jason pielemeier

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📣 GNI is pleased to welcome @witnessorg and @RIAnetwork to its civil society constituency as members. https://t.co/i0lBUHF130

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GNI and @CCGNLUD under the banner of MAP-AI are making written submissions to the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance (UNGD).

The Dialogue, the first of its kind, will be held in July 2026 in Geneva.

You can read more here: https://t.co/TdrRxk2cTG

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GNI’s Q1 newsletter is out.

We condemn the postponement of #RightsCon2026 and stand in solidarity with the global digital rights community. Also in this edition: AI governance (MAP-AI), WSIS+20, cybercrime convention, and policy engagement across regions. https://t.co/9VEUuWoqno

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🔴GNI joins a chorus of individuals and organizations expressing shock and deep disappointment at the Government of Zambia’s unilateral decision to “postpone” #RightsCon2026. We are appalled by the timing of this decision & the manner in which it was made: https://t.co/1t8QV65Rgk

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🇺🇸 GNI is concerned about the possibility that legislators may miss another opportunity to enact meaningful privacy-protecting reforms as part of the impending reauthorization of Section 702 of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). https://t.co/b6HXxXMH15

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We’re excited to welcome three new academic members to GNI: @al_hohlfeld, @ipolitico , and @jenrweedon, each bringing valuable expertise to our work on human rights, platform governance, and AI accountability.

Read more: https://t.co/K1kJVTlfat

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GNI welcomes the opportunity to contribute to @UNHumanRights's consultation on protecting human rights defenders (HRDs) in the digital age. https://t.co/CBRZ5Hq8sQ
Digital tools empower HRDs to communicate widely, document violations in real time, and amplify advocacy efforts.

[Global Network Initiative @theGNI]

As the momentum for the AI Summits swing from New Delhi to Geneva, with Switzerland set to host in 2027, critical questions emerge on Summit architectures and the future of AI Summits. (1/2)

Read the piece here: https://t.co/kAOR0jksZ3

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🇺🇳 The UN Cybercrime Convention is now open for signature, but its real impact will depend on human rights-aligned implementation. In a new blog for EU Cyber Direct, GNI's Jason Pielemeier, Elonnai Hickok, & Samaya Anjum reflect on its promise & perils: https://t.co/ITLcRPma4R

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#EventAnnouncement
As part of the #MAPAI Initiative, CCG and @theGNI are organising an event on the sidelines of the #IndiaAIImpactSummit on 17 February 2026.
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#CCG #GNI #AIGovernance #Multistakeholderism #GlobalSouth #DigitalRights #ResponsibleAI

[Global Network Initiative @theGNI]

As we head towards the #IndiaAIImpactSummit, here’s a recap of our past events under our ongoing #MAPAI project over the past few months in the lead-up to the Impact Summit.

#Multistakeholderism #AIGovernance #CCG #GNI

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Introducing #MAPAI by @CCGNLUD and Global Network Initiative! Through MAP-AI, #GNI and #CCG are bringing together a range of civil society and academic experts at the #IndiaAIImpactSummit and creating opportunities for them to share their critical perspectives and inputs!

[jason pielemeier @pielemeier]

The India AI Impact Summit is just two weeks away! As the 1st global AI summit hosted in a non-OECD country, the Impact Summit marks a critical opportunity. Read my blog & check-out our new MAP-AI project to learn what we are doing to bring more diverse voices into AI governance.

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AI governance should be shaped not just by power, but by participation! Read this blog by our
ED @pielemeier: Stitching AI Governance Together: Measure Twice, Cut Once, reflecting on why participation matters and how we can better weave diverse perspectives into AI governance⚖️

[Global Network Initiative @theGNI]

AI governance should be shaped not just by power, but by participation! Read this blog by our
ED @pielemeier: Stitching AI Governance Together: Measure Twice, Cut Once, reflecting on why participation matters and how we can better weave diverse perspectives into AI governance⚖️

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🌍🤝 GNI, with @CCGNLUD launches the landing page for our Multistakeholder Approach to Participation in AI Governance initiative (MAP AI)

🔗 Explore here: https://t.co/F3yU9Rze8m

Delhi convenings this Feb:
📚 Shared Learning Forum (Feb 16)
🧵 Multistakeholder Convening (Feb 17)

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GNI calls for the restoration of full connectivity in Uganda and urges the government to ensure that any future restrictions comply with international human rights standards.

🔗https://t.co/54y7stSYFF

#NetworkDisruptions #Elections #Africa #HumanRights #Uganda

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🇧🇩 GNI is concerned by the opaque, exclusionary, and accelerated digital policy reform process undertaken by the Interim Government of #Bangladesh, undermined by serious deficiencies in coordination, transparency, and accountability.
https://t.co/2utx5dDvI3

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🇮🇷 GNI is deeply concerned by #Iran’s near-total communications blackout and urges authorities to immediately restore nationwide connectivity. Amid reports of violence against protesters and bystanders, GNI condemns internet #shutdowns as a recurring tool of repression.

[jason pielemeier @pielemeier]

Getting consensus on a UN resolution reaffirming multistakeholderism & making the IGF permanent was not a given, which makes this a meaningful achievement. Congrats to the NGO activists, government officials, company reps, technical community folks & others that made this happen!

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🇺🇳 GNI welcomes the #WSIS+20 Outcome Document (https://t.co/uFFB0qt1xS), which reaffirms the multistakeholder model of internet governance, grants the IGF a permanent mandate, strengthens human rights language, & advances commitments on gender equality and accessibility.

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🚨🚨 Tanzania’s election-period internet shutdown is concerning.

GNI calls on the Government of Tanzania to ensure that any future restrictions are necessary, proportionate, time-bound & independently overseen.

Read the full statement: 🔗 https://t.co/YwZFehm4FG