Following our April 29 announcement, we believe it is important to be transparent about the context that led to the decision. We want to explain, where we can, why this announcement was made on such short notice, only days before we were set to welcome more than 2,600 participants in person, and 1,100 online, representing over 150 countries and 750 institutions.
Read our full statement in the link in our bio.
What does it mean to defend digital rights?
It means standing with activists, journalists, and communities fighting censorship, surveillance, and shutdowns.
It means making sure everyone can connect, communicate, and create safely online. Every policy we challenge, every threat we respond to, and every activist we support brings us closer to a world where technology serves the public good — not power.
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Donate at accessnow.org/donate
Spyware is one of the most invasive surveillance technologies used against civil society today. In this month’s Digital Security Toolkit, we break down how spyware works and share practical steps you can take to reduce your risk.
Swipe through, save this for later, and share it with your community. Someone you know might need it. ✊🏽
Digital threats are now part of modern conflict, reshaping the risks faced by civil society and humanitarian actors. As threats evolve, so do the responses needed to stay safe and resilient.
As part of the “Safe and Strong” webinar series by our Digital Security Helpline, experts from WITNESS, Cloudflare, Oxfam, and Access Now will explore the specific digital threats facing civil society in conflict settings, as well as how different stakeholders, including private sector partners and support organizations, are adapting their approaches to help individuals and communities stay safer online.
Register to join us on May 19 via the link in our bio.
Join eQualitie’s #SplinterCon, a 0-day satellite event at RightsCon 2026.
“One Shutdown After Another: Control and Resilience in African Networks” convenes technologists, researchers, and practitioners to address the rise of network shutdowns across Africa, the commercialization of control technologies, and the frontline efforts to keep communities connected.
RightsCon registration required. ❗ Find this event and more in our expanded programming [Link in bio]
بالتعاون مع شركة لوك آوت ومنظمة سمكس، كشف فريق خط مساعدة الأمن الرقمي التابع لأكسس ناو عن هجمة تصيد إلكتروني استهدفت اثنين من الصحفيين المصريين البارزين والمعارضين للحكومة، وهما مصطفى الأعصر وأحمد الطنطاوي. كما رصدت سمكس ضحية ثالثة ربما استُهدفت بالأسلوب ذاته.
الأخطر في هجمات كهذه أن أثرها لا يتوقف عند الضحية فقط. حيث أن اختراق حساب واحد يعني تعريض زملاء وزميلات ومصادر وأفراد أسرة بأكملهم للخطر.
الرجاء زيارة الرابط في البايو لقراءة التقرير.
2 weeks until #RightsCon2026 in #zambia!
The conversations, connections, and ideas that will shape the future of digital rights are almost here.
Plan your participation: /plan-your-travel/
The same systems that promise safety, can track and control, isolate, exhaust and turn human experience into commodity.
They can also harm people's mental health, that is a fact.
Teenagers who are growing up mediated by systems that do not understand them.
LGBTQ+ individuals who cannot find safe spaces, even online.
Survivors of violence whose lives can be mapped, tracked, predicted.
Journalists who no longer feel safe telling the truth.
And yet, there are still pockets of hope.
At #SXSW2026, we named something that many of us are already feeling alongside @alexmayoralb@accessnow
Our @luortizperez poured these reflections into our latest article “The Digital Snake and the Work of Care: Reflections from SXSW on AI, rights, and what we are becoming”
Read it at vita-activa.org | Link in our bio
The winner of the Privacy and Human Rights Award has been chosen!
#RightsCon2026 marks the second edition of the Privacy and Human Rights Award, presented in partnership with the Global Privacy Assembly and the Data Protection and Other Rights and Freedoms Working Group.
It recognizes individuals and organizations that excel in safeguarding privacy and other fundamental rights. Join us at the closing ceremony to discover this year’s winner!
Not a single day of 2025 passed without authorities shutting down the internet somewhere in the world.
Our #KeepItOn 2025 report is out. The data is alarming, but communities are fighting back.
Find out more ⬇️
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