As concerns about privacy, surveillance, monopolization, AI, and digital sovereignty continue to grow, more individuals and organizations are exploring alternatives to Big Tech platforms and services. This discussion will examine the practical and ethical motivations behind that shift, from data autonomy and decentralization to environmental and social concerns.
Hosted by Paul Nabil Matthis!
🆕 We now have a guided process for escalating media response on the NewsCord action hub once you've created an account.
Take this example: the BBC responded to a complaint made via a NewsCord campaign. The complainant can paste the response for a further rebuttal to escalate.
Have you ever made a Zine? Or don't know what a Zine is? Tomorrow we are going to talk about it during our community call!
You will meet the minds behind the idea, discover the story of the project, and you’ll walk away knowing how to make a Zine yourself!
We'll livestream the community call tomorrrow (June 10th) at 12.30PM ET / 7.30PM EEST on YouTube, LinkedIn, X and our Discord server.
A great conference is not complete without a few cool side events! If you're joining of on Saturday make sure you also join or community night on Friday hosted by TAP Careers, the after conference evening by @FilmPalestine and a nice Palestinian brunch on Sunday morning.
On 10 June we’re getting together again for our next Community Call, and there’s plenty to talk about!
We’ll share the latest tech news, spotlight what’s happening in our incubator, and cover updates from across the community.
Save the date. More details coming soon!
Announcing our final speaker! We are happy to announce Greta is joining us in Brussels. She will share the stage with our founder Paul Biggar to talk about media bias.
📚 Introducing the Tech for Palestine Book Club Series
Join us for conversations with authors exploring Palestine, media, technology, politics, or the intersection of these fields.
Our first session features Robin Andersen discussing The Complicit Lens, a critical examination of how mainstream media frames conflict, power, and public perception.
Hosted by Tech for Palestine's Director of Incubation, @tmhall99 . Each session will include a live Q&A with the author.
We will be livestreaming the event here on X as well!
Two other great speakers that will join us in Brussels on June 6th!
Jan Fermon who's going to speak about the global legal case for Palestine and @ClaFrancavilla from @hrw is taking part in a panel about "Navigating European Policy Mechanisms to End Impunity in Palestine"
Send official ofcom complaints in under a minute, citing breach of 5.1 and 5.7 by Sky News for this interview with Richard Tice: https://t.co/IdvRF6JWu9
Just over two weeks until we gather in Brussels for the T4P conference!
Tania Ellis is going to speak about tech & corporate complicity and Michel Collon will have a talk about the role of media.
The media saw the anti-Muslim preaching and placards from the Tommy Robinson march. But they decided to falsely equate it with the Nakba anniversary march by labelling it a 'rival' march.
Hate speech buried.
New action campaign to MPs and the media: https://t.co/Qty7roBp9B