#Access Now report

Governance & Ethics

Internet Shutdowns Smash Records in 2025: Repression's Grip Tightens Worldwide

We all figured the tide was turning on digital blackouts after years of outcry. Wrong. 2025's record 313 shutdowns prove governments are doubling down on silencing dissent.

Privacy & Data

450 Companies Fueling the EU's Vast Migrant Surveillance Web

Imagine a web of 450 companies weaving surveillance tech into Europe's borders. Access Now just mapped it all — and it's bigger than you think.