Tag: Free Expression

The recent reports of Apple’s removal of the Chinese version of the Quartz news app and the HKmap.live app from the App Store, as well as the censorship of iOS mobile games in China, raise questions about the company’s commitment to freedom of expression.

We welcome the finalised recommendations on the human rights impacts of algorithmic systems with great enthusiasm, and urge member states to adopt the text in due course and ensure its implementation by both the public and private sector.

An injunction banning certain content on communications platforms threatens fundamental human rights in Hong Kong.

Durante las protestas que se vivieron en Quito se reportaron disrupciones en los servicios de internet. Es por ello que APC, Karisma y Access Now escriben este post para comentar la situación que se vivió, sugerir algunas metodologías y herramientas para evadir las disrupciones en el futuro y hacer un llamado a las ecuatorianas y ecuatorianos a recolectar evidencia.

The court setback for federal rules on Net Neutrality won’t stop the states from defending the free and open internet.

In Iraq, 75% of the country remains cut off from the internet amid anti-government protests and a rising death toll. To keep people safe and protect human rights, authorities must #KeepItOn.

Access Now sent letters to each of the companies in the RDR Corporate Accountability Index, urging them to review their performance and provide a public response to the findings.

From Zimbabwe to Kashmir to Pakistan and beyond, legal challenges to internet shutdowns are becoming more common — and so are the victories. 

While the internet has been shut off,  several reports indicate that more than 100 people have been killed, over 700 injured and at least 70 raped. Sudan must restore access immediately and #KeepItOn.