Access Now is calling on the Government of India to end its wave of digital censorship and intimidation, including immediately withdrawing its new rules for governing content and communications online.
Read more about Digital rights outfits call upon Indian govt to roll back IT Rules on Business Standard. Coalition of 14 such outfits is also asking corporations to step up against intrusion by Indian authorities into the rights of millions of people who use their services everyday
Access Now 25 May 2021 | 6:41 am
The threat to free expression on social media in India is continuing to grow. At 21:00 on
May 24, 2021, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police raided two offices of Twitter India, claiming it was serving a notice to Twitter in regards to an ongoing enquiry into the company’s actions of flagging tweets issued by leaders of the ruling party including its spokesperson as containing “manipulated media”. The tweets referred to a “toolkit” which alleged that the opposition Congress party planned to damage the Prime Minister’s reputation for his handling of the devastating second wave of the coronavirus in India. Members of the opposition party have
Access Now 10 March 2021 | 10:30 pm
Ten international non-profit organizations Access Now, ARTICLE 19, the Association for Progressive Communications, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Derechos Digitales, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Human Rights Watch, Mnemonic, Reporters Without Borders, and WITNESS are jointly
calling on government authorities and web firms operating in India to cease a crusade of censorship and surveillance across the nation targeting critics speaking online in response to the ongoing #FarmersProtests.
Tech companies hold immense power, and must defend privacy, and ensure free speech by pushing back on government orders that infringe on rights. They should:
In line with international standards, “engage in prevention and risk mitigation strategies that respect principles of internationally recognized human rights to the greatest extent possible when faced with