From RightsCon Continues 🔥 Felicia Anthonio, our #KeepItOn Global Campaign Manager, dives into a decade of movement-building against internet shutdowns in this Fireside Chat, featuring representatives from 7amleh, Vodafone, Calendrys, and more. Watch the recording on the platform.

From RightsCon Continues 🔥 Join Naro Omo-Osagie, Africa Policy and Advocacy Manager at Access Now, for a Fireside Chat on movement-building against digital authoritarianism and transnational repression, featuring experts from Myanmar Internet Project, WITNESS, and +. Watch it on the platform.

From RightsCon Continues 🔥 Join Daniel Leufer, our Senior Policy Analyst, for a multi-stakeholder discussion on inclusive global AI governance, featuring representatives from @Signal, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications, the government of Ghana, and +. Don’t miss out!

From RightsCon Continues 🔥 Bridget Andere, Senior Policy Analyst at Access Now, joins the first RightsCon Continues Fireside Chat to discuss protecting freedom of assembly and association in Africa with experts from Change Tanzania, AfricTivistes, and more. Don’t miss out!

From RightsCon Continues Mohammed Al-Maskati, Digital Security Helpline Director at Access Now, and Palestinian tech and human rights activists unpack how biometric surveillance and AI-driven targeting function as tools of war and occupation. Don’t miss out — jump onto the platform and join us!

From RightsCon Continues 🔥 Natalia Krapiva, Senior Tech-Legal Counsel at Access Now, dives into the political influence of the commercial spyware industry with experts from Deakin University, Reporters Without Borders, and more. Don’t miss out — jump onto the platform and join us!

Join Alejandro Mayoral Baños, our Co-Executive Director, at RightsCon Continues for “From Surveillance to Governance: Recentering Human Rights in the UN AI Agenda” to explore how we can put digital rights at the heart of the UN AI agenda. 📅 Sep 23 | 4:45 am CEST rightscon.summit.tc/catalog/righ...

Join @djleufer.bsky.social, our Senior Policy Analyst, and experts from Signal, the UK AI Security Institute, Diversa + the Swiss Federal Office of Communications at RightsCon Continues for a chat on rights-respecting AI governance. 📅 Sep 22 | 9:15 pm CEST rightscon.summit.tc/catalog/righ...

How do we protect civic space in the digital age? Join @bridgeta.bsky.social for “Safeguarding Civic Space in the Digital Age: Protecting Freedom of Assembly and Association in Africa” at RightsCon Continues to learn more. 📅 Sep 22 | 5:30 pm CEST rightscon.summit.tc/catalog/righ...

Join Access Now and Deakin University for “Spyware’s Corridors of Power: The Political Influence of the Commercial Spyware Industry” at RightsCon Continues to explore the commercial spyware industry and its political influence. 📅 Sep 22 | 4:15 pm CEST rightscon.summit.tc/catalog/righ...

Join Access Now and @7amleh.bsky.social for “Surveillance as Warfare: Biometric Control, AI Targeting, and Corporate Complicity in Palestine” at RightsCon Continues — discussing biometric surveillance, AI targeting + corporate involvement. 📅 Sep 22 | 4:15 pm CEST rightscon.summit.tc/catalog/righ...

The Kremlin must restore access to a free and secure internet now! Elections without access to the internet are neither free nor fair. As parliamentary elections unfold in Russia, authorities must drop the digital iron curtain + respect citizens' right to stay informed. #KeepItOn

Join us during UNGA81 to discuss the need for centering human rights within the UN AI agenda. This event will bring experts together to explore strategies against rising surveillance and identify actions stakeholders can take to achieve these goals. Register: www.accessnow.org/event/unga81...

A huge win for accountability and human rights! After years of ignoring calls to respect human rights in its operations in Myanmar, Telenor is now facing charges of crimes against humanity and sanctions violations. @justiceformyanmar.org

Ignore human rights risks, face the consequences: Telenor under investigation for crimes against humanity in Myanmar - Access Now

For years, Access Now and civil society have raised the alarm over Telenor’s hasty and irresponsible departure from Myanmar and the potential human rights abuses should Telenor sell its Myanmar…

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How will AI shape the world over the next five years? Alejandro Mayoral Baños, our Co-ED, spoke to @chathamhouse.org about the role of power and inequality in shaping who controls and benefits from AI. Read the full piece 🔽 www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

How AI could change the world

Artificial intelligence is developing rapidly and threatens to transform politics, economics and societies. How should it be regulated? Are significant job losses inevitable? Should countries try to…

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Canada’s Bill C-22 could put privacy worldwide at risk by expanding surveillance powers + metadata retention that reach beyond Canada. We urge European policymakers to demand that the Canadian gov’t protect end-to-end encryption + people’s data. www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

The EU must act now to protect privacy and encryption from Canada’s overreaching Bill C-22 - Access Now

Access Now, alongside several European civil society organisations, are urging Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, European Union commissioners, and members of the European Par...

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Access Now is a 2026 EFF Award winner! 🏆🎉 We’re proud to receive this recognition alongside @7amleh, DeFlock, and New Media Rights for our work advancing digital rights and defending people’s freedom in the digital age. Huge thanks to @EFF for this honor. 💚

Nas próximas eleições presidenciais no Brasil, seus dados pessoais podem ser usados para descobrir o que você pensa, seus medos e quais postagens têm mais chances de convencer você. Leia mais: www.accessnow.org/publication/...

Access Now’s Daniel Leufer spoke to POLITICO about the EU’s decision to regulate ChatGPT as a search engine. He argues that its designation under the DSA provides an opportunity for more scrutiny on OpenAI’s content moderation practices. Read more: www.politico.eu/article/new-...

Hey EU, your new rules for ChatGPT don’t cover chat

The world’s most popular chatbot is now under Europe’s stringent regulatory purview. But classifying it as a search engine leaves many of its core functionalities uncovered.

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Our Digital Security Helpline Director, @mohdmaskati.bsky.social, joins Somewhere on Earth to unpack Apple’s spyware warnings, digital forensics, and how to build safer digital practices in an era of increasingly sophisticated spyware. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

AI Medical Devices: Are We Using Them Before We Know They Work?

Podcast Episode · Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast · September 1 · 23m

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On July 27, 2026, the UK Supreme Court ruled that Bahrain cannot claim immunity over the hacking of Bahraini dissidents’ devices with FinSpy spyware. The ruling could have major implications for digital transnational repression. Read more: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/u.k....

U.K. Supreme Court Opens Door for Spyware Victims to Sue Foreign States

The Kingdom of Bahrain cannot claim immunity from a suit by exiled dissidents over harm caused by spyware surveillance on U.K. soil.

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The Sound of the Silenced: Inside the ten-year global fight to keep the internet on www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...

The Sound of the Silenced: Inside the ten-year global fight to keep the internet on

Digital rights group Access Now is marking the 10th anniversary of its #KeepItOn campaign by giving voice to those affected by internet shutdowns

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Apple has long warned users about potential spyware attacks, and is now placing alerts directly on devices’ Lock Screen and in Settings, making them harder to miss. Here’s what you need to know about what they mean for your digital security.

“‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators.” By @techcrunch.com. techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/u...

‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators | TechCrunch

Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high.

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For people living through conflict, protests, and political crises, an internet shutdown can mean life-threatening risk. Our new special shares the real stories of people affected by shutdowns around the world. Explore: www.accessnow.org/sound-of-sil...

“In Jantar Mantar protests, a model of all that’s wrong with India’s internet governance,” by Namrata Maheshwari, Asia Pacific Policy Manager and Global Encryption Policy Lead. indianexpress.com/article/opin...

In Jantar Mantar protests, a model of all that’s wrong with India’s internet governance

The government’s digital actions drew on a broad toolkit, including restrictions on internet and messaging apps, increased surveillance, and threats against Big Tech. The fact that these actions…

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The UN World Food Programme is reportedly preparing to renew its partnership with Palantir, despite serious concerns raised over privacy, data protection, and accountability. Those in the AI kill chain must have nothing to do with humanitarian data! Sign: www.change.org/p/tell-the-u...

Sign the Petition

Tell the UN World Food Programme: Drop Palantir.

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Our Digital Security Helpline and Vita Activa are partnering to connect civil society with technical expertise and psychological support. We strongly believe that defending human rights shouldn't mean facing digital threats or burnout alone. Learn more: www.accessnow.org/mental-healt...

New partnership combines digital safety and mental health support

Access Now's Digital Security Helpline and Vita Activa offer holistic digital safety and mental health support for activists.

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What does meaningful stakeholder engagement actually look like? Join Isedua Oribhabor, our Business and Human Rights Manager, for a conversation on what tech companies need to do to meaningfully engage with civil society. Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/accd80...

For 10 years, the #KeepItOn campaign has united civil society to push back against internet shutdowns and defend human rights. Today, the movement is stronger than ever. Celebrate with us and join the #KeepItOn movement: www.accessnow.org/keepiton-10-...