Access Now's Digital Security Helpline and Vita Activa offer holistic digital safety and mental health support for activists. The post Vita Activa & the Digital Security Helpline join forces to support mental health and digital safety for activists appeared first on Access Now .
Internet shutdowns have to stop. As Access Now marks the 10th anniversary of the #KeepItOn campaign in 2026, we’re reflecting on the path travelled so far — and the journey still to come as we continue to fight to #KeepItOn around the world. The post #KeepItOn @10: celebrating a decade of fighting internet shutdowns appeared first on Access Now .
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition — a global network of over 370 organizations from 106 countries working to end internet shutdowns, through an open letter, are urging Zambian authorities to ensure unfettered access to the internet throughout the upcoming election. The post #KeepItOn: authorities in Zambia must resist hitting the kill switch during upcoming elections appeared first on Access…
We, the undersigned organizations and members of the #KeepItOn coalition — a global network of over 370 organizations from 106 countries working to end internet shutdowns — appeal to you, President Hakainde Hichilema, to ensure that people in Zambia have unfettered access to the internet, digital platforms, and all other communication channels throughout the upcoming elections on August 13, 2026.…
MENA's social media regulations give the appearance of legitimacy but threaten to increase state censorship and control. The post The game is up: how MENA’s social media regulations silence and control appeared first on Access Now .
Session description: This civil society-led counter-event to the AI for Good Global Summit takes a critical look at the overhyped role of AI in solving humanity’s long-standing problems, and at The post Not AI for Good appeared first on Access Now .
Session description: The rise of the anti-rights movement is accelerating the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people and identity in Africa. In Senegal, the government’s amendment of Article 319 of Senegal’s Penal The post Resisting anti-rights attacks on the LGBTQ+ movement in the digital age appeared first on Access Now .