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🇺🇳 Statement by the United Nations Human Rights special rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and Association regarding the cancellation of #RightsCon.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2026/05/zambias-de-facto-cancelation-rightscon-attack-rights-and-freedoms

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Open Terms Archive May 4

We signed this open letter condemning the cancellation of #RightsCon, and we are concerned with the future of this major event.
• English: https://paradigmhq.org/press-statement-net-rights-coalition-others-condemn-disruption-of-rightscon/
• French: https://paradigmhq.org/communique-de-presse-la-net-rights-coalition-et-dautres-organisations-condamnent-linterruption-abruptive-de-rightscon-par-le-gouvernement-zambien/

Press statement: Net Rights Coalition, 132 other Digital Rights Stakeholders endorse statement condemning the Government of Zambia’s Abrupt Disruption of RightsCon - Paradigm Initiative

We, the Net Rights Coalition (NRC), a network of digital rights actors, and all other signatories listed below, are appalled by the Government of Zambia’s unilateral announcement of the postponement […]

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Open Terms Archive May 4

And to anticipate comments: the flight tickets were not refundable, and we have done a safety assessment and liaised with other participants on the ground who confirmed their safe arrival, leading us to conclude that this course of action is the best usage of our resources. While we deeply regret the cancellation and especially the way it happened, we’re hopeful that less participants can also lead to stronger interactions.

Open Terms Archive May 4

🇿🇲 #RightsCon is cancelled due to interference from #China, but we will still be on the ground in #Zambia!
https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/
If you’re there too, let’s meet and talk about #PlatformGovernance and how terms of service tracking can be applied in fields such as #disinformation, #privacy, #ConsumerRights…

A statement to our community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia

Our official statement to the digital rights community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia

RightsCon Summit Series

Open Terms Archive May 4

Questions about Open Terms Archive and how tracking ToS contributes to transparent platform governance?

Don't miss the May community call, tomorrow!

📆 May 5, 2026
🕗 8:00–9:00 UTC
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall

✨ Product updates
🙋 Live support with the core team

https://www.linkedin.com/events/7454260319092305920?viewAsMember=true

Open Terms Archive Apr 28

Reliable tracking of Terms of Service is core to Open Terms Archive’s role in strengthening platform transparency and accountability.

Want to see how it works or get live support for tracking terms?

Join our next community call!

📆 May 5, 2026
🕗 8:00 - 9:00 UTC
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall

✨ Product updates
🙋 Live support with the core team

Bring your questions on platform governance, digital rights, and transparency.

#OpenTermsArchive #Transparency #PlatformGovernance

Open Terms Archive Apr 13

⏰ Tomorrow: Open Terms Archive Community Call!

Agenda:
🛠️ Updates
🧑‍🏫 Student Germany Collection project
📈 New analyses
🗨️ Open discussion

⏰ 08:00 UTC
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall

#DigitalSovereignty #PlatformAccountability

Open Terms Archive Apr 7

⏰ Reminder: Open Terms Archive Community Call in one week!

On the agenda:
🛠️ Team & tech updates
🧑‍🏫 Germany Collection by students w/ Professor Matteo Große-Kampmann
📈 New analyses
🗨️ Open discussion

⏰ 08:00 UTC
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall

#DigitalSovereignty #PlatformAccountability

Open Terms Archive Mar 24

How can Open Terms Archive track platforms at the national level?

Students from the Rhine-Waal University for Applied Sciences explored this question. Join our next Community Call with their professor Matteo Grosse-Kampmann to discover their work.

📅 April 14
⏰ 08:00 UTC (09:00 CET / 11:00 EAT / 13:30 IST / 17:00 JST)
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall

Open Terms Archive Mar 4

Generative AI tools are evolving fast. So are the rules they write.

At our latest Open Terms Archive Community Call, the @pgmt team at @zemki, @unibremen presented their federated GenAI-Governance collection.

Early observations show:

– Constant policy updates
– Preference for opt-out mechanisms vs. opt-in
– Data-switching procedures
– Emerging terms types

📅 Community Calls happen the first Tuesday of every month. Join in!

#AIGovernance

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