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Surveillance is not safety when laws are used to police online voices, especially those already pushed to the margins like journalists, feminist, womxn and activists. It becomes a tool for censorship, not protection. Here are some laws that influence censorship. #DigitalFutures

Day 5 DID YOU KNOW? 📃 The TAKE IT DOWN Act just became law in the US, empowering targets of online violence to request the removal of intimate images shared w/out consent – a crucial step & blueprint for ending digital abuse #EndVAWP #TakeItDown 🛡️

📬 #ICYMI: Our May newsletter is out! From Kampala to Zambia, we’ve been busy, convening key voices on gendered data, spotlighting platform worker rights, and building digital safety skills across Africa and more Tap in 👉🏾bit.ly/4l2bW1i #DigitalRights #DataGovernance

🇨🇮 We’re in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire this week for the final stakeholder workshop and implementation on Gender-Transformative #DataGovernance in Africa! Building on the success of our convenings in Zambia and Uganda, we're gathering insights from policymakers and Civil Society

📢 MAJOR WIN for digital rights! The ECOWAS Court has ruled that Senegal’s internet shutdowns in June & July 2023 violated freedom of expression & the right to work. This follows similar rulings against Togo (2020) & Nigeria (2022). 📵 Internet shutdowns silence dissent, harm

Partner Spotlight | Pollicy At the National ICT Innovation Hub, we believe in the power of collaboration to drive meaningful change in the digital space. We’re proud to spotlight Brenda Namata from Pollicy, a leading civic technology organization that is shaping Africa’s

In a recent Radio One feature from the #FairDigitalKazi Breakfast Dialogue, Bonnita Nyamwire highlights the urgent need to recognise and protect Uganda’s platform workers. Voices For Labour Listen In 👇🏾

🚨 Save the date: June 25 📌 Join us for a live webinar: “From Data Protection to Algorithmic Oversight: Are DPAs Africa’s Best Bet for Ethical AI Governance?” 🕓 16:00 EAT / 15:00 SAST / 14:00 WAT 🔗 Register now: shorturl.at/OfHuJ

🗣️ We want to hear from you! The Gendered Data Governance Survey is now available in French on the AU Citizen Engagement Platform! Your voice will shape a regional model handbook and toolkit to support AU Member States in implementing gender-responsive and inclusive data

What happens when the very data that could protect people is locked away, hard to understand, or unsafe to share? This case study explores what accessible human rights data really looks like and what the Ushahidi Data Archive is doing to make it possible. (1/6) Baraza Media Lab

📢 Heading to #IGF2025? Pollicy will be co-hosting a side event w/ Alliance for Universal Digital Rights + a dynamic cohort of feminist and digital rights allies on advocacy strategies to push governments to act on the GDC & beyond. 🗓️ 26 June | 🕠 5:30–7 pm 📍 Thon Opera, Oslo Register:

🎙️ #CounteringHateSpeech Day is a reminder that hate speech results not only in direct violence and harassment, but also in self-censorship and trauma. Today online hate still targets African women disproportionately, silencing their voices & reinforcing systematic inequalities.

Together with IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media APC, & Pollicy we submitted comments on Kenya’s 2025-2029 Cybersecurity Strategy. Built on 9 pillars, it aligns with digital transformation, boosts cyber incident response, integrates AI, & adopts 2024 Cybercrime Regulations #HateSpeech

🚫 Access to X has been blocked in Tanzania since May 20. With elections near, this threatens free expression & civic space. We stand with ZainaFoundationtz APC & Digital Rights Coalition Tanzania in urging the government to restore access & respect digital rights. 📄 Read the joint

🚀 We’re #IGF2025 bound! Catch us in Oslo, Norway from 23–27 June for a week of action-packed insights on AI, digital governance, digital safety & cooperation, under the overarching theme “Building Digital Governance Together”. 💪🏾 📍Attending? Be sure to explore our sessions

#IGF2025 is underway! A lively welcome from our hosts set the stage with a nod to Norwegian heritage. 🇳🇴 Join our coverage on the ground all this week on fostering digital inclusion, trust and a better online future. intgovforum.org/en

Yesterday marked Day 0 at #IGF2025 and our founder Neema Iyer shared powerful insights from our research on tech-facilitated gender-based violence #TFGBV across Africa. She mentioned key insights from our work including: ✔️1 in 3 women we surveyed faced online violence. ✔️Many

In her opening remarks,Nelly Munyasia the Executive Director, Reproductive Health Network Kenya highlighted the conference’s evolution into a key platform where governments, civil society and communities converge to set priorities and center youth voices. She stressed that while many actors hold power,