We’ll be talking about the importance of convening, after we abruptly changed course when RightsCon was cancelled earlier this year. We’ll join Nikki Gladstone, Rachael Kay, and Zaina Abi Assy, the directors of AccessNow, IFEX, and Mozfest, respectively, in what promises to be a valuable discussion.
October 28, 2026 at 4:52 PM
We’ll be talking about the importance of convening, after we abruptly changed course when RightsCon was cancelled earlier this year. We’ll join Nikki Gladstone, Rachael Kay, and Zaina Abi Assy, the directors of AccessNow, IFEX, and Mozfest, respectively, in what promises to be a valuable discussion.
Tbh while not identical, this isn’t that far off from Chinese pressure to shut down Rightscon…
1) on a pure evidence base the US has repeatedly engaged in information operations. You can even find procurement examples to manipulate youth in Iraq. Obviously with cases like stuxnet - you know there’s milder stuff.
And there it is #disinfo2026
October 8, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Tbh while not identical, this isn’t that far off from Chinese pressure to shut down Rightscon…
lol US gov so scared of what we have to say on a panel that they tried (and failed) to pull a China RightsCon sitch www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure
The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.
www.politico.com
October 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
lol US gov so scared of what we have to say on a panel that they tried (and failed) to pull a China RightsCon sitch www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
The US now directly copying the playbook of the Communist Party of China which leaned on the government of Zambia to cancel digital freedom event #RightsCon earlier this year, just days before the conference.
Authoritarian governments HATE anyone calling out what they do.
So let's keep doing it.
Authoritarian governments HATE anyone calling out what they do.
So let's keep doing it.
For anyone who's not caught up, the US government pressured the EU and governments of Lithuania + Canada to disavow a conference on disinfo because of a panel about US disinfo and interference in Europe (whose panellists were all Americans!).
Only the French govt left standing.
#Disinfo2026
Only the French govt left standing.
#Disinfo2026
Top work by organisers to communicate both what's happened and how they feel about it
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
October 8, 2026 at 11:37 AM
The US now directly copying the playbook of the Communist Party of China which leaned on the government of Zambia to cancel digital freedom event #RightsCon earlier this year, just days before the conference.
Authoritarian governments HATE anyone calling out what they do.
So let's keep doing it.
Authoritarian governments HATE anyone calling out what they do.
So let's keep doing it.
This is 100% spot on but I wish Politico and Guardian pieces connected the dots uniting RightsCon, Disinfo, and other affected events: countries are normalising censorship by proxy against civil society spaces and no government is speaking up against this trend
Credit to the US for making the point the conference was trying to make about US foreign interference in European democracies for them, and bringing more attention to the conference and its themes than they could have possibly hoped for. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure
The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.
www.politico.com
October 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
This is 100% spot on but I wish Politico and Guardian pieces connected the dots uniting RightsCon, Disinfo, and other affected events: countries are normalising censorship by proxy against civil society spaces and no government is speaking up against this trend
We don't have full access to what the State Dept pressure was in Lithuania, but RightsCon was wholly cancelled due to pressure on the host government. The Disinfo conference took place, including the panel the USG wanted to shut down.
October 8, 2026 at 8:07 AM
We don't have full access to what the State Dept pressure was in Lithuania, but RightsCon was wholly cancelled due to pressure on the host government. The Disinfo conference took place, including the panel the USG wanted to shut down.
Echoes of RightsCon cancellation. But this time, instead of it being China putting pressure on Zambia, it's the USA pressuring its traditional allies:
"The US state department has taken an increasingly interventionist posture towards free speech and civil society in Europe over the past year. "
"The US state department has taken an increasingly interventionist posture towards free speech and civil society in Europe over the past year. "
EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Echoes of RightsCon cancellation. But this time, instead of it being China putting pressure on Zambia, it's the USA pressuring its traditional allies:
"The US state department has taken an increasingly interventionist posture towards free speech and civil society in Europe over the past year. "
"The US state department has taken an increasingly interventionist posture towards free speech and civil society in Europe over the past year. "
🇿🇲La cancelación repentina de RightsCon, la principal convención global sobre tecnología y derechos organizada por la sociedad civil, que iba a celebrarse en Zambia, pone el foco en el trabajo del ecosistema africano de defensoras.
Cuando los intereses políticos de las potencias extranjeras pisan los derechos digitales en África
La cancelación repentina de RightsCon, la principal convención global sobre tecnología y derechos organizada por la sociedad civil, que iba a celebrarse en Zambia, pone el foco en el trabajo del ecosistema africano de defensoras.
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September 30, 2026 at 12:02 PM
🇿🇲La cancelación repentina de RightsCon, la principal convención global sobre tecnología y derechos organizada por la sociedad civil, que iba a celebrarse en Zambia, pone el foco en el trabajo del ecosistema africano de defensoras.
I participated in #RightsCon2026. Largest international #humanrights conference! Conference was cancelled in April by #Zambia's govt reportedly after pressure from #China.
Sessions available on demand at website. You won't hear this dialogue in US #news #media!
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Sessions available on demand at website. You won't hear this dialogue in US #news #media!
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September 24, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I participated in #RightsCon2026. Largest international #humanrights conference! Conference was cancelled in April by #Zambia's govt reportedly after pressure from #China.
Sessions available on demand at website. You won't hear this dialogue in US #news #media!
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Sessions available on demand at website. You won't hear this dialogue in US #news #media!
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At the RightsCon Continues Closing Ceremony, our speakers are stepping into the future as reporters from 2050, imagining how digital rights and society have evolved amid advancing AI, global crises, and shifting geopolitical and economic power.
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September 23, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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From RightsCon Continues 🔥
Felicia Anthonio, our #KeepItOn Global Campaign Manager, dives into a decade of movement-building against internet shutdowns in this Fireside Chat, featuring representatives from 7amleh, Vodafone, Calendrys, and more.
Watch the recording on the platform.
Felicia Anthonio, our #KeepItOn Global Campaign Manager, dives into a decade of movement-building against internet shutdowns in this Fireside Chat, featuring representatives from 7amleh, Vodafone, Calendrys, and more.
Watch the recording on the platform.
September 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
From RightsCon Continues 🔥
Felicia Anthonio, our #KeepItOn Global Campaign Manager, dives into a decade of movement-building against internet shutdowns in this Fireside Chat, featuring representatives from 7amleh, Vodafone, Calendrys, and more.
Watch the recording on the platform.
Felicia Anthonio, our #KeepItOn Global Campaign Manager, dives into a decade of movement-building against internet shutdowns in this Fireside Chat, featuring representatives from 7amleh, Vodafone, Calendrys, and more.
Watch the recording on the platform.
From RightsCon Continues 🔥
Join Naro Omo-Osagie, Africa Policy and Advocacy Manager at Access Now, for a Fireside Chat on movement-building against digital authoritarianism and transnational repression, featuring experts from Myanmar Internet Project, WITNESS, and +.
Watch it on the platform.
Join Naro Omo-Osagie, Africa Policy and Advocacy Manager at Access Now, for a Fireside Chat on movement-building against digital authoritarianism and transnational repression, featuring experts from Myanmar Internet Project, WITNESS, and +.
Watch it on the platform.
September 23, 2026 at 1:40 PM
From RightsCon Continues 🔥
Join Naro Omo-Osagie, Africa Policy and Advocacy Manager at Access Now, for a Fireside Chat on movement-building against digital authoritarianism and transnational repression, featuring experts from Myanmar Internet Project, WITNESS, and +.
Watch it on the platform.
Join Naro Omo-Osagie, Africa Policy and Advocacy Manager at Access Now, for a Fireside Chat on movement-building against digital authoritarianism and transnational repression, featuring experts from Myanmar Internet Project, WITNESS, and +.
Watch it on the platform.
From RightsCon Continues 🔥
Bridget Andere, Senior Policy Analyst at Access Now, joins the first RightsCon Continues Fireside Chat to discuss protecting freedom of assembly and association in Africa with experts from Change Tanzania, AfricTivistes, and more.
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Bridget Andere, Senior Policy Analyst at Access Now, joins the first RightsCon Continues Fireside Chat to discuss protecting freedom of assembly and association in Africa with experts from Change Tanzania, AfricTivistes, and more.
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September 22, 2026 at 4:19 PM
From RightsCon Continues 🔥
Bridget Andere, Senior Policy Analyst at Access Now, joins the first RightsCon Continues Fireside Chat to discuss protecting freedom of assembly and association in Africa with experts from Change Tanzania, AfricTivistes, and more.
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Bridget Andere, Senior Policy Analyst at Access Now, joins the first RightsCon Continues Fireside Chat to discuss protecting freedom of assembly and association in Africa with experts from Change Tanzania, AfricTivistes, and more.
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RightsCon Continues is officially underway!
The opening ceremony was everything we dreamed of and more. And that was just the beginning.
Dive into 24 hours of sessions, conversations, connections, and community from across the global digital rights movement.
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The opening ceremony was everything we dreamed of and more. And that was just the beginning.
Dive into 24 hours of sessions, conversations, connections, and community from across the global digital rights movement.
Jump into the platform and join us!
September 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
RightsCon Continues is officially underway!
The opening ceremony was everything we dreamed of and more. And that was just the beginning.
Dive into 24 hours of sessions, conversations, connections, and community from across the global digital rights movement.
Jump into the platform and join us!
The opening ceremony was everything we dreamed of and more. And that was just the beginning.
Dive into 24 hours of sessions, conversations, connections, and community from across the global digital rights movement.
Jump into the platform and join us!
From RightsCon Continues 🔥
Join Daniel Leufer, our Senior Policy Analyst, for a multi-stakeholder discussion on inclusive global AI governance, featuring representatives from @Signal, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications, the government of Ghana, and +.
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Join Daniel Leufer, our Senior Policy Analyst, for a multi-stakeholder discussion on inclusive global AI governance, featuring representatives from @Signal, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications, the government of Ghana, and +.
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September 22, 2026 at 7:40 PM
From RightsCon Continues 🔥
Join Daniel Leufer, our Senior Policy Analyst, for a multi-stakeholder discussion on inclusive global AI governance, featuring representatives from @Signal, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications, the government of Ghana, and +.
Don’t miss out!
Join Daniel Leufer, our Senior Policy Analyst, for a multi-stakeholder discussion on inclusive global AI governance, featuring representatives from @Signal, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications, the government of Ghana, and +.
Don’t miss out!
#RightsCon has started!
7amleh is taking part in a number of sessions throughout the event, bringing Palestinian digital rights into conversations on platform accountability, AI, freedom of expression, and more.
See the full list of sessions featuring 7amleh in this post.
@accessnow.org
7amleh is taking part in a number of sessions throughout the event, bringing Palestinian digital rights into conversations on platform accountability, AI, freedom of expression, and more.
See the full list of sessions featuring 7amleh in this post.
@accessnow.org
September 22, 2026 at 1:33 PM
#RightsCon has started!
7amleh is taking part in a number of sessions throughout the event, bringing Palestinian digital rights into conversations on platform accountability, AI, freedom of expression, and more.
See the full list of sessions featuring 7amleh in this post.
@accessnow.org
7amleh is taking part in a number of sessions throughout the event, bringing Palestinian digital rights into conversations on platform accountability, AI, freedom of expression, and more.
See the full list of sessions featuring 7amleh in this post.
@accessnow.org
From RightsCon Continues 🔥
Natalia Krapiva, Senior Tech-Legal Counsel at Access Now, dives into the political influence of the commercial spyware industry with experts from Deakin University, Reporters Without Borders, and more.
Don’t miss out — jump onto the platform and join us!
Natalia Krapiva, Senior Tech-Legal Counsel at Access Now, dives into the political influence of the commercial spyware industry with experts from Deakin University, Reporters Without Borders, and more.
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September 22, 2026 at 3:22 PM
From RightsCon Continues 🔥
Natalia Krapiva, Senior Tech-Legal Counsel at Access Now, dives into the political influence of the commercial spyware industry with experts from Deakin University, Reporters Without Borders, and more.
Don’t miss out — jump onto the platform and join us!
Natalia Krapiva, Senior Tech-Legal Counsel at Access Now, dives into the political influence of the commercial spyware industry with experts from Deakin University, Reporters Without Borders, and more.
Don’t miss out — jump onto the platform and join us!
From RightsCon Continues
Mohammed Al-Maskati, Digital Security Helpline Director at Access Now, and Palestinian tech and human rights activists unpack how biometric surveillance and AI-driven targeting function as tools of war and occupation.
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Mohammed Al-Maskati, Digital Security Helpline Director at Access Now, and Palestinian tech and human rights activists unpack how biometric surveillance and AI-driven targeting function as tools of war and occupation.
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September 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
From RightsCon Continues
Mohammed Al-Maskati, Digital Security Helpline Director at Access Now, and Palestinian tech and human rights activists unpack how biometric surveillance and AI-driven targeting function as tools of war and occupation.
Don’t miss out — jump onto the platform and join us!
Mohammed Al-Maskati, Digital Security Helpline Director at Access Now, and Palestinian tech and human rights activists unpack how biometric surveillance and AI-driven targeting function as tools of war and occupation.
Don’t miss out — jump onto the platform and join us!
2/ Join senior research associate @kate-ro.bsky.social on September 23 at 3:45 am EST to talk about upholding justice when law enforcement reaches across borders.
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RightsCon Continues
The threat to digital rights continues. The work of our community continues. And so does RightsCon. Learn more about the initiatives for 2026
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September 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
2/ Join senior research associate @kate-ro.bsky.social on September 23 at 3:45 am EST to talk about upholding justice when law enforcement reaches across borders.
Register: www.rightscon.org/continues2026/
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APC and members of our network are taking part in #RightsConContinues on 22 and 23 September 🌐
From regional meetups to a roundtable on protecting internet access in conflicts and crises, see where you can find us across the programme.
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From regional meetups to a roundtable on protecting internet access in conflicts and crises, see where you can find us across the programme.
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September 22, 2026 at 11:33 AM
APC and members of our network are taking part in #RightsConContinues on 22 and 23 September 🌐
From regional meetups to a roundtable on protecting internet access in conflicts and crises, see where you can find us across the programme.
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From regional meetups to a roundtable on protecting internet access in conflicts and crises, see where you can find us across the programme.
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Last chance to register for RightsCon!
All online, pay what you can, access a community of thousands who are fighting for humans rights and dignity in the digital age
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All online, pay what you can, access a community of thousands who are fighting for humans rights and dignity in the digital age
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Register now for the RightsCon Continues Summit!
Registration is now open for RightsCon Continues Summit (online, September 22)! Here you can find all the information to get your tickets!
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September 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Last chance to register for RightsCon!
All online, pay what you can, access a community of thousands who are fighting for humans rights and dignity in the digital age
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All online, pay what you can, access a community of thousands who are fighting for humans rights and dignity in the digital age
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Vita Activa will be providing emotional support to all attendees.
If you need a moment to pause, talk, or simply have someone there with you, we’ll be available via WhatsApp and Signal at +56 9 3291 9018 during the event.
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September 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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If you need a moment to pause, talk, or simply have someone there with you, we’ll be available via WhatsApp and Signal at +56 9 3291 9018 during the event.
@rightscon.org @accessnow.org
Vita Activa will be providing emotional support to all attendees.
If you need a moment to pause, talk, or simply have someone there with you, we’ll be available via WhatsApp and Signal at +56 9 3291 9018 during the event.
@rightscon.org @accessnow.org
WEBINAR 22-23 SEP 13:00 UTC - RightsCon Continues Summit - Full Program
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September 21, 2026 at 8:04 AM
WEBINAR 22-23 SEP 13:00 UTC - RightsCon Continues Summit - Full Program
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@accessnow.org hosts a 24-hour summit - 66 sessions on resilience, movement building & multistakeholder action. Pay-What-You-Can; registration closes 21 SEP.
#RightsCon #DigitalRights #HumanRights
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