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Deliberately forgotten: internet shutdowns with no end
Indefinite internet shutdowns are increasing each year as perpetrators seek to keep entire populations permanently disconnected.
#NoExamShutdown: One step forward, another step back
Across the MENA region, governments are imposing internet shutdowns during student exams. Read our exam shutdown report card and join the call for governments to keep this academic year free of internet shutdowns.
Openness in AI development: a path to long-term independence
This blog post unpacks concrete initiatives that show how openness in AI development can increase people’s agency over AI and advance the development of public interest technology.
Beware of spyware: Access Now urges pension funds to scrutinize investments for spyware exposure
On September 28, 2026, Access Now wrote to four pension funds regarding their investment in AE Industrial Partners (AEI). AEI purchased spyware technology vendor Paragon Solutions in 2024 and merged the company with its holding company REDLattice.
Ignore human rights risks, face the consequences: Telenor under investigation for crimes against humanity in Myanmar
For years, Access Now and civil society have raised the alarm over Telenor’s hasty and irresponsible departure from Myanmar and the potential human rights abuses should Telenor sell its Myanmar enterprise to the military-linked M1 Group.
Sound of the silenced: voices from the connectivity crisis
Data centers have become war targets. The attacks signal a new front in global conflict.
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