Internet Connectivity through Community Resolve
My family decided to move to a rural location in northern England. Knowing that my job depends on excellent internet connections, friends expressed...
09 January, 2023
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Qatar: Digital surveillance and human rights abuse
For many, digital surveillance is a big “So what?”, the unavoidable risk of using the technology. For others, it can mean obstruction, harassment,...
12 December, 2022
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Media gender equality in the era of diversity
Seems like you can’t fight for recognition of women in discussions about diversity without being drawn into TERF wars. The TERF—trans-exclusionary radical feminist—label...
28 November, 2022
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Communicating climate justice: A vital part of COP27’s outcomes
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 2021 report unequivocally linked climate change to human activity and predicted more frequent and...
14 November, 2022
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Rethinking our role as social media “users”
Mozilla, the organization/community that built the Firefox browser and now has a Foundation working to ensure the internet remains an open and accessible...
31 October, 2022
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Calling out government censorship of the Internet
The world’s law enforcement services are in cahoots, sharing detailed data about individuals as well as corporations “in the interest of national security”. In...
17 October, 2022
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Real people against hate
Pursuit of profit and social media algorithms foster and elevate hate into the mainstream. In yet one more example, misogynistic and violent messages...
19 September, 2022
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Why the new Chilean Constitution matters for communication rights
On September 4, 2022, Chilean voters rejected a new proposed constitution that would have set the foundations for a progressive, rights-based, gender-sensitive, decolonial,...
06 September, 2022
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Putting people first rather than corporate interests
On 5 July 2022, the European Parliament approved the final text of its Digital Services Act (DSA), the new rule book for moderating...
22 August, 2022
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#Cybermisogyny
In the Netflix documentary “the most hated man on the Internet”, a mother seeks justice for her daughter and other women whose intimate...
08 August, 2022
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Opportunities for communication rights in the context of Latin America’s ‘Pink Tide’ 2.0
In Latin America, the “pink tide” governments of the first decade of the 21st Century transformed the movement for communication rights by introducing...
26 July, 2022
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Trustworthy news or the Greatest Show on Earth?
News fatigue is an age-old phenomenon. Not only do media have a reputation for “moving on” after a catastrophe, but readers, listeners, and...
27 June, 2022
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