Cameran Ashraf

@cameranashraf

Human rights, technology, and cyberconflict professor / Co-founder of

Budapest, Hungary
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Joined April 2013
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 15

    My new article on "Artificial intelligence and the rights to assembly and association" is out now at

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    8 hours ago

    On the 7th anniversary of the chemical attack on eastern Ghouta (August 21, 2013), we remember the victims of Assad's repeated chemical massacres throughout Syria.

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    Aug 20

    🔔 Job Opportunity: 's Asia team is seeking a full-time Program Associate! This role offers the opportunity to develop project management skills and build understanding of media’s role as a solution to the world’s most pressing issues. Details:

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    Aug 13

    🚨 Job alert in Tunis 🚨 Do you have strong people skills? Want to offer real-time, direct technical assistance & work with marginalized communities? Know how to plan, organize & execute? Apply to become our new Digital Security Helpline Shift Manager!

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  5. Aug 20

    Sadly not surprising. But given CEU's international focus, I really hope that the 2025 plan will emphasize serious and structured efforts to increase faculty diversity.

    The list of the latest academic appointments at my previous institution - which, in many ways, I loved and was proud to be part of - is revealing: 15 men and, at the end, 1 woman (all white).
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  6. Aug 19

    Twitter Security Breach Blamed for Saudi Dissident Arrests - Bloomberg

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  7. Aug 18

    Sad and troubling story about being arrested and tortured in Iran and bravely opening up about the entire ordeal, including the aftermath once he was released.

    If you read one thing from me, please be this
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    Aug 17

    Matt Haig on the best books to build mental resilience

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    Aug 17

    Since the devastating explosion in on August 4th, the situation has been worsened by the implementation of internet shutdowns. We call for internet access restrictions to be lifted and humans rights to be protected.

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    Aug 14

    "‘ethics' in the current AI ethics field is largely ineffective, trapped in an ‘ethical principles’ approach and...particularly prone to manipulation, especially by industry actors. Using ethics as a substitute for law risks its abuse and misuse." *Ditto as substitute for justice

    "Using ethics to prevent the implementation of legal regulation that is actually necessary is a serious and worrying abuse and misuse of ethics." Check out more on in the new article by and : .
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    Aug 15

    If you are new to digital security, want tutorials for privacy-protecting tools, or want translated guides in 11 languages, check out our Surveillance Self Defense guide.

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    Aug 14

    So, I wrote a thing: . There's a lot buried there, but a quick TL;DR: 1/

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  13. Aug 14

    Great article on the need to decolonize

    The problems AI has today go back centuries. Algorithmic discrimination and “ghost work” didn’t appear by accident. Understanding their long, troubling history is the first step toward fixing them.
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    Aug 14

    "Try your best to make goodness attractive. That's one of the toughest assignments you'll ever be given." — Fred Rogers

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    Aug 14

    Calling all at higher education institutions! New funding for research focusing on . , or small and medium in from ’s . Learn more about this opportunity here:

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    Aug 12

    On this day two years ago I received my Ph.D and I'm here to tell you, you don't need one

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    Aug 13

    “By using the language of bias, we may end up overly focusing on the individual intents of technologists involved, rather than the structural power of the institutions they belong to.” — D&S Affiliate

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  18. Aug 13

    Congrats! Awesome news!

    📢 BIG NEWS | UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry Receives $2.9M Award to launch Initiative on Technology and Power at |
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  19. Aug 13

    Very sad for so many who make their living as drivers, but hopefully a more ethical company will fill the gap.

    Uber likely to shut down temporarily in CA over driver ruling, CEO says
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  20. Aug 13

    "Owning an index fund to avoid stock picking and “take the emotion out of investing,” is not a neutral stance." Well said. How many of us are looking at our investments, 401k, etc. as part of fighting racial inequality?

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    Aug 13

    Minsk right now. It feels like there’s a new and different form of protest every day.

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