Intentionally disrupting the internet violates free expression and human rights. #KeepItOn

اگر اکانت شما روی شبکه‌های اجتماعی بخاطر پست راجع به ایران محدود یا بسته شده یا پستی ازتون پاک شده با Kandoo کندو تماس بگیرید. ما سعی می‌کنیم این شرکت‌ها رو پاسخگو نگه داریم. #زن_زندگی_آزادی #اعتصابات_سراسری #اعتراضات_سراسری

Last month Sam Biddle and Murtaza Hussain broke this incredible story about how Iranian regime is using phone numbers to identify protesters. We really need Signal not to rely on phone numbers for registration. #WomanLifeFreedom #اعتراضات_سراسری theintercept.com/2022/10/28/ira…

لطفا از این فرم برای ثبت گزارش محدودیت حساب یا حذف محتوا روی شبکه‌های اجتماعی استفاده کنید 👇🏽 forms.gle/S5kPmeWYzqBS8F… #زن_زندگی_آزادی #اعتصابات__سراسری #مهسا_امینی

NEW: Access Now and partners are proud to launch the “Declaration of principles for content and platform governance in times of crisis.” Social media platforms continue to fail the global majority during armed conflict, crises + war. Our recs 🧵accessnow.org/new-content-go… #IGF2022

Why Apple’s announcements today are a big deal, a thread. 1/

We call on Apple to mitigate abuse of WiFi Sync. Read more: Coalition Against Stalkerware stopstalkerware.org/2023/02/20/coa…

In a chilling crackdown on freedom of speech, #Iraq’s Ministry of Interior has set up a Committee and a digital platform to monitor and report “indecent content” on social media. We fear this may lead to arbitrary prosecutions and self-censorship in Iraq. smex.org/joint-statemen…

How a little-known iPhone feature is opening the door for cyberstalkers certosoftware.com/insights/how-a…

🔺Authorities in #Iraq are cracking down on open debate online, bolstered by a newly-created committee to monitor 'indecent content’. #FreeSpeech advocates say many of the 14 people charged had criticised the govt or posted satirical comments. 🔻article19.org/resources/iraq…

🚩 Microsoft recently announced plans to invest in a cloud data centre in #SaudiArabia. The Saudi authorities' abysmal rights record calls into serious question the ability of the company to uphold its human rights responsibilities in the country. ➡️ alqst.org/en/post/saudi-…

In February 2023, Microsoft announced its plans to invest in a cloud data centre in Saudi Arabia to offer enterprise cloud services Here's why Access Now, Human Rights Watch,@euromedhr & 15 other organisations call on Microsoft to suspend its plans to invest in a cloud data centre in Saudi⤵️

We’ve been contemplating where to go… we were thinking about bsky but their response to anti-Blackness and the broken Persian font is an insult to the communities we love and care for. Do you have a fav server on mastodon? Which one should we join (if we decided to)? 👀

We have read the Cybercrime Draft Law, so you don't have to. Our verdict? It should be completely rejected. Let's have a look at the articles that most affect Internet Freedom, explained in plain language: (1/8)

Jordan’s new draft Cybercrime Law should be scrapped! Why? It uses overly broad, vaguely-defined terms, hampering free expression and increasing online censorship, just to name a few. Our statement with @Article19org, SMEX, GCHR, & more: accessnow.org/press-release/…

Connectivity in Gaza further dropped ~12:00pm Oct 27 local time. Routing Announcements dropped due to a complete outage of AS56995 (netstream). ~15% of networks in Gaza are responding to IODA's pings. ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/region/1226?fr… ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/asn/56995?from…

IODA is showing further decline in connectivity as measured by Active Probing from ~15% to ~7%. Follow near realtime connectivity signals for Gaza: ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/region/1226?fr…

We welcome Oversight Board’s opinion urging Meta to end its blanket ban on the term "shaheed" when referring to individuals designated as dangerous. Meta must improve its problematic record of moderating Arabic-language content. accessnow.org/press-release/…

BREAKING—DOZENS OF @GOOGLE WORKERS LEAD HISTORIC COAST TO COAST-INS AT @GOOGLECLOUD CEO THOMAS KURIAN’S OFFICE IN SUNNYVALE & @GOOGLE’s NYC 10TH FLOOR COMMONS. They refuse to leave until @google stops powering the genocide in Gaza LIVESTREAM: twitch.tv/notech4aparthe…

📢Joint letter regarding Meta's Insufficient Human Rights Due Diligence The MENA Alliance for Digital Rights has addressed an urgent letter to Sir Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta, addressing concerns over it's recent “Israel and Palestine Human Rights Due