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For millions, internet shutdowns have lasted weeks, months, or even years. From Annobón to Myanmar, they isolate communities and hinder documentation of abuses.

Learn more in our new blogpost: https://t.co/47LN56gUX1

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“Access Now documents internet shutdowns as civil society faces digital threats,” via Global Society World News.

https://t.co/ssHOHziU8Z

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Join our Co-Executive Director, @arzugeybulla, at #TrustConference2026 for an on-the-ground look at the evolving cyber threats facing journalists and civil society, and how we must fight back.

Register: https://t.co/TBg6ydIGBc

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As Big Tech and powerful countries dominate AI development, how can we ensure it serves the public and upholds human rights?

Discover how policies and practices can put people back in control of AI 🔽

https://t.co/2ntV70vynl

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“Judge denies WhatsApp’s bid to hold spyware maker in contempt for allegedly targeting users,” via @TheRecord_Media

https://t.co/dT2JqApEPv

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“Israeli ad company helped a spyware firm target Al Jazeera through online ads, researchers say,” via @NBCNews.

https://t.co/931r4uNxTb

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Digital security is about learning, not specific technologies or tools.

In our Stronger Together webinar for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Digital Security Helpline, @surfshark, and @bsky discussed prioritizing civil society's cybersecurity needs.

https://t.co/Y4P7EXdcB2

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Pension funds must not turn a blind eye to spyware!

Access Now is urging pension funds to avoid exposure to spyware and scrutinize their investments in AE Industrial Partners, the owners of a spyware vendor linked to human rights abuses.

Read: https://t.co/2efLASe9tx

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Need help?

-@SFLCin, for free legal help for takedowns, shutdowns and device seizures
-https://t.co/LadCmsqSro, for women, trans, queer and non-binary people
-Digital safety: https://t.co/LP1oLmGEvL
Surveillance self-defense at protests, @EFF: https://t.co/E2fFQJay2J

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Democracy and a crackdown on protesters cannot co-exist!

In Delhi, peaceful assembly has been met with mass detentions, mobile internet shutdowns, and orders for social media platforms to prioritise gov’t requests.

We ask the gov’t to #KeepItOn and respect human rights. 🔽

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At #FIFAfrica26, Adriana from @rightscon joined our Humanising Big Tech Accountability session

Here are her reflections on how the @accessnow team turned around a moment of adversity using empowering narratives

#OurPowerCollective #NguvuCollective

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We’re hiring a Financial Reporting Manager! 📢

Join Access Now’s Finance Team to manage financial reporting, budgeting, audits, and operations. English fluency, GAAP knowledge, and NGO experience are required.

Apply: https://t.co/VrwvptscE1

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When telcos shut down the internet, they shut down protests for the government.

https://t.co/AYP5MrWfgh via @globalvoices

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Reflections from our Humanising Big Tech Accountability Session at #FIFAfrica26

Our Senior Advisor, @EbenezarWikina, caught up with @andmeringue, Senior Policy Analyst at @accessnow, to discuss the importance of storytelling in advocacy

#OurPowerCollective #BigTech

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Myanmar’s regime has detained at least 2,029 people who have used social media to oppose military rule online, since the 2021 coup.

Authorities must keep the internet open, and protect people’s right to express and access information. #KeepItOn

https://t.co/TaZdwwrx4v

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At least 50 people were reportedly killed and 58 injured in military airstrikes on a busy market in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, Myanmar.

As violence continues, civilians need access to the internet to document + report on abuses + access information.

https://t.co/aLI1mp6j77

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NEW: Following the arrest of @matsda2sh's entire newsroom, TIMEP joins partners to condemn the escalating crackdown on the independent Egyptian investigative journalism platform & to call on authorities to immediately release the six detained journalists. https://t.co/cDKeJaNqH5

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People in Tigray told us what it meant to live through a prolonged internet shutdown that began in 2020 and lasted for more than 2 years.

Now, as fighting escalates and connectivity is disrupted again, their stories remind us what is at stake. #KeepItOn

https://t.co/TY6oeyyvQR

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NEW from @AntoanetaRoussi

Hacking company Oxygen Forensics sold its services to European law enforcement.

Last week, US DOJ arrested its top executives for concealing ties to Russia.

Every government using these tools has to severe ties & conduct full investigation!

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As fighting escalates in Tigray, shutdowns can further isolate people, prevent the documentation of human rights abuses, and exacerbate humanitarian crises.

Authorities must immediately stop weaponizing internet access in Tigray and #KeepItOn.

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Enough is enough!

People in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are once again cut off from the internet + the world, with services disrupted since September 25.

The region has already endured a blackout lasting over two years in 2020. It must NOT happen again.

https://t.co/PdXtm8ePy8