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    Sep 21

    NEW REPORT🚨 In the high-stakes battle between states and technology companies, the rights of internet users have become the main casualties. Full report Summary thread

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    Dec 13

    NTIA is hosting 3 virtual listening sessions on privacy, equity, and civil rights from Tuesday-Thursday of this week— we have an absolutely crackerjack lineup of speakers and very much hope you can join us!

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    Dec 13

    Come work with NTIA! In addition to the opening in our amazing domestic policy office, the int’l office will be looking at applications submitted through this listing for folks with an interest in helping out our ICANN and Internet governance team

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    Dec 13

    “A thousand years of common law underlying dispute resolution is just silly overheard that we can replace with our belief in the ability to write code that behaves perfectly predictably in the presence of an adversary” is the principle behind much of web3 and so so stupid.

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    Dec 13

    Several job openings at the , including in the content team (with me and some great colleagues!)

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    Dec 10

    Happening today at 1pm ET‼️ Join and our own for a live conversation.

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    Dec 9

    Appreciated opportunity to talk about the Summit 4 Democracy and broader global trends

    We speak with about this week’s virtual White House Summit for Democracy and we discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping repression and advancing digital authoritarianism.
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    Dec 9

    Participants at the can reinvigorate the internet freedom agenda if democracies address problematic practices at home and adopt an inclusive and coordinated strategy abroad. ‘s ‘s take for

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    Dec 9

    Looking forward to this discusssion tomorrow!

    Join me, , , tomorrow 9am CST for a special Twitter Spaces conversation on the challenges facing global democracy
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    Dec 9

    In his opening remarks, President said democracy must be deliberately renewed with each generation and that doing so is an urgent matter. "Freedom House reports that 2020 marked the 15th consecutive year of global freedom in retreat."

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  11. Dec 9

    Looking forward to speaking on this with my fellow participants!

    With all the recent summits on democracy, climate, and technology, how can the U.S. and EU address these shared challenges? Join us at the todat at 11 a.m. EST to hear the answer these questions:
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    Dec 8

    Set your reminder for 🤝 . Join and for a live conversation this Friday.

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    Dec 8

    Why is a free and open internet so important? Mark your calendars📅: Freedom House's will join on at 1pm ET on Friday to discuss.

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    Dec 8

    Participants at the 's can reinvigorate the internet freedom agenda. But to do so, democracies need to address their problematic practices at home and adopt an inclusive and coordinated strategy abroad. My take for :

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    Dec 7

    Reminder: the most basic definition of democracy is "a system in which parties lose elections." (You have to actually alternate parties in power to be sure that one party won't balk & try to hold onto power at the point of a gun.) 1/2

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    Dec 7

    Consumer Reports conducted a comparative privacy and security evaluation of 16 VPNs, guided by the Digital Standard. Today, we’re releasing the full technical report of this comprehensive review, which also utilizes 's VPNalyzer tool: 1/5

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    Dec 7

    December 7, 1941: a day which lives in infamy. Just months before the Japanese attack on , Eleanor Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie established to promote American involvement in World War II and the fight against fascism.

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    Dec 7

    Join us today to discuss authoritarian governments reaching beyond their own borders to silence dissent with as Biden’s approaches. 10:00 a.m. ET 🕒 Register now:

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    Dec 6

    4 of 10 largest advertisers on Belarusian state TV are US-based . Unlike law enforcement, state broadcasters are not yet under US sanctions, and US companies are supporting prime-time torture, violence, and hate speech in Belarus

    US-based consumer product companies take up the most advertisement slots on Belarusian state TV, effectively funding this dangerous propaganda tool of the authoritarian regime (3/3)
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    Nov 30

    Applications close on Friday! editors and researchers are generous, brilliant, supportive, ruthlessly-accurate rock stars. Anyone would be lucky to join this team.

    Do you love words, democracy, style guides, human rights, and research? Our small but mighty editing team is hiring a full-time editorial assistant, associate editor, or editor (title based on experience). Details, salary, benefits, and application here:
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    Nov 23

    Join us at , an annual conference that promotes & defends digital rights across Arabic speaking countries. On Friday, researchers will discuss internet freedom trends in MENA.

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