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Turn TikTok on: authorities in Azerbaijan and Armenia must not restrict access

16 Sep 2022

Authorities in Azerbaijan and Armenia must ensure full access to the internet — including social media platform, TikTok — for all, particularly in times of crises.

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Turn TikTok on: authorities in Azerbaijan and Armenia must not restrict access
16 Sep 2022
Turn TikTok on: authorities in Azerbaijan and Armenia must not restrict access
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TikTok forced to pause plans for privacy-intrusive ads

12 Jul 2022

TikTok has paused its plan to impose personalised ads on people in EEA, UK, and Switzerland, after Access Now told the company that it must scrap this action.

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TikTok forced to pause plans for privacy-intrusive ads
12 Jul 2022
TikTok forced to pause plans for privacy-intrusive ads
Breton's blocking statement

The Indian government’s overbroad Twitter takedown orders must be declared unconstitutional

6 Jul 2022

The court must declare authorities’ overbroad Twitter takedown orders as unconstitutional, and bring to light abuse of power online. 

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The Indian government’s overbroad Twitter takedown orders must be declared unconstitutional
6 Jul 2022
The Indian government’s overbroad Twitter takedown orders must be declared unconstitutional
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Immediately no: TikTok’s new personalised ads will jeopardise rights in Europe

5 Jul 2022

TikTok must halt its plan to force personalised ads on all users over 18, and the European Data Protection Board to should intervene.

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Immediately no: TikTok’s new personalised ads will jeopardise rights in Europe
5 Jul 2022
Immediately no: TikTok’s new personalised ads will jeopardise rights in Europe

Zensiert Instagram irankritische Beiträge?

4 Jul 2022
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Zensiert Instagram irankritische Beiträge?
4 Jul 2022
Zensiert Instagram irankritische Beiträge?
Elon Musk Twitter Collage sell

Money talks: Twitter’s financial backers must use their power to mitigate risks of Musk takeover

12 May 2022

Shareholders and financial institutions must withhold their approval for Twitter’s sale to Elon Musk unless human rights safeguards are in place. 

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Money talks: Twitter’s financial backers must use their power to mitigate risks of Musk takeover
12 May 2022
Money talks: Twitter’s financial backers must use their power to mitigate risks of Musk takeover
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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: digital authoritarianism returning across the globe

28 Apr 2022

New: “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021” unpacks the data, trends, and stories behind a year of internet shutdowns.

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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: digital authoritarianism returning across the globe
28 Apr 2022
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: digital authoritarianism returning across the globe
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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: MENA in the dark

28 Apr 2022

In 2021, Access Now documented at least 23 shutdowns in nine countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Read “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021.”

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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: MENA in the dark
28 Apr 2022
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: MENA in the dark
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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: India is the world’s largest offender

28 Apr 2022

India is the world’s largest offender, and blacked out the internet at least 106 times in 2021. Read “The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021”

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Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: India is the world’s largest offender
28 Apr 2022
Internet shutdowns in 2021 report: India is the world’s largest offender
#KeepItOn Report - The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021

Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism

28 Apr 2022

In 2021, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 182 internet shutdowns across 34 countries. This shows a dramatic resurgence of this oppressive form of control.

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Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism
28 Apr 2022
Internet shutdowns in 2021: the return of digital authoritarianism