Richard Wingfield

Director for Tech and Human Rights @BSRnews 💻 Trustee at @Kaleidoscope_T. 🏳️‍🌈 He/him. See @rwingfield_LD for my Lib Dem account. 🔶

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

@MPaz_online Congratulations! A brilliant organisation with a really fantastic team! So chuffed to see you take it on and I know you'll be fab. Enjoy!!! 😀

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

@SirJJKC "Daylights" (plural) as in "scared the living daylights".
"Lyrical" as in "to wax lyrical" (and can you "wax" in any other way?)

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

A great way to start the year. It's a question of when, not if, the UK rejoins the EU. And the longer we wait, the greater the damage that terrible mistake in 2016 will be.

[A C Grayling #FBPE #Reform #Rejoin #FBPR @acgrayling]

Two-thirds of Britons now support future referendum on rejoining the EU after Brexit https://t.co/oA3SWmftIl

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

But perhaps less significant than I first thought...

https://t.co/XFAQehOWzR

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

Well.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

#AbolishFIFA

[Sky News @SkyNews]

England and Wales decide not to wear OneLove armband at World Cup after FIFA threat https://t.co/YBNFy5Faqt

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

@joelycett is a national treasure, exposing the rank hypocrisy of celebrities who market themselves as allies of the LGBTQ+ community, and then take money from governments who persecute that community. Thank you, Joe.

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

🏳️‍🌈

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

This is a really welcome step given the risks stemming from divergent regulation of online platforms. Particularly welcome to see the joint commitment to independence of political influence and to human rights.

[Ofcom @Ofcom]

We've joined forces with @eSafetyOffice @BAItweets and Fiji's Online Safety Commission to launch the Global Online Safety Regulators Network.

Strong global co-operation is key to helping more people live a safer life online.

Read more on the network: https://t.co/eNeB3DHQvo

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

@jamessflee I didn't know you did track sessions as well! Which one do you use?

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

Good grief. So many people at Twitter have worked so hard to help the company tackle tough human rights challenges. There's always more to do, but to see all of these efforts just disappear isn't good for Twitter, its users or society. What is Musk thinking?

[Shannon Raj Singh @ShannonRSingh]

Yesterday was my last day at Twitter: the entire Human Rights team has been cut from the company.

I am enormously proud of the work we did to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights, to protect those at-risk in global conflicts & crises including Ethiopia,

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

@Wikipedia taking no mercies with the shenanigans in the UK at the moment...

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

@RuthSmeeth @UKLabour So happy for you Ruth! xx

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

Bless you, @TfL. Never change. #FridayEve

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

On #ComingOutDay, I'm prouder than ever to be a trustee of the incredible @Kaleidoscope_T, which fights every day for the rights of LGBT+ people facing persecution, discrimination and (in 69 countries) criminalisation. Do give them a follow to hear more about their amazing work.

[Kaleidoscope Trust @Kaleidoscope_T]

In 69 countries, coming out could lead to prosecution. On #ComingOutDay, whilst we celebrate the bravery of LGBT+ people worldwide who come out and live their truth, we also stand in solidarity with many others for whom coming out is not safe.

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

Congratulations @DoreenBogdan - this really is fantastic news! I'm hopeful that, under Doreen's leadership, we'll see the ITU play a critical role in increasing access, tackling digital divides, and supporting a free, open and secure internet. #ITU

[Samantha Dickinson @sgdickinson]

#ITU #Plenipot Secretary-General election: @DoreenBogdan is announced as the new ITU Secretary-General with 139 votes of the 172 (4 of those were invalid).

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

@SoozUK @funnywomen Best of luck! You're one of the funniest people on here, and during tough times, we need humour more than ever. Fingers crossed!

[BSR @BSRnews]

In September 2021, Meta commissioned BSR to review the human rights impact of the company’s policies and activities during the May 2021 crisis in Israel and Palestine. Today, we are publishing the results of BSR’s analysis in Arabic, English, and Hebrew https://t.co/f31DZXlNCJ 1/

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

Watching the protests in Iran and Russia over the last few days has been so inspiring. The bravery of so many in fighting against oppression and injustice, knowing the risk they're taking, is just phenomenal.

[BSR @BSRnews]

New laws and standards for just and sustainable business mark the beginning of a new era. Why this new era can be harnessed for increased corporate ambition and innovation, not just improved disclosure: https://t.co/EF9SDtQHeZ @dunstanhope @Charlibancilhon

[Richard Wingfield @rich_wing]

A truly horrific statistic. Not only are almost 50 million people trapped in some form of modern slavery, but this represents a 20% increase in just five years. #EndModernSlavery

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ 40 million people trapped in modern slavery

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ 50 million people trapped in modern slavery

↗️ 10 million more people cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, deception, or abuse of power.

👉🏾 https://t.co/sC7Es6kzNn

#EndModernSlavery