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Outside sculpture of an oversized globe sitting on the North Pole, with countries in different colors and a view of Africa and some of Europe.

05 Oct 2026 Restoring trust in the global order starts with communication for all

Posted at 20:44h in Comment, Communication Rights

What ails multilateralism today? One common thread is communication injustice....

Three human silhouettes are depicted mid-stride, each comprising of a collage of hardware used to develop AI including circuit boards and CPU chips. In the background there is a black and grey gradient with smoke. Beneath the runners from the left, there are two rectangle panels which run across the image, one is red and the other is blue.

25 Sep 2026 AI and the social gospel: Reclaiming a moral voice for advocacy

Posted at 12:39h in Digital Justice, News, WACC Europe

What can churches learn from the Christian response to the Industrial Revolution as artificial intelligence reshapes our societies?That question drove the latest WACC Europe Discussion, “AI and the Social Gospel: Reclaiming a Moral Voice for Advocacy,” led by Christian social ethicist Professor Kate Ott.Ott teaches...

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28 Aug 2026 Discover new video resources on digital rights to inspire advocacy

Posted at 14:28h in Digital Justice, News

Get inspired to take action for digital justice with the presentations from the international symposium "Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability."...

$A photographic rendering of a simulated middle-aged white woman against a black background, seen through a refractive glass grid and overlaid with a distorted diagram of a neural network.$

19 Aug 2026 Safeguarding the human person: WACC Europe reflects on Magnifica Humanitas

Posted at 19:26h in Digital Justice, News, WACC Europe

The most recent online discussion hosted by WACC’s regional association in Europe unpacked Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, whose focus is summed up in its subtitle On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.Moderated by WACC Europe treasurer Katherine Shirk Lucas, the session...

A robot head with data synapses in place of a brain and with a human-looking face

01 Jun 2026 AI everything – Except humanity

Posted at 14:33h in Comment, Digital Justice

We’re talking about AI but with little, if any, convergence between industry and civil society. If the silos endure, risks will too. ...

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11 May 2026 The deeper human questions: Why the church needs to be a conversation partner on AI

Posted at 18:51h in Digital Justice, News, WACC Europe

Artificial intelligence is not only a technical revolution, “[i]t is also a crisis of rhythm, meaning, truth, and human formation,” stated Stiven Naatus, director of advocacy at the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF), a WACC member, in his presentation at...

A Black man showing mental distress from constant exposure to harmful content online. His family, in the background, progressively disappears.

29 Apr 2026 The hidden cost of AI: Digital colonialism and the Global South

Posted at 13:35h in Digital Justice, News, WACC Europe

A recent WACC Europe discussion featured a presentation by journalist Ingo Dachwitz on the largely invisible workforce, concentrated in the Global South, enabling artificial intelligence and social media feeds. The myth of artificial intelligence When Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the US Congress in 2018, facing questions...

16 Apr 2026 Digital justice symposium closes with joint commitment to action

Posted at 16:05h in Digital Justice, News

The symposium “Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability” drew to a close with a shared commitment to advocacy, education, and networking among faith-based, ecumenical organizations, and civil society actors. The symposium brought together 25 invited participants representing key ecumenical networks and partners...

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27 Mar 2026 International symposium to lay path towards digital justice in times of AI

Posted at 09:38h in Digital Justice, Event, News

How can faith-based actors, civil society, and secular AI ethics organizations work together for a digitally just future in an age marked by the rush towards ever more powerful digital technology and artificial intelligence across all sectors of life? The upcoming international symposium “Our Common Future:...

23 Feb 2026 A cautionary tale of “The Russian Guy”: The gender AI divide, ethics, and regulation

Posted at 08:00h in Comment, Digital Justice, Gender

The plot could easily have been from a Netflix dystopian thriller. “The Russian Guy” approaches ordinary women and girls leading ordinary lives, one walking her child to school, another stocking supermarket shelves, and a young girl walking by. “Hello. What’s your name? You look beautiful. Come with...