Tag: Free Expression
Access Now responds to Special Rapporteur Kaye on “Content Regulation in the Digital Age”
Governments are coercing private internet intermediaries to police and regulate online content. Here’s how companies can meet their obligation to respect human rights.
Tunisia: It’s time to build a community to defend our digital rights!
We invite you to join us in a series of gatherings to learn about and discuss digital rights in Tunisia.
Saving our agnostic internet, part I: censorship and free expression
Governments globally are pushing companies to “do more” to address harmful speech online. Any approach must bolster, not undermine, human rights.
Website blocking in Russia goes to the European Court of Human Rights. Access Now intervenes.
Our intervention in Kharitonov v. Russia asserts that any website blocking, throttling, or other disruption must strictly comply with human rights law.
The rundown on RightsCon: 5 reasons why you should lead a session (and how to do it)
We want you at RightsCon Toronto on May 16-18! Here’s how to prepare and submit a session proposal.
In Egypt, expressing your sexuality online makes you a target for human rights abuse. That has to stop.
Authorities in Egypt are cracking down on the LGBTQI community, including online attacks that lead to arrest and torture. We must defend their fundamental rights.
Access Now objects to U.S. social media surveillance
We urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its proposal and publicly review the reach and efficacy of its social media monitoring programs generally.
“Is this real?” Three people inside Cameroon’s ongoing internet shutdown
This is the second time the government has ordered a shutdown this year, and it’s happening even after an official promised not to interfere with internet access.
South Asia: how trends in ICT law and policy are impacting digital rights
Our analysis looks at developments important for the future of digital security and freedom of expression in the region.
Have an idea for RightsCon Toronto? Tell us about it!
Here’s how to submit a session proposal (and other ways to become part of the global RightsCon community).