public policy @Facebook | formerly internet freedom director @freedomhouse and @freedomonthenet | musings on technology & human rights | tweets my own |
Over 2 billion people use OTF-supported technology, and more than two-thirds of all mobile users globally have technology incubated by OTF on their device. Save @OpenTechFund from @USAGMgov's takeover!
The @OpenTechFund supported the creation of the global internet freedom community, but it is now under threat.
We now need to support the OTF to save internet freedom.
Read our statement:
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@deblebrown Your are such a powerhouse! Thank you so much for sharing your story with such grace and insight. Having experienced health issues this summer myself, I found your post so inspiring.
Kremlin Says U.S. Cyberattacks On Russia Are 'The Reality We Live In' https://t.co/B7gvrN8wLL Sanja Kelly of @freedomhouse says "Russia is using this geopolitical angle to try to defend their own steps...it's just the pretext for censoring the Internet." by @SashaIngber#NPR
Internet freedom expert @SanjaKelly speaks with NPR's @SashaIngber on the potential censorship implications of US-Russia cyberattacks. https://t.co/2JF31C9eTM
Looking forward to taking part in this panel w/ @rmack, @guyberger , @hibahsays, and @Lisadichtbij. If you are at #FOC2018Berlin, come check it out at 2:30pm. | Measuring the Protection of Human Rights Online #FOC2018 https://t.co/qkJq86t1Fa
Always great to be on @whrvfm, an NPR affiliate in Virginia, talking about Internet freedom in China and its efforts to spread its model of internet governance abroad. https://t.co/yOkhvGn5LO
We took our 4 year old to Disney’s “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and it was so much fun for the whole family. I loved the references to big tech, dark web, and net culture, but the best part was the message that toxic male insecurity can break the internet. #RalphBreaksTheInternet
Filed a new bipartisan law today that would require @StateDept@FBI & other federal agencies to report on #China’s crackdown on Muslims & provide a list of Chinese companies involved in building & running the Muslim internment camps. https://t.co/AVArG4oDOD
Not only is civic space shrinking, but genuine civil society is being replaced by quasi-government orgs posing as civil society, particularly at some multilateral organizations, observes a diplomat from Luxembourg at @FO_Coalition open forum #IGF2018
India is interesting case study in biometrics. First, gov started collecting biometric data to reduce fraud but soon its use became widespread. Now that courts have limited scope of use, it’s unclear how others will dispose data they are no longer authorized to possess #IGF2018
In discussions of future of internet regulation, @TC_IntLaw reminds us of @freedomhouse warning of how reg can be intertwined w/some government's efforts to control personal data+increase surveillance, as well as use of "f*ke news" debate as pretext to suppress dissent #IGF2018