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The Association for Progressive Communications is a worldwide network supporting the use of internet and ICTs for social justice and sustainable development.
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>>> Brazil is exploring ways to hold platforms accountable in court and beyond.

Holding platforms accountable is urgent worldwide, and the Brazilian Supreme Court has set an important precedent.

“The decision establishes, legally, in Brazil, that digital platforms are not neutral in relation to the content that circulates in the virtual environment."

----> Read more: https://www.apc.org/en/node/40798/

#Brazil #platformgovernance #Accountability

>>> Brazil is exploring ways to hold platforms accountable in court and beyond.

Holding platforms accountable is urgent worldwide, and the Brazilian Supreme Court has set an important precedent.

“The decision establishes, legally, in Brazil, that digital platforms are not neutral in relation to the content that circulates in the virtual environment."

----> Read more: https://www.apc.org/en/node/40798/

#Brazil #platformgovernance #Accountability

We've already said this, but we care about the #Fediverse <3

>>> Have you checked our @peertube instance? We use it to share and promote #FeministInternet content online.

https://media.apc.org/search?search=Feminist&searchTarget=local

APC Media Server

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>>> What do we mean when say we need to place "gender" in disinformation?

Plan International interviewed 14,000 girls across 31 countries in the study Free to Be Online? and concluded:

"Girls are targeted online because they are young and female. If they are politically outspoken, disabled, Black or identify as LGBTIQ+, it gets worse. [...] It is unremitting, psychologically damaging and can lead to actual physical harm.'"

https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/placing-gender-disinformation

#FeministInternet #GenderedDisinformation

We've already said this, but we care about the #Fediverse <3

>>> Have you checked our @peertube instance? We use it to share and promote #FeministInternet content online.

https://media.apc.org/search?search=Feminist&searchTarget=local

APC Media Server

Association for Progressive Communication (APC) media server

APC Media Server

>>> Seven projects proving community networks connect much more than devices

Supported by the @internetsociety, the Asian Institute of Technology and APC, the training fostered cross-border collaboration with Thai groups and produced learning materials in Burmese.

----> Read more: https://www.apc.org/en/news/seven-projects-proving-community-networks-connect-much-more-devices

#communitynetworks

>>> Seven projects proving community networks connect much more than devices

Supported by the @internetsociety, the Asian Institute of Technology and APC, the training fostered cross-border collaboration with Thai groups and produced learning materials in Burmese.

----> Read more: https://www.apc.org/en/news/seven-projects-proving-community-networks-connect-much-more-devices

#communitynetworks

>>> The National Strategy for Community Networks is a step in the right direction. A collaborative milestone that we hope will lead to more inclusive, locally driven connectivity across South Africa and beyond.

https://unconnected.org/blog/unconnectedorg-participates-in-the-launch-of-south-africas-national-strategy-for-community-networks

#SouthAfrica #CommunityNetworks

>>> We care about the Majority World

---> See our glossary term:

https://www.apc.org/en/glossary/majority-world

---> Take a look at this map of the Fediverse:

https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#2/21.4/86.2

---> Let’s give more visibility to voices and perspectives from outside the "global North."

@globalvoices — A multilingual community of writers, translators, and human rights activists.

@restofworld — Nonprofit publication covering tech stories from around the world, far from Silicon Valley.

#Fediverse #MajorityWorld

>>> How can we strengthen the community-centred connectivity movement?

The fourth and final episode of the second season of the #RoutingforCommunities podcast is on the air, reflecting on this key and powerful question.

Find out more from the experience of communities and partners who work to support these initiatives.

----> Join us in this journey and be part of the movement.

https://www.apc.org/en/podcasts/routingforcommunities/4-how-can-we-strengthen-community-centred-connectivity-movement

#CommunityNetworks #DigitalInclusion #MeaningfulConnectivity

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#FeministTechJoy: Initiatives rekindling expression and creativity on the internet and beyond

>>> The projects celebrate feminist expression, including sexual expression, play and pleasure on the internet. Each seeks to revive joy and creativity online by supporting women and gender-diverse people to imagine and weave alternative digital futures.

https://www.apc.org/en/news/feministtechjoy-initiatives-rekindling-expression-and-creativity-internet-and-beyond #FeministInternet