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Microsoft and Access Now on How Tech Companies Respond to Crises

Duration: 47min 19sec Type: Panel (discussion) Playlist: 15 of 16 in Access Now

Description

Experts from Microsoft and Access Now discuss a timely topic: how tech companies and civil society can effectively respond to political crises. Using recent events in Ukraine and Belarus as examples, the panelists examine the complex challenges of maintaining connectivity and communication between users when their fundamental rights are under threat. Details on the work of Access Now's digital safety hotline, which provides essential support to activists and ordinary users alike during times of political instability.