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Access Now18h ago

Access Now alongside ten other civil society organizations joined in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. court to uphold the permanent injunction against NSO Group and protect encryption from Pegasus spyware.

Read more ▶️ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/access-now-urges-the-ninth-circuit-to-protect-encryption-from-nsos-spyware/

Access Now urges the Ninth Circuit to protect encryption from NSO’s spyware - Access Now

Yesterday, Access Now and ten other civil society organizations filed an amicus brief in the U.S.’ Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals calling to protect encryption from NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware and to keep the lower court’s permanent injunction forbidding NSO from ever targeting WhatsApp or its customers’ devices ever again.

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Access Now1d ago

La desinformación impacta cada vez más en los procesos electorales de América Latina.

Frente a este desafĂ­o, proteger la privacidad y los datos personales es fundamental para garantizar el acceso a informaciĂłn de calidad y fortalecer los derechos polĂ­ticos de la ciudadanĂ­a.

Conoce estas recomendaciones para combatir la desinformación en contextos electorales ⬇️

https://www.accessnow.org/publication/vinculo-entre-desinformacion-y-privacidad/

Access Now1d ago

Human rights groups, researchers, and activists have had their Facebook and Instagram accounts geo-blocked following reported gov’t requests from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Meta must uphold human rights, not enable digital repression. Learn more đź”˝

https://www.alqst.org/en/post/meta-blocks-human-rights-accounts-from-reaching-audiences-in-saudi-arabia-and-the-uae

Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

The undersigned NGOs condemn Meta’s decision to restrict the Facebook and Instagram accounts of independent NGOs, researchers, and civil society figures from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Access Now2d ago

In case you missed it, here’s the recording for our conversation on digital risks in war and conflict, highlighting how humanitarian organizations, civil society, and tech platforms can contribute to keeping populations safe online.

Panelists discussed the growing impact of digital harms in conflict settings — and how organizations can leverage digital rights to help communities during humanitarian crises.

Watch the recording: https://youtu.be/BcU4FmTcvRk

Digital security in war and conflict: challenges for civil society and tools for resilience

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Access Now4d ago

We reiterate our demand: Microsoft must publish the findings of its review into Israel’s usage of Azure cloud services for the mass surveillance and targeting of Palestinians, and to take concrete steps to end any role in grave human rights violations.

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https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/microsoft-come-clean-about-your-ties-to-the-israeli-military/

Microsoft: it’s time to come clean about your ties to the Israeli military - Access Now

Through a new joint letter, we're calling on Microsoft to publish the findings of its review into the Israeli military’s use of the company services.

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Access Now5d ago

Today, we mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia — a global moment of solidarity with LGBTQ+ communities, and resistance against hate, discrimination, and violence. We respond to this moment by continuing to defend LGBTQ+ digital rights, today and every day. #IDAHOBIT #ProtectLGBTQDigitalRights

https://www.accessnow.org/lgbtq-rights/

Access Now6d ago
RightsCon Organizers Take Stock of What's Next After Zambia https://www.techpolicy.press/rightscon-organizers-take-stock-of-whats-next-after-zambia/
RightsCon Organizers Take Stock of What's Next After Zambia

A conversation with Access Now executive director Alejandro Mayoral Baños and RightsCon director Nikki Gladstone.

Tech Policy Press
Access NowMay 13
Cancelamento da RightsCon afeta debate sobre direitos digitais em todo o mundo https://nucleo.jor.br/reportagem/2026-05-13-cancelamento-da-rightscon-afeta-debate-sobre-direitos-digitais-em-todo-o-mundo/
Cancelamento da RightsCon afeta debate sobre direitos digitais em todo o mundo

Governo da Zâmbia cancelou evento dias antes do início; pressão diplomática chinesa e ambiente político pré-eleitoral estão entre os motivos

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Access NowMay 13
RightsCon 2026 cancellation is a blow to civil society, free expression and the right to assembly everywhere
https://ifex.org/rightscon-2026-cancellation-is-a-blow-to-civil-society-free-expression-and-the-right-to-assembly-everywhere/
RightsCon 2026 cancellation is a blow to civil society, free expression and the right to assembly everywhere - IFEX

Members and partners of IFEX and the Global Forum for Media Development stress that cancelling RightsCon and thereby seriously disrupting UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day conference weakens an already strained ecosystem and contributes to fragmentation, isolation, and, ultimately, a chilling effect on collective action. 

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Access NowMay 12
Zambia’s de facto cancelation of RightsCon an attack on rights and freedoms: Special Rapporteur
https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2026/05/zambias-de-facto-cancelation-rightscon-attack-rights-and-freedoms
Zambia’s de facto cancelation of RightsCon an attack on rights and freedoms: Special Rapporteur

GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and Association* issued the following statement on the postponement of RightsCon in Zambia:

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