Access Now
| Type | NGO |
|---|---|
| Website | accessnow.org |
| Wikipedia |  |
| Year founded | 2009 |
| Location |
New York
 United States of America
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| Budget | USD 5M-19M |
| Functions | Advocacy, Fieldwork, Funding, Research |
| Funding sources | Foundations or grants, Individual citizens |
| Tags | human rights internet censorship free speech |
| Summary | Access Now is a non-profit organization with a mission to defend and extend the digital civil rights of people around the world. Access Now supports programs including an annual conference on Human Rights (RightsCon), an index of internet shutdowns (#KeepItOn), and providing exit nodes for Tor network. Access Now campaigns against internet shutdowns, online censorship, and government surveillance. Access Now fights against online repression and provides grants and support to grassroots organizations to advance the rights of users and communities who are at risk of digital violations. |
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Publications
Access Now · 28 February 2023 English
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report, Weapons of Control, Shields of Impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022, reveals and unpacks the global resurgence of internet shutdowns last year. In …
Access Now · 25 October 2022
In our opinion, the combined financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Organization as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and …
Access Now · 13 September 2022 Spanish
Declaración conjunta para el Diálogo de Alto Nivel de Seguridad entre México y Estados Unidos (08 de octubre de 2021): nivel-de-seguridad-entre-mexico-y-estados-unidos Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. [...] Representantes del Gobierno de …
Access Now · 27 July 2022 English
It is civil society security researchers who have detected the use of spyware and unveiled the scale of the global hack-for-hire sector, which is helping proliferate the use of malware …
Access Now · 10 July 2022 English
If the final outcome of this procedure is a rejection or the dismissal of the complaint, it must be the DPA originally chosen by the data subject to lodge the …
Access Now · 24 May 2022 English
On the other hand, in a positive development, With a gradual return to normalcy following the Documented internet Impact of shutdowns in countries including Benin, Iraq, and The Gambia, outbreak …
Access Now · 28 April 2022 English
1/9 4/28/22, 5:44 PM Access Now Code of Conduct - Access Now Participants and stakeholders of the Access Now community are expected to understand and abide by this Code of …
Access Now · 29 November 2021 English
Insofar as Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly used in all areas of public life, it is vital that the AIA addresses the structural, societal, political and economic impacts of …
Access Now · 22 November 2021 English
5a Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5a X b Did any taxable party notify the organization …
Access Now · 22 October 2021 English
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these combined financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United …