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Renewed Liability Shield Bill Aims to Hold Tech Accountable

17 Mar 2021
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Renewed Liability Shield Bill Aims to Hold Tech Accountable
17 Mar 2021
Renewed Liability Shield Bill Aims to Hold Tech Accountable
The EU must hold VLOPs accountable

DSA: European Commission delivers on the first step toward systemic rules for online platforms

15 Dec 2020

Today, the European Commission launched a legislative reform that holds the promise of systemic regulation of large online platforms, consisting of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act. Access Now’s initial assessment focuses on the DSA, and highlights key issues that will affect human rights in the EU and beyond.

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DSA: European Commission delivers on the first step toward systemic rules for online platforms
15 Dec 2020
DSA: European Commission delivers on the first step toward systemic rules for online platforms
The EU must hold VLOPs accountable

How the Digital Services Act could hack Big Tech’s human rights problem

15 Oct 2020

Tech companies are exercising enormous power without taking sufficient responsibility to safeguard our rights, leaving us prey to abuse. The Digital Services Act is a chance for the EU to establish clear responsibilities for private actors and hold them to account, while ensuring our rights are protected.

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How the Digital Services Act could hack Big Tech’s human rights problem
15 Oct 2020
How the Digital Services Act could hack Big Tech’s human rights problem

Tell U.S. FCC: Don’t help Trump spread disinformation

31 Aug 2020

Disinformation has no place in a democracy. Tell the FCC to reject President Trump’s effort to bully his fact-checkers and fundamentally change Section 230 — the legal backbone of the internet.

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Tell U.S. FCC: Don’t help Trump spread disinformation
31 Aug 2020
Tell U.S. FCC: Don’t help Trump spread disinformation
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Prosecution of independent news site signals backslide on free expression in Malaysia

9 Jul 2020

The Attorney General of Malaysia is pressing charges against Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief to hold it liable for comments posted by its readers, putting free expression and press freedom at risk.

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Prosecution of independent news site signals backslide on free expression in Malaysia
9 Jul 2020
Prosecution of independent news site signals backslide on free expression in Malaysia

Guide: how to protect human rights in content governance

3 Mar 2020

We offer 26 recommendations on content governance to help lawmakers, regulators, and company leaders make decisions that will safeguard human rights.

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Guide: how to protect human rights in content governance
3 Mar 2020
Guide: how to protect human rights in content governance

2020 is an important year for digital rights in the U.S. Here’s our agenda.

4 Feb 2020

Here are the opportunities for promoting and protecting digital rights that the U.S. policy team will focus on in the year ahead.

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2020 is an important year for digital rights in the U.S. Here’s our agenda.
4 Feb 2020
2020 is an important year for digital rights in the U.S. Here’s our agenda.
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Changes to Australia’s criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship

2 Apr 2019

Australia’s government have announced the introduction of a new bill that would impose criminal liability on executives of social media platforms if they fail to remove “abhorrent violent content.” The hastily drafted legislation could have serious unintended consequences for human rights in Australia.

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Changes to Australia’s criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship
2 Apr 2019
Changes to Australia’s criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship
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Global coalition urges India to withdraw proposed amendments to Intermediary Guidelines

15 Mar 2019

The government’s proposed amendments on intermediary liability in India won’t fix disinformation, but will harm digital security and human rights, the coalition warns.

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Global coalition urges India to withdraw proposed amendments to Intermediary Guidelines
15 Mar 2019
Global coalition urges India to withdraw proposed amendments to Intermediary Guidelines

Organizaciones de derechos humanos en Internet apoyan proyecto de intermediarios

8 Nov 2018

El siguiente es un comunicado de organizaciones dedicadas al estudio y defensa de los derechos humanos en Internet, solicitando a los Diputados de la República Argentina la aprobación del proyecto de responsabilidad de intermediarios en Internet que se discute este mes en la Cámara.

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Organizaciones de derechos humanos en Internet apoyan proyecto de intermediarios
8 Nov 2018
Organizaciones de derechos humanos en Internet apoyan proyecto de intermediarios