Publications

For a decade, Access Now Grants has partnered with grassroots and frontline organizations globally to support the people and communities most impacted by digital rights violations. We know those closest to the problem are always best placed to develo...

Our Access Now Grants team is honored to resource “Community Defenders” — grant recipients who are grounded in lived experience, accountable to their communities, and driven by the needs and aspirations of their people. They represent and advocate fo...

Services offered by U.S tech giant Cloudflare improve the performance and security of millions of websites, amounting to a significant contribution towards the health of today’s internet. Those hoping to benefit from Cloudflare’s services find few,...

Anna’s Archive is a meta-search engine for shadow libraries that allows users to find pirated books and other related resources. In late 2023, the search engine expanded its offering by making data from OCLC’s proprietary WorldCat database available...

Dear Friend of Press Freedom, Rümeysa Öztürk has been facing deportation for 241 days for co-writing an op-ed the government didn’t like. Read on for more about the federal government targeting noncitizen journalists for what they write, say and thin...

Pirate sites have proven to be quite a headache for Cloudflare and have landed the San Francisco-based tech company in court on several occasions. These legal battles include a case in Germany, where the local branch of Universal Music sued Cloudfl...

One of our favorite—and most important—things that we do at EFF is to work toward a better future. It can be easy to get caught up in all the crazy things that are happening in the moment, especially with the fires that need to be put out. But it’s j...

A California judge ordered the end of a dragnet law enforcement program that surveilled the electrical smart meter data of thousands of Sacramento residents. The Sacramento County Superior Court ruled that the surveillance program run by the Sacramen...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Independent news outlet Status Coup reported yesterday that federal immigration agents threatened its reporter, Jon Farina, with arrest for following and filming them, despite well-established First Amendment protections for ne...

For many pirate sites and apps, ad revenue is the only viable lifeline. This is why the advertising industry is an important ally in the fight against piracy. Over the years, several ad-focused anti-piracy initiatives and partnerships have tried to p...