WEBINAR 28 SEP 13:30 BST / 12:30 UTC - Disconnected Justice: The Non-Implementation of Internet Shutdown Judgments isoc.live/22106
@mediadefence.bsky.social and @accessnow.org on why landmark anti-shutdown rulings go unenforced.

WEBINAR 28 SEP 13:30 BST / 12:30 UTC - Disconnected Justice: The Non-Implementation of Internet Shutdown Judgments isoc.live/22106
@mediadefence.bsky.social and @accessnow.org on why landmark anti-shutdown rulings go unenforced.
#InternetShutdowns in #SouthAsia can restrict access to information, communication & essential services, affecting freedom of expression, political participation & access to vital resources.
#HRRC #HumanRights #DigitalRights #News
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📢 We're excited to share that Beverly Mumbo, our Senior Legal Programs Manager for East Africa, will be joining the Rightscon Continues Summit on September 22!
"The ease with which a single nation has been able to silence a global movement, without any international legal process, should stand as a warning." www.msn.com/en-us/genera...
#antifascism #news #resistance #digitalrights #Internet #Web
Privacy is not a luxury feature.
It is the boundary that keeps your life from becoming raw material for whoever has the money, access, or authority to analyze it.
A society without privacy does not just lose secrets.
It loses room to be human.
The written version covers what nobody is asking before these systems go live. Read the breakdown here: s.vp.net/Wtrge #digitalrights
La Commissione Europea presenterà giovedì l'EU KIDS Act. Il provvedimento stabilisce un'età minima per l'accesso a social media, piattaforme video e giochi.
A real anti-surveillance politician does not just give speeches about liberty.
They vote for warrants. They close data broker loopholes. They limit state power even when their own side wants to use it.
That is the difference between branding and belief.
#Privacy #DigitalRights #Surveillance
A politician can say “freedom” all day.
But if they protect warrantless surveillance, defend data broker loopholes, or expand police tech with no real limits, they are not pro-freedom.
They are pro-control with better branding.
#Privacy #DigitalRights #Surveillance
Privacy is not about hiding something wrong.
It is about not letting every app, company, broker, carrier, and government system quietly build a profile of your life before you even know the profile exists.
That should not be normal.
"...Ethical #digitalgovernance is about rebuilding institutions strong enough to protect rights, distribute power, and stay accountable under pressure." naeemazarif.substack.com/p/a-new-play... #people #public #creativity #technology #AI #Democracy #DigitalRights #OpenCulture #Oslo #Norway
Your phone does not just “know” where you are.
Apps ask. Networks log. Brokers collect. Companies compare patterns.
By the time an ad feels weirdly accurate, the surveillance already happened.
That is the part more people need to understand.
#Privacy #Surveillance #DigitalRights
Oh #SONY, you dumb bastards.
#ownyourmedia #physicalmedia #digitalrights #gaming #videogames #playstation
Explaining opt-out signal #OptOut #DataPrivacy #PersonalData #AdTech #DigitalRights
Explaining opt-out signal #OptOut #DataPrivacy #PersonalData #AdTech #DigitalRights
EFF at Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2026 www.eff.org/event/eff-fo...
#EFF #Anonymous #DigitalRights #InternetFreedom #Africa
Consent only counts if you can say no. When your bank and your government move online and the only way in is "I agree," that choice is gone.
"That's not consent, that's coercion."
Full conversation in the thread 👇
#Privacy #GDPR #DigitalRights
Narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles for years. What—and who—is behind them?
By Eileen Guo, Gisela Perez de Acha, and Martin Sona
www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
#FreeSpeech #TechPolicy #Censorship #MediaLiteracy #Democracy #DigitalRights
California lawmakers voted unanimously to ban social media for everyone under 16. Enforcing it means age-checking every user in the state, adults included. Thread below. #AB1709 #Privacy #DigitalRights