Propaganda in wartime is nothing new. But today’s targeted social media ads, powered by personal data + algorithmic profiling, make war-related content more dangerous than EVER. Here’s why social media platforms must prioritize human rights over revenue: www.accessnow.org/wp-content/u...

Gabon must #KeepItOn + respect human rights! Access Now + the #KeepItOn coalition call on the authorities in Gabon to reverse their harmful decision to deny millions of people access to social media. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Who should control our digital world? Alejandro Mayoral Baños, Access Now’s Co-Executive Director, speaks to @AJStream on digital sovereignty. www.aljazeera.com/video/the-st...

Ahead of the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, we co-hosted a high-level dialogue with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on AI, equity, and digital security for marginalized communities.

In Russia, connectivity disruptions are upending daily life and putting people in danger, cutting them off from work, services, and even urgent medical care and contact with loved ones when they need connection most. Learn what this means for people:

What do internet shutdowns mean for people’s freedom of expression, access to information, and democracy across Africa + how can we push back? Felicia Anthonio, our #KeepItOn Global Campaign Manager, breaks it down on NMT Media Foundation’s Free Speak podcast. 🔽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3iS...

Internet shutdowns in wartime = isolation, control, and silencing of people — and must no longer be seen as an inevitable cost of war. Here’s how shutdowns harm people, drawn from testimonies from Gaza + Sudan: www.accessnow.org/publication/...

Are you heading to the AI Impact Summit? Join us and Global Partners Digital on February 20 for “The AI-Cyber Nexus,” where we’ll explore how AI and cybersecurity intersect and what that means for security and public trust. Learn more and register 🔽

AppLogic Networks must be more transparent about its exit from Egypt! Together with partners, we’re calling for more transparency, accountability, and remedies for digital repression and attacks on press freedom linked to its tech in the country. Read more 🔽 www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

Can you trust a chatbot’s answers? And is there any way to clean up the AI slop overwhelming the internet? In part two of our series on AI and digital security, we dive into the murky world of LLMs and information 🔽 www.accessnow.org/artificial-i...

“The worst part of the shutdown is that none of the daily injustices happening on the island come to light.” This is just one voice among many from Annobón, where authorities continue to impose an island-wide internet shutdown. It’s time to #KeepItOn!

No more AI Act loopholes! We demand that EU co-legislators reject attempts to remove a key transparency safeguard from the AI Act. Read more in our open letter ⬇️

AI is everywhere, but should people really trust it? This #SaferInternetDay, we’re calling for AI tools that respect the privacy, security, and human rights of everyone, especially at-risk communities. You can read our blog to learn more: www.accessnow.org/artificial-i...

Whether in Ukraine, Myanmar, or Gaza, cyberwarfare is putting people’s lives at risk. But do traditional ceasefires account for this digital side of modern conflict? Here’s why peace texts must address online harms, and what a digital ceasefire could look like.

Has your favorite chatbot spilled your gossip? Did an AI agent just expose your credit card details? Our new blog series on AI and digital security shows how AI tools threaten privacy and confidentiality, and why human rights safeguards are essential. www.accessnow.org/artificial-i...

“Rand Hammoud, the surveillance campaigns lead at Access Now, said Pall Mall leadership needs to set up “clear criteria for industry engagement … to protect the credibility of an initiative that depends on good faith participation.” therecord.media/spyware-make...

“NSO has been frustrating investigations, discrediting victims and researchers and putting enormous resources into actively trying to avoid accountability and providing remedy to victims in U.S. and other courts." @natynettle.bsky.social Read more ⬇️ therecord.media/spyware-make...

End-to-end encryption keeps our messages private, secure, and our rights protected. But it’s under attack. Client-side scanning (CSS) undermines all three, creating new risks and threatening free speech. Learn more: www.accessnow.org/why-client-s...

This #DataProtectionDay, we’re clear about what’s at stake: your privacy. In a world that treats personal data as a commodity, we’re fighting every day to protect your data and privacy rights worldwide.

Internet shutdowns aren't a solution for exam cheating: they harm rights, livelihoods, and futures. We urge all MENA governments to #KeepItOn: reject the false promise of control through disconnection, and write a new chapter instead. Read our blog: www.accessnow.org/no-exam-shut...

New security feature released by WhatsApp to further protect high risk users from spyware 🙌 For some, this can be truly life saving! More companies should be adding such features to their platforms and devices. By @cyberscoop.bsky.social @timstarks.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/whatsapp-str...

En septiembre del año pasado Perú promulgó el reglamento de su Ley de IA, un paso clave para la agenda regional. Si bien incorpora algunas recomendaciones de la sociedad civil, también deja vacíos preocupantes. Lee más en el blog: www.accessnow.org/reglamento-d...

To everyone who stood up for digital rights in 2025 — thank you. Let’s keep going — the fight continues in 2026. Donate today: accessnow.org/donate

Across conflict zones, internet shutdowns are used as a tactic of war. Based on testimonies from Gaza and Sudan, our report shows how shutdowns inflict psychological, economic, political, and societal damage. Read more ⬇️ www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

After a year, the EU is moving backwards on digital rights. The new EU mandate was supposed to defend digital rights, but what we are seeing instead is a wave of harmful deregulation and a rise in surveillance that puts people at risk. Read the blog: www.accessnow.org/eu-abandons-...

"Iran’s communications blackout has entered its eighth day, making it the longest uninterrupted nationwide shutdown we’ve ever recorded," said Marwa Fatafta, MENA Policy + Advocacy Director at Access Now. Read more ⬇️ www.challenges.fr/monde/coupur...

This week we delve into the worst internet shutdown ever recorded in Iran. Then: why up to half of fresh fruit & veg is wasted. One 5-day error. 300 tonnes of apples lost. When information breaks down, the costs are human and global. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqoi...

Natalia Krapiva, our Senior Tech-Legal Counsel, told TechCrunch that NSO is “clearly campaigning to be removed from the U.S. Entity List” and must prove it has “dramatically changed as a company” since being listed. Read more ⬇️ techcrunch.com/2026/01/08/c...

VPN users in Jammu & Kashmir face a 2-month ban. Raman Jit Singh Chima, our Senior International Counsel & Asia Pacific Policy Director, warns: "Law enforcement is trying to push everyday people from not using VPNs, and that's alarming." Read ⬇️ www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...

Open letter to the International Telecommunications Union #ITU and the United Nations #UN on the internet shutdown and repression of protest in #Iran: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

After taking to the streets, people in Iran have now been disconnected from the rest of the world for more than five days. That’s +120 hours in the dark! Alongside +19 orgs, we demand that authorities immediately restore internet access and uphold rights. www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

According to our Executive Director, Alejandro Mayoral, the past year was defined by “surveillance, censorship, and shrinking civic space.” Tech Radar spoke with Access Now staff about the most critical digital rights developments from the last 12 months. Read: www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...

Internet shutdowns undermine democracy! As Ugandans head to the polls on this week, the #KeepItOn coalition urges President Museveni to guarantee full, uninterrupted internet access before, during, and after the elections. #KeepItOn Read more: www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

Iran has been cut off from the internet as people take to the streets. At least 34 protesters have been killed and 2,200 arrested. Internet shutdowns violate rights, hide abuses + silence dissent. Authorities must reconnect Iran’s people NOW. #KeepItOn www.bbc.com/news/live/cl...

As protests continue and a government shutdown disrupts Iran, we are closely monitoring the situation, and the multiple reports of shutdowns, and urgently call on Iranian authorities to uphold human rights, and guarantee unrestricted access to the internet. #KeepItOn filter.watch/english/2026...

For years, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has been aiding journalists and dissidents who have been targeted with government spyware. This is how they operate.

New year, same fight. Digital authoritarianism keeps rising. So are we. Your support fuels the fight for digital rights ▶️ accessnow.org/donate

Surveillance, censorship, and internet shutdowns — 2025 was a(nother) tough year for human rights. Let’s fight to make 2026 a better one. Your support helps us keep defending digital rights, protecting activists, and pushing back against authoritarianism. accessnow.org/donate

This holiday season, stand with those defending freedom online. Your support helps us keep defending digital rights across the globe. Fund the good fight — donate today: www.accessnow.org/donate

AI is expanding fast — and so are the risks to human rights. To truly safeguard people from the worst risks of AI development, we need strong, actionable data protection rights. Here’s what you need to know ⬇️

In October, Fight joined @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @hrw.org @7amleh.bsky.social and @eff.org in another letter to Microsoft demanding more transparency around the ongoing investigation Microsoft is overseeing into its contracts with the Israeli military: www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

"If the world ignores Myanmar now, it will see the same digital oppression replicated elsewhere," says Wai Phyo Myint, Asia Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now. Read more: www.context.news/digital-righ...

10 years ago, we launched the Grants Program with a simple idea: when digital rights defenders are under attack, they deserve rapid, trusted support. The “Community Defenders” are grounded in lived experience, and driven by the needs and aspirations of their people. 🧵 ⬇️ ️

SMSs sent by the DGSP via MTN Congo encouraged people to report alleged gang members for money amid reports of extrajudicial killings. Telecoms have a duty to protect subscriber data and prevent harm — MTN Group must investigate and provide remedies.

#HumanRights don’t protect themselves. But defenders worldwide face growing digital threats, with women & gender-diverse activists especially at risk. Canada supports @accessnow.org’s Digital Security Helpline to help keep them safe & their voices strong. #HumanRightsDay #16Days

Across conflict zones, internet shutdowns are used as a tactic of war. Based on testimonies from Gaza and Sudan, our new report shows how shutdowns inflict psychological, economic, political, and societal damage. Read the report ➡️ www.accessnow.org/publication/...

Today on Human Rights Day, we’re reminded that the struggle for human rights now extends into the digital world. Protecting digital rights is part of protecting each other — and building a future where everyone can live, speak, and participate with freedom and dignity!

Are you experienced in building individual giving programs for nonprofits? We’re looking for a consultant to audit our infrastructure, branding, and existing campaign materials, and recommend next steps to strengthen our program. Apply now 🔽

Ahead of planned protests, Tanzanian authorities and Meta must respect human rights + ensure open and secure access to the internet and digital platforms. ISPs and Telcos operating in the country must resist any shutdown orders and #KeepItOn. Read more: www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

10 years ago, we launched the Grants Program with a simple idea: when digital rights defenders are under attack, they deserve rapid, trusted support. Today we introduce the “Digital First Aiders” — local experts helping journalists, activists, and communities stay safe. 🧵 ⬇️