuals from civil society. Read “Strengthening civil society’s defenses: what Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has learned from its first 10,000 cases.”
Threat of Legal Action Chills Journalism in Bangladesh, Analysts Say
The Myanmar junta must stop its assault on internet access, digital rights
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition call on authorities in Myanmar to immediately stop implementing internet shutdowns and abandon all efforts to pick and choose who should have internet access reinstated.
Social media platforms are complicit in censoring Palestinian voices
Israel, social media groups cooperating against Palestinians: NGO
