Mastodawn

'...The cancellation had exposed the vulnerability of countries in Africa with a dependency on foreign investment and funding (deals by both China and the US were mentioned), but for many in APC, it also spoke of the collapse of the whole ecosystem of rights.'

https://www.apc.org/en/news/rebuilding-solidarity-and-trust-apc-community-reflects-cancellation-rightscon-and-learnings

#rightscon2026

Rebuilding solidarity and trust: The APC community reflects on the cancellation of RightsCon and learnings moving forward

The shock of the cancellation of RightsCon in Zambia this year is still reverberating across civil society, with many viewing it as unprecedented. In this piece, voices from APC’s community around the world explore the implications of this shift, examining how we can safeguard our spaces for organising in the current climate.

Association for Progressive Communications

Valeria Betancourt Dec 30

Privacy International Dec 30

🧐 There’s a misconception that privacy is just about hiding personal information, but privacy is actually so much more than that.

Privacy is foundational to who we are as human beings.
https://privacyinternational.org/learning-resources/privacy-matter

Valeria Betancourt Oct 20, 2025

What is happenning with Signal today? Not possible to connect to it.

@signalapp

Valeria Betancourt Sep 12, 2025

APC Sep 11, 2025

>>> Over the past two decades, the #WSISProcess has served as a valuable platform for dialogue, target setting and multistakeholder engagement. Yet the digital divide remains stubbornly entrenched. Connectivity gaps persist between regions and within countries.

At the heart of these challenges lies a common denominator: financing.

---> Read more in our new piece on financing #DigitalEquity at #WSIS20: A task force to turn commitments into action

https://www.apc.org/en/news/financing-digital-equity-wsis20-task-force-turn-commitments-action

Valeria Betancourt Aug 1, 2025

Albanese’s recent report, “From economy of occupation to economy of genocide”, reveals how the Israeli occupation "has become the ideal testing ground for arms manufacturers and big tech – providing boundless supply and demand, little oversight and zero accountability – while investors and private and public institutions profit freely.”

https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/joint-statement-civil-society-urges-end-sanctions-unsr-francesca-albanese-demands-big-tech

Joint statement: Civil society urges end to sanctions on UNSR Francesca Albanese, demands big tech accountability for violations in Palestine

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express our grave concern over the unprecedented decision by the United States government to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.

Association for Progressive Communications

Valeria Betancourt Feb 26, 2025

We refuse to accept a digital order dictated by corporate greed and state control. Instead, we demand a digital future that belongs to the people – one where digital infrastructures are not commodities, but the commons that individuals and communities nurture to determine their own technological destinies.

https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/global-digital-justice-forum-johannesburg-communique-now-time-take-action-digital-justice

Global Digital Justice Forum Johannesburg Communique: Now is the time to take action for digital justice

The Global Digital Justice Forum, a coalition of civil society organisations from the Global Majority, including APC, decries the tightening stranglehold of political and corporate authoritarianism on the internet. We refuse to accept a digital order dictated by corporate greed and state control. We must build a future where technology is harnessed to empower people and protect the planet.

Association for Progressive Communications

Valeria Betancourt Feb 14, 2025

"The Paris Summit’s failure may yet serve one useful purpose: as a wake-up call. It has shown, definitively, that the current approach to AI governance is broken. The question now is whether we have time to fix it."

www.transformernews.ai/p/paris-ai-s...

Valeria Betancourt Nov 29, 2024

"There are no digital rights under the shadow of war and settler colonialism, as technology becomes both a weapon and a censor, targeting Palestinians while silencing their resistance." #PalestineDay

https://7amleh.org/2024/09/15/report-on-palestinian-digital-rights-in-the-context-of-genocide-and-big-tech-accountability-one-year-after-the-war-on-gaza-en