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#ThisWeek (On October 8th) we're discussing our #SWANA #AIGovernance findings live — with lead researcher Afef Abrougui (Fair Tech), Dr. Nour Naim, and Yosr Jouini. 13:00 UTC.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
#ThisWeek (On October 8th) we're discussing our #SWANA #AIGovernance findings live — with lead researcher Afef Abrougui (Fair Tech), Dr. Nour Naim, and Yosr Jouini. 13:00 UTC.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Governments across #SWANA are racing to build national #AI strategies. When we looked closely, the pattern repeated: ethical language that floats free of enforceable rights or independent oversight.
Learn more: digitalaction.co/new-report-a...
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Learn more: digitalaction.co/new-report-a...
Join us on Oct 8th us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 2, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Governments across #SWANA are racing to build national #AI strategies. When we looked closely, the pattern repeated: ethical language that floats free of enforceable rights or independent oversight.
Learn more: digitalaction.co/new-report-a...
Join us on Oct 8th us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Learn more: digitalaction.co/new-report-a...
Join us on Oct 8th us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
New research: how do #SWANA's national #AI strategies hold up against human rights?
We looked at 8 countries. Governments increasingly speak the language of responsible AI, but the safeguards to back it up remain weak, voluntary, or absent, regardless of how far along a country is in adopting AI.
We looked at 8 countries. Governments increasingly speak the language of responsible AI, but the safeguards to back it up remain weak, voluntary, or absent, regardless of how far along a country is in adopting AI.
September 30, 2026 at 10:28 AM
#DigitalRights #TechJustice A few months ago we started asking ourselves and around us: what does a win look like in our ecosystem?
We expected mess. We got a beautiful one.
Read it here: digitalaction.co/what-do-wins...
We expected mess. We got a beautiful one.
Read it here: digitalaction.co/what-do-wins...
What do wins look like in our space? And what does being stubborn have to do with it? - Digital Action
A few months ago, within our own team, we started asking a deceptively simple question: could our spaces do more than sound alarms, point at dangerous tendencies and call out big tech? We want Digital...
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September 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
#DigitalRights #TechJustice A few months ago we started asking ourselves and around us: what does a win look like in our ecosystem?
We expected mess. We got a beautiful one.
Read it here: digitalaction.co/what-do-wins...
We expected mess. We got a beautiful one.
Read it here: digitalaction.co/what-do-wins...
Our #Newsletter drops early next week! If you're interested in #GlobalMajority trends, #TechJustice and collaboration opportunities, subscribe: digitalaction.org
September 24, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Our #Newsletter drops early next week! If you're interested in #GlobalMajority trends, #TechJustice and collaboration opportunities, subscribe: digitalaction.org
This 29/09 we're convening a Day Zero regional dialogue at #FIFA2026 to build practical strategies and an action plan for AI governance that is grounded in African realities.
Slots are limited. 👉 Submit your Expression of Interest: lnkd.in/d-YnUMm7
Slots are limited. 👉 Submit your Expression of Interest: lnkd.in/d-YnUMm7
September 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM
This 29/09 we're convening a Day Zero regional dialogue at #FIFA2026 to build practical strategies and an action plan for AI governance that is grounded in African realities.
Slots are limited. 👉 Submit your Expression of Interest: lnkd.in/d-YnUMm7
Slots are limited. 👉 Submit your Expression of Interest: lnkd.in/d-YnUMm7
🌍 We hosted a webinar on African engagement in AI governance, bringing together voices from Research ICT Africa, Paradigm Initiative, Thomson Reuters Foundation, and Masakani Languages Hub.
September 9, 2026 at 7:02 AM
🌍 We hosted a webinar on African engagement in AI governance, bringing together voices from Research ICT Africa, Paradigm Initiative, Thomson Reuters Foundation, and Masakani Languages Hub.
We don't have all the answers on children's rights online. What we do have is a commitment: W want conversations on this to cross each other, feed on real stories and cases, and include children and youth's own voices. Read our latest brief: digitalaction.co/safety-cant-...
Safety can’t be a feature. It has to be the blueprint - Digital Action
When Australia started a social media ban for under 16s in order to protect them online, many countries across the globe paid attention and started discussing and writing bills following a similar…
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September 3, 2026 at 11:02 AM
We don't have all the answers on children's rights online. What we do have is a commitment: W want conversations on this to cross each other, feed on real stories and cases, and include children and youth's own voices. Read our latest brief: digitalaction.co/safety-cant-...
For those who couldn't join our webinar on African engagement in AI governance, no worries. We recorded the conversation and you can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM5C...
Africa’s Position in Global AI Governance Debates
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the lived realities of millions of Africans- transforming industries, redefining sovereignty, and concentrating power in ways that demand urgent…
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September 1, 2026 at 11:01 AM
For those who couldn't join our webinar on African engagement in AI governance, no worries. We recorded the conversation and you can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM5C...
We'll be at the Global Gathering! 🎉 We're building a circle around a question we've been sitting with for a while: what does a win actually look like in our ecosystem? Not the flattened "success story" version, but the wins that hold complexity, context, and practices others can actually replicate.
August 26, 2026 at 11:01 AM
We'll be at the Global Gathering! 🎉 We're building a circle around a question we've been sitting with for a while: what does a win actually look like in our ecosystem? Not the flattened "success story" version, but the wins that hold complexity, context, and practices others can actually replicate.
Who is safety actually designed for? This month we look at what happens when walls go up without real design behind them. Plus, reports and guidelines, a funding opportunity worth knowing about and our invite to join a community of practice on co-direction. New newsletter, out soon! Subscribe!
August 24, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Who is safety actually designed for? This month we look at what happens when walls go up without real design behind them. Plus, reports and guidelines, a funding opportunity worth knowing about and our invite to join a community of practice on co-direction. New newsletter, out soon! Subscribe!
📰 The Conscious Advertising Network published a UN issue brief on #AI and advertising. The report examines how gen AI and the "no-click internet" are bypassing independent journalism, while brand safety tools inadvertently fund polarization. Read it here:
UN Issue Brief: How AI and Advertising are Intensifying the Global Information Crisis - Conscious Advertising Network
Read the UN Press Release Download the UN Issue Brief here The Uncomfortable Truth: The open web is dying: Fuelled by generative AI and the rise of the “no-click internet,” independent journalism…
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August 20, 2026 at 10:32 AM
📰 The Conscious Advertising Network published a UN issue brief on #AI and advertising. The report examines how gen AI and the "no-click internet" are bypassing independent journalism, while brand safety tools inadvertently fund polarization. Read it here:
🌍 FIFAfrica 2026 heads to Mauritius from 28 September to 1 October.
Over 500 participants will gather to examine pressing internet freedom issues in Africa and craft rights-based responses for a more resilient digital society. Find out more here:
Over 500 participants will gather to examine pressing internet freedom issues in Africa and craft rights-based responses for a more resilient digital society. Find out more here:
The Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2026 (FIFAfrica26) Heads to Mauritius! – Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
By FIFAfrica | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is excited to announce that the 2026 Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (#FIFAfrica26) will ……
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August 18, 2026 at 10:31 AM
🌍 FIFAfrica 2026 heads to Mauritius from 28 September to 1 October.
Over 500 participants will gather to examine pressing internet freedom issues in Africa and craft rights-based responses for a more resilient digital society. Find out more here:
Over 500 participants will gather to examine pressing internet freedom issues in Africa and craft rights-based responses for a more resilient digital society. Find out more here:
🌍 The Global Center for AI Governance launced their Index on Responsible AI 2026! Built by a global network of 130+ researchers, the Index provides evidence-based insights into how countries are shaping AI governance and advancing responsible innovation. Explore it here:
Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI)
Measuring and comparing responsible AI development, deployment, and governance across countries worldwide.
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August 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🌍 The Global Center for AI Governance launced their Index on Responsible AI 2026! Built by a global network of 130+ researchers, the Index provides evidence-based insights into how countries are shaping AI governance and advancing responsible innovation. Explore it here:
🇨🇱 We joined 10+ orgs to warn against using Chile’s digital ID for age verification.
Clave Única risks privacy and freedom of expression. It ignores the core issue: platforms are not safe by design.
Read our statement: digitalaction.co/civil-societ... "
Clave Única risks privacy and freedom of expression. It ignores the core issue: platforms are not safe by design.
Read our statement: digitalaction.co/civil-societ... "
Civil society warns of risks to children and adolescents in the use of the Chilean digital ID system as an identity verifier on social media - Digital Action
The debate over the regulation of digital platforms to protect children from illegal or harmful content has gained momentum following the recent proposal to use Clave Única (Chilean digital ID…
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August 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🇨🇱 We joined 10+ orgs to warn against using Chile’s digital ID for age verification.
Clave Única risks privacy and freedom of expression. It ignores the core issue: platforms are not safe by design.
Read our statement: digitalaction.co/civil-societ... "
Clave Única risks privacy and freedom of expression. It ignores the core issue: platforms are not safe by design.
Read our statement: digitalaction.co/civil-societ... "
🇵🇾 After 6 years of litigation, TEDIC, EFF & CEJIL petitioned the IACHR against Paraguay’s facial recognition. Once the national avenues were exhausted, the fight for privacy went international:
EFF, TEDIC and CEJIL Challenge Secrecy in the Use of Face Recognition in Paraguay
Seeking transparency and accountability in Paraguay’s use of facial recognition, EFF, the Association of Technology, Education, Development, Research, Communication (TEDIC), and the Centre for…
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August 6, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🇵🇾 After 6 years of litigation, TEDIC, EFF & CEJIL petitioned the IACHR against Paraguay’s facial recognition. Once the national avenues were exhausted, the fight for privacy went international:
"🇨🇱 Vlad joined Confianza Digital’s seminar with OBSERVACOM, Derechos Digitales & Wikimedia Chile. The consensus: avoid opaque corporate rulemaking and disproportionate state control. Progress is happening sector by sector. Watch the recording (In Spanish)
Seminario online Moderación de contenidos de redes sociales
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August 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"🇨🇱 Vlad joined Confianza Digital’s seminar with OBSERVACOM, Derechos Digitales & Wikimedia Chile. The consensus: avoid opaque corporate rulemaking and disproportionate state control. Progress is happening sector by sector. Watch the recording (In Spanish)
Join us #Tomorrow! (July 30th) at our #webinar around #Africa’s position in Global #AIGovernance. The session will explore key global debates and Africa's positions in them, with a focus on digital sovereignty and governance; inclusion and safety. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Join us #Tomorrow! (July 30th) at our #webinar around #Africa’s position in Global #AIGovernance. The session will explore key global debates and Africa's positions in them, with a focus on digital sovereignty and governance; inclusion and safety. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Less than week left to submit your Bread&Net session proposal. If you've got a vision for a more just, sovereign, community-centered digital future in WANA — alternative infrastructures, new governance models, forms of solidarity — this is the room for it. airtable.com/appfbYiRwzsC...
July 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Less than week left to submit your Bread&Net session proposal. If you've got a vision for a more just, sovereign, community-centered digital future in WANA — alternative infrastructures, new governance models, forms of solidarity — this is the room for it. airtable.com/appfbYiRwzsC...
⏳ #Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for our Advisory Board.
We are seeking two strategic members to support our mission.
Apply now. 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
We are seeking two strategic members to support our mission.
Apply now. 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
July 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM
⏳ #Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for our Advisory Board.
We are seeking two strategic members to support our mission.
Apply now. 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
We are seeking two strategic members to support our mission.
Apply now. 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
The July edition of our newsletter is almost here! We've been paying attention to how communities, coalitions, and organizations across the Global Majority are forcing their way into AI governance conversations: as architects of the process, not mere guests in the room. 👇🏽
July 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The July edition of our newsletter is almost here! We've been paying attention to how communities, coalitions, and organizations across the Global Majority are forcing their way into AI governance conversations: as architects of the process, not mere guests in the room. 👇🏽
#WebinarInvitation Join us this July 30th at 2pm CAT time to discuss #Africa's position in Global #AIGovernance.
Bulanda T Nkhowani will be moderating the conversation with Thobkile Matimbe, Elizabeth Onyango Lydia Taban and [happy update!] Liz Orembo.
Bulanda T Nkhowani will be moderating the conversation with Thobkile Matimbe, Elizabeth Onyango Lydia Taban and [happy update!] Liz Orembo.
July 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
#WebinarInvitation Join us this July 30th at 2pm CAT time to discuss #Africa's position in Global #AIGovernance.
Bulanda T Nkhowani will be moderating the conversation with Thobkile Matimbe, Elizabeth Onyango Lydia Taban and [happy update!] Liz Orembo.
Bulanda T Nkhowani will be moderating the conversation with Thobkile Matimbe, Elizabeth Onyango Lydia Taban and [happy update!] Liz Orembo.
📢 Grow with us.
We are looking for two strategic allies for our Advisory Board to support our Co-Executive Directors and mission.
Apply by July 24 (the end of the week!) 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
We are looking for two strategic allies for our Advisory Board to support our Co-Executive Directors and mission.
Apply by July 24 (the end of the week!) 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
July 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
📢 Grow with us.
We are looking for two strategic allies for our Advisory Board to support our Co-Executive Directors and mission.
Apply by July 24 (the end of the week!) 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
We are looking for two strategic allies for our Advisory Board to support our Co-Executive Directors and mission.
Apply by July 24 (the end of the week!) 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
AI doesn't just reshape economies and rights, it reshapes the planet too. Our partners at Green Web Foundation are hosting a free taster session on the environmental impacts of AI. A chance to sit with the part of the Tech Justice story we don't talk about enough.
🗓️ 29 July
🗓️ 29 July
Environmental Impacts of AI: Taster Session
Wed, July 29, 2026
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July 19, 2026 at 10:35 AM
AI doesn't just reshape economies and rights, it reshapes the planet too. Our partners at Green Web Foundation are hosting a free taster session on the environmental impacts of AI. A chance to sit with the part of the Tech Justice story we don't talk about enough.
🗓️ 29 July
🗓️ 29 July
🇨🇱 We’re joining 13 orgs to warn against using #Chile’s digital ID for social media age verification. Using Clave Única as an identity verifier risks privacy, security, and freedom of expression. It also leaves out an important issue: platforms are not safe by design. digitalaction.co/civil-societ...
July 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🇨🇱 We’re joining 13 orgs to warn against using #Chile’s digital ID for social media age verification. Using Clave Única as an identity verifier risks privacy, security, and freedom of expression. It also leaves out an important issue: platforms are not safe by design. digitalaction.co/civil-societ...