A group of children hunched over cell phones huddles under an umbrella that shields them from pouring rain with various social media icons such as like and love. A man resembling Elon Musk, wearing a black T-shirt with the X logo glares menacingly at the main holding the umbrella. The scene is dark and foreboding.

Tech regulation isn't a question of "if" anymore, but "how”. Big Tech has prioritized engagement and ad dollars over people for too long. But we need safe, inclusive, and democratic social media. More in the last #waccComment: bit.ly/Comment-9Feb26

#DigitalJustice #SaferInternetDay

⛏️🌐Extraction powers digital today, capturing data, attention, water, economies, rights – and monetizing them. We need just tech governance to move from extractivism to equitable digital.

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#DigitalJustice #WSIS

The internet is a digital lifeline for much of the world. Last year there were 105+ internet shutdowns. This is censorship & it subverts democracy. Tech governance must outlaw such denial of #CommunicationRights.

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#DigitalJustice #DemocracyNow #waccComment

The wrinkled hands of older person hold an aged black and white photo with other old photos and an old photo album on the table in front of them. Text reads "The politics of memory".

Leaders may try to rewrite history, but each of us can preserve memory. Capturing stories and facts and sharing truth helps ensure the world doesn’t forget, but learns.

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#CommunicationRights #MemoryPolitics #NeverForget

In the face of genocide, there is no place for silence. While politicians dither, corporate hucksters profit & many stay silent, the slaughter in #Gaza goes on. Tragically, everyone’s hands are now permanently stained.
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#CommunicationRights #GazaUnderAttack #waccComment

Why should we care what happens to @unesco.bsky.social? Because it is one of the few spaces where global standards on digital justice issues are being set.

More on why the US exit from UNESCO underscores the need for civil society to step up: bit.ly/Comment-28Ju...

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What can we do to counter “all the lies, distortions & fake news fit to print”? For the @un.org International Day for Countering Hate Speech let's take action to strengthen digital literacy & a free press by choosing trustworthy news sources. #NoToHate

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When it comes to AI regulation, it’s the wild west out there. But the stakes couldn’t be higher — governments protecting netizens or corporations chasing power and profit?

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#DigitalJustice #DemocraticAI #WSIS

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