We defend and extend the digital rights of people and communities at risk 🌎 RightsCon: @rightscon Latin America: @accessnow_latam
- Tweets48.3K
- Following4.8K
- Followers65.5K
- Likes16.6K
ALT As you read this, there are at least 76 ongoing shutdowns around the world. Alarmingly, these prolonged shutdowns have risen steadily each year, as perpetrators worldwide quietly keep people cut off from the internet.
ALT Digital Security Clinic: Drop-in digital security advice for human rights defenders, activists, journalists, and civil society organizations. One-on-one consultations may also be available by arrangement. October 28, 2026. 2:30 - 4:00 P.M. | Breakout room 7, M.I.C.E Center, Quezon City.
ALT Mozilla Festival October 28-30, Barcelona
ALT Cyber resilience on the digital frontline 13:50-14:35 2nd floor interactive area Shrinking civic space and sophisticated digital repression now pose existential threats to global civil society and independent media. Compounded by funding pressures and rapid AI adoption, organisations must adapt quickly to survive. This interactive breakout session explores the shifting cyber threat landscape, offering insights from the field to keep journalists and NGOs secure, resilient, and effective. Natalia Belikova Head of International Cooperation Press Club Belarus Arzu Geybulla Co-Executive Director Access Now
ALT TITLE: Pension funds and investors must not turn a blind eye to spyware! SUB: Access Now urges institutional investors to carefully scrutinize their investments in AE Industrial Partners, which purchased spyware vendor Paragon Solutions in 2024.
ALT Democracy and a crackdown on protesters cannot co-exist. In Delhi, authorities have responded to peaceful assembly with indiscriminate detentions, mobile internet shutdowns, and instructions to social media platforms to prioritise gov’t requests and “enhance diligence”. Our message to the government, to platforms, and to protesters:
ALT To the government of India: keep people connected. Shutting down the internet or banning communication apps is not a justifiable safety measure. It cuts people off from lawyers, families, doctors and journalists, and hinders accountability while shielding violence. Not only is this a grave violation of fundamental rights, but it is also counter-productive from a law and order standpoint.
ALT To social media platforms: Fulfill human rights responsibilities and push back against overbroad and rights-violating mandates; Do not remove lawful speech on demand; Respect freedom of expression; Review government demands for legality and proportionality; Inform users when their content is removed and why, and give them a working route to appeal. Choose the people who make your platform.
ALT To everyone protesting peacefully: Protect your safety as you exercise your rights. Before you go: switch off face and fingerprint unlock, use a strong passcode, and carry only what you need. Digital safety is key to physical safety. Secure your phone before you go. Expect the internet to be cut. Know who to call if you are detained. You do not have to unlock your phone or share passwords with authorities.
ALT Need help? SFLC.in RightsLine for free legal help for takedowns, shutdowns and device seizures TechSakhi by Point of View, for women, trans, queer and non-binary people Know your rights during a shutdown: https://internetfreedom.in/ Digital safety at protests: https://lnkd.in/p/dfQRyfsq Surveillance self-defense at protest, EFF: https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest Visit accessnow.org to learn more.
