Tag: Internet Governance
Submission to the UN on the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and Global Dialogue on AI Governance
Access Now’s submission on the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide
As 2025 gets underway, Access Now’s new Executive Director, Alejandro Mayoral Baños, PhD, shares his reflections on the “black snakes” threatening the digital rights movement.
Platform accountability: a rule-of-law checklist for policymakers
In this report, Access Now proposes a rule-of-law checklist to enable states to enact platform accountability regulations that are fit for purpose and protect human rights.
Open letter to European Commission: the dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online
A Latin American perspective on the G20 and digital platforms
Protect rights online and off: Uganda’s court upholds criminalization of LGBTQ+ advocacy
The Constitutional Court of Uganda has upheld the Anti-Homosexuality Act, dealing a deadly blow to human rights.
In Saudi Arabia, no safe harbor for free speech
Saudi authorities have proposed two laws that would further restrict free expression online, even potentially silencing people outside Saudi Arabia.
Amend or reject: Joint statement on the UN Cybercrime Treaty
Access Now and more than 100 NGOs demand state delegates to amend the draft cybercrime treaty in the upcoming concluding session of UN AHC.
Indian government must withdraw the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, to protect fundamental rights
International group of organisations and experts urge DoT, India to withdraw the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, and protect fundamental rights
Internet shutdowns and the UDHR: why internet access matters for human rights in the digital age
On the 75th anniversary of the UDHR, we explain why stopping internet shutdowns is key for upholding fundamental human rights in the digital age.