FFA's reflections on the @adb.org's 58th Annual Meeting: CSOs sidelined, people & planet not prioritized, climate ambition hushed, safeguards undermined, accountability evaded. FFA & allies continue to call for stronger policies, inclusive dialogue & genuine accountability.
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π¨ DRAPAC25 is here! π¨
The Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly 2025 is happening 26-27 August 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! π²πΎ
Join 500+ activists, policymakers, technologists, & human rights defenders to advance digital rights in a rapidly shifting landscape.
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A week ago, Israel cut aid to Gaza. Now, Israel has also cut electricity. Over 2 million people are being deliberately and illegally deprived of clean water, food, fuel and power.
These war crimes must not be ignored. World leaders must act to stop Israel's collective punishment of Gaza. Share now.
π’30 years since the Beijing Declaration, weβre still holding the line for gender justice!
π NEW report! It connects leaders who promised gender justice 30 yrs ago, their decisions since, & rising anti-rights movements against gender justice.
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#PersonalToPowerful
π’7amleh, in collaboration with the Palestinian Digital Rights Coalition and dozens of international organizations, has launched #ReconnectGaza, a global campaign to demand the rebuilding of Gazaβs telecommunications network.
βJoin #ReconnectGaza: 7amleh.org/reconnectgaz...
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Barely enough for one toilet flush.
Less than a minute of showering.
Less than 2 minutes of a tap running.
That is how much water each person has in the North Gaza and Rafah Governorates. It's less than 7% of the water available before October 2023.
βVoluntary measures are no longer sufficient, we need smart mix including hard law, we need mandatory human rights due diligenceβ - clear message from Dr Pichamon Yeophantong of the UN WG on BHR at @oxfaminasia.bsky.socialβs Inclusive and Responsible Business Forum in Bangkok
π¨π³draft Internet ID Measure:
We have already seen China's influence on global digital authoritarianism. This risks further emulation as #China pushes to remake internet governance in its own repressive image. See @chrdnet.bsky.social @article19.bsky.social analysis www.article19.org/resources/ch...
deepseek screenshot
kinda curious how deepseek decides when to use "can't answer" and when to give propaganda
π Big news: Weβre launching a global movement to #TaxTheSuperRich π
Inequality is skyrocketing. The richest line their pockets while the rest struggle to get by. Itβs time to tax the super-rich and build a better future for people and planet.β
Learn more at taxthesuperrich.world
NO TECH FOR FASCISMββTech billionaires who power Israel's apartheid state and the genocide in Gaza attend Trump's inauguration yesterday, in a stunning show of Big Tech's unified support for fascism. [THREAD]
New @oxfaminternational.bsky.social report points out how the wealth of the worldβs ten richest men grew on average by almost $100 million a day βeven if they lost 99 percent of their wealth, they would remain billionaires.π€¦ββοΈ
#TakersNotMakers - Read the report: buff.ly/42hcMRu
Watch and read the report #TakersNotMakers #WEF25 #Davos
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As #wef24 begins in Davos, @Oxfam calls on the world to #FightInequality. In my Daily Brief, today, I ask:Β
Does humanity really need a trillionaire?Β
π° English: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h... Β
π° FranΓ§ais: www.hrw.org/fr/news/2024...Β
π Listen: www.hrw.org/video-photos...
π¨REACTION: Oxfam welcomes Gaza ceasefire deal and calls for a massive influx of aid.
Read our full statement π oxf.am/4aokewk
Asiaβs current situation in the climate context is an example that speaks volumes. Rich polluters have left some countries in Asia devastated, depleting their labour and resources in the name of progress.
Behind the scenes, the company was also quietly dismantling a system to prevent the spread of misinformation. When the company announced on Jan. 7 that it would end its fact-checking partnerships, the company also instructed teams responsible for ranking content in the companyβs apps to stop penalizing misinformation, according to sources and an internal document obtained by Platformer. The result is that the sort of viral hoaxes that ran roughshod over the platform during the 2016 US presidential election β βPope Francis endorses Trump,β Pizzagate, and all the rest β are now just as eligible for free amplification on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads as true stories.
NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
This is an excellent primer on some of the privacy dangers posed by large scale AI, from a cybersecurity perspective. Written in clear language, it's the most accessible rundown I've seen yet on these topics!
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In October 2024, one year into Gaza's ongoing war, the violence continues. Over 6,000 women and 11,000 children killed. The horror must end.
#Oxfam2024Recap #Gaza #CeasefireNow
