One way to look at it is: people and organisations working towards preserving and advancing human rights in the digital context.
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Placing “Gender” in Disinformation
The evidence of a grave problem is overwhelming. The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has worked to render visible the impact of technology- facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) for more than two decades.
The evidence of a grave problem is overwhelming. The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has worked to render visible the impact of technology- facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) for more than two decades.
Seeding Change: Community Network Tackles the Digital Divide and Boosts the Creation of Local Content
This is a region of mountains and green landscapes, but which faces a challenge when it comes to connectivity.
This is a region of mountains and green landscapes, but which faces a challenge when it comes to connectivity.
The Risks of Artificial Intelligence and the Response of Korean Civil Society
South Koreans have already embraced AI in their lives – right from chatbots to translation to recruitment and platform algorithms, a variety of AI-powered services have already been introduced into our society.
South Koreans have already embraced AI in their lives – right from chatbots to translation to recruitment and platform algorithms, a variety of AI-powered services have already been introduced into our society.
From Buttocks to Electronic Bracelets: How Governments Are Using Cybercrime Laws to Target Women and LGBTQIA+ People
In 2021, 34-year-old PhD student Salma al-Shehab was sentenced by Saudi Arabia to 34 years in prison and 34 years of travel restrictions for a cybercrime.
In 2021, 34-year-old PhD student Salma al-Shehab was sentenced by Saudi Arabia to 34 years in prison and 34 years of travel restrictions for a cybercrime.
Inside the Digital Society: AI Hopes and Fears
They’ve the potential to be highly disruptive to the ways we humans do things, from marking students’ essays to influencing voters, improving search engines and facilitating innovation.
They’ve the potential to be highly disruptive to the ways we humans do things, from marking students’ essays to influencing voters, improving search engines and facilitating innovation.
Inside the Digital Society: Putting Sustainability at the Heart of Digitalisation
In his speech to the IGF on Monday, the prime minister of Japan said that artificial intelligence is poised to change the history of mankind.
In his speech to the IGF on Monday, the prime minister of Japan said that artificial intelligence is poised to change the history of mankind.
Can Simply “Connecting Everyone” Enable a Worthwhile Digital Future?
The Brazil report shows that placing the knowledge from marginalised communities – who have been defending their rights, lands and well-being for many years – at the centre of multistakeholder collaboration can emerge as a milestone of hope when navigating such challenging times.
The Brazil report shows that placing the knowledge from marginalised communities – who have been defending their rights, lands and well-being for many years – at the centre of multistakeholder collaboration can emerge as a milestone of hope when navigating such challenging times.
Overview of the Manifestations and Impacts of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence and the Need for Safety by Design
These talking points were presented at the Interactive Dialogue on Addressing Gender-based Violence in a Digital World held during the Second Regular Session of the UNFPA Board by Paula Martins, the Human Rights Policy Advocacy Lead at the Association for Progressive Communications.
These talking points were presented at the Interactive Dialogue on Addressing Gender-based Violence in a Digital World held during the Second Regular Session of the UNFPA Board by Paula Martins, the Human Rights Policy Advocacy Lead at the Association for Progressive Communications.
Seeding Change: How Indigenous Villages in Brazil Built Nhandeflix, Their Own Streaming Platform
The internet can be a powerful tool for communication and political articulation for communities who need to stand for their rights, lands and ways of life, such as the Guarani Indigenous people in Brazil.
The internet can be a powerful tool for communication and political articulation for communities who need to stand for their rights, lands and ways of life, such as the Guarani Indigenous people in Brazil.
More Questions Than Answers: Collectively Shaping a Feminist Principle of the Internet on the Environment
We have been wanting to work on the environment for a while, but we didn’t know where to start. So the big question for us is: What are the questions we should ask ourselves to start exploring these issues?
We have been wanting to work on the environment for a while, but we didn’t know where to start. So the big question for us is: What are the questions we should ask ourselves to start exploring these issues?
Our Circular Future: “We Don’t Want to See the Circular Economy Become a New Marketing Campaign”
The evolution of our digitally connected world has moved at a frenetic pace of consumption with little regard for the life cycle of digital devices.
The evolution of our digitally connected world has moved at a frenetic pace of consumption with little regard for the life cycle of digital devices.
Seeding Change: Community-Driven Solutions to Developing a Repair Ecosystem in India
In a society that is constantly advancing in technology, there is mounting pressure to keep up with the latest electronic devices in order to avoid exclusion from digital spaces and socioeconomic opportunities.
In a society that is constantly advancing in technology, there is mounting pressure to keep up with the latest electronic devices in order to avoid exclusion from digital spaces and socioeconomic opportunities.
The Siren Song of Subservience: Perpetuation of Gender Stereotypes in AI Through Pop Culture
As we charge forward into the unknown depths of the future, the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in shaping our lives is escalating at an alarming rate.
As we charge forward into the unknown depths of the future, the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in shaping our lives is escalating at an alarming rate.
Our Circular Future: “We Must Adopt the Circular Economy Without Waiting for the Government To Say, ‘Hey, This Is a Time Bomb Now'”
What happens when the demand for digital devices becomes so rampant that they outnumber human beings? This is the reality we now face as the planet drowns in the cast-offs of society’s unchecked digital consumption.
What happens when the demand for digital devices becomes so rampant that they outnumber human beings? This is the reality we now face as the planet drowns in the cast-offs of society’s unchecked digital consumption.
Inside the Digital Society: Where’s the (Common) Good in It?
It’s several weeks since my last blog, on the fears and harms aroused by large learning models and what’s been called ‘generative AI’. And haven’t things moved on in those few weeks!
It’s several weeks since my last blog, on the fears and harms aroused by large learning models and what’s been called ‘generative AI’. And haven’t things moved on in those few weeks!