APC
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Association for Progressive Communications is a worldwide network supporting the use of internet and ICTs for social justice and sustainable development.
REMINDER: Call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice is still open. Share your proposal by 31 January.
Read more 👉 www.apc.org/en/news/open....
#CommunityNetworks #EnvironmentalJustice
@colnodo.bsky.social @intervozes.bsky.social @engagemedia.org
Read more 👉 www.apc.org/en/news/open....
#CommunityNetworks #EnvironmentalJustice
@colnodo.bsky.social @intervozes.bsky.social @engagemedia.org
Open call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice
As supporters of community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs), we advocate the development of CCCIs as an alternative form of connectivity that can support not only access to communication and t...
www.apc.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
REMINDER: Call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice is still open. Share your proposal by 31 January.
Read more 👉 www.apc.org/en/news/open....
#CommunityNetworks #EnvironmentalJustice
@colnodo.bsky.social @intervozes.bsky.social @engagemedia.org
Read more 👉 www.apc.org/en/news/open....
#CommunityNetworks #EnvironmentalJustice
@colnodo.bsky.social @intervozes.bsky.social @engagemedia.org
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With elections underway in Uganda this January, we call for an open and accessible internet for all. Democracy thrives on free connection, and free elections need a free internet.
#KeepTheInternetOnUG
#KeepTheInternetOnUG
January 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
With elections underway in Uganda this January, we call for an open and accessible internet for all. Democracy thrives on free connection, and free elections need a free internet.
#KeepTheInternetOnUG
#KeepTheInternetOnUG
Community-led tech in action! ✊
Colnodo is working with RedINC and other communities in Colombia to refine environmental monitoring kits based on local needs. Science meets lived experience to protect their lands. 🌿
Full story here: www.apc.org/en/blog/seed...
#APC #TechRights
Colnodo is working with RedINC and other communities in Colombia to refine environmental monitoring kits based on local needs. Science meets lived experience to protect their lands. 🌿
Full story here: www.apc.org/en/blog/seed...
#APC #TechRights
January 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Community-led tech in action! ✊
Colnodo is working with RedINC and other communities in Colombia to refine environmental monitoring kits based on local needs. Science meets lived experience to protect their lands. 🌿
Full story here: www.apc.org/en/blog/seed...
#APC #TechRights
Colnodo is working with RedINC and other communities in Colombia to refine environmental monitoring kits based on local needs. Science meets lived experience to protect their lands. 🌿
Full story here: www.apc.org/en/blog/seed...
#APC #TechRights
What principles and policies should govern the use of generative AI services if civil society organizations choose to do so. What guidance can be referenced from a human rights perspective.
👉 Read the publication here www.apc.org/en/pubs/gene...
#GenerativeAI #DigitalJusticeNetwork #Korea
👉 Read the publication here www.apc.org/en/pubs/gene...
#GenerativeAI #DigitalJusticeNetwork #Korea
Generative AI guide for civil society
“Some of our activists are drafting statements with ChatGPT, and I’m worried about what approach we should take.”
www.apc.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
What principles and policies should govern the use of generative AI services if civil society organizations choose to do so. What guidance can be referenced from a human rights perspective.
👉 Read the publication here www.apc.org/en/pubs/gene...
#GenerativeAI #DigitalJusticeNetwork #Korea
👉 Read the publication here www.apc.org/en/pubs/gene...
#GenerativeAI #DigitalJusticeNetwork #Korea
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Israel has approved a limited upgrade allowing Palestinian telecom companies in the West Bank to move from 3G to 4G, while Gaza remains forcibly restricted to 2G and excluded altogether.
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Israel has approved a limited upgrade allowing Palestinian telecom companies in the West Bank to move from 3G to 4G, while Gaza remains forcibly restricted to 2G and excluded altogether.
The APC office will be closed until January 2026.
Closing the year with much gratitude. Thank you for being part of it. See you in the new year! Happy resting.
#happynewyear #thankyouforyoursupport #bighugs
Closing the year with much gratitude. Thank you for being part of it. See you in the new year! Happy resting.
#happynewyear #thankyouforyoursupport #bighugs
December 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The APC office will be closed until January 2026.
Closing the year with much gratitude. Thank you for being part of it. See you in the new year! Happy resting.
#happynewyear #thankyouforyoursupport #bighugs
Closing the year with much gratitude. Thank you for being part of it. See you in the new year! Happy resting.
#happynewyear #thankyouforyoursupport #bighugs
Wrapping up #2025 we invite you to explore these stories about how communities are organising to reclaim technology as a shared resource, defend rights in hostile environments, and imagine futures beyond extractive and exclusionary systems.
www.apc.org/.../seeding-....
#SeedingChange #happy2026
www.apc.org/.../seeding-....
#SeedingChange #happy2026
www.apc.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Wrapping up #2025 we invite you to explore these stories about how communities are organising to reclaim technology as a shared resource, defend rights in hostile environments, and imagine futures beyond extractive and exclusionary systems.
www.apc.org/.../seeding-....
#SeedingChange #happy2026
www.apc.org/.../seeding-....
#SeedingChange #happy2026
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Actualización 2026 – Directorio de personas y colectivas que hacen diseño con #softwarelibre
anótense... ya hay más de 60 referencias...
https://sursiendo.org/2025/12/actualizacion-2026-directorio-de-personas-y-colectivas-que-hacen-diseno-con-software-libre/
anótense... ya hay más de 60 referencias...
https://sursiendo.org/2025/12/actualizacion-2026-directorio-de-personas-y-colectivas-que-hacen-diseno-con-software-libre/
Actualización 2026 – Directorio de personas y colectivas que hacen diseño con Software Libre
El directorio puede consultarse en este enlace. Regresamos un año más (¿ya sería tradición?) con la convocatoria para actualizar nuestro Directorio de diseñadoras/es que trabajan con herramientas y…
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December 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Actualización 2026 – Directorio de personas y colectivas que hacen diseño con #softwarelibre
anótense... ya hay más de 60 referencias...
https://sursiendo.org/2025/12/actualizacion-2026-directorio-de-personas-y-colectivas-que-hacen-diseno-con-software-libre/
anótense... ya hay más de 60 referencias...
https://sursiendo.org/2025/12/actualizacion-2026-directorio-de-personas-y-colectivas-que-hacen-diseno-con-software-libre/
APC's statement presentation during the High-Level Meeting on the review of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (#WSIS+20). "WSIS is about harnessing digital tools for people-centred development, not about developing digital tools and processes".
www.apc.org/en/pubs/apc-...
www.apc.org/en/pubs/apc-...
APC statement to the UN General Assembly WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting
"If economic and social development are not placed at the heart of the next phase of WSIS, we risk perpetuating a new, quality-based digital divide and missing the opportunity to harness connectivity ...
www.apc.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
APC's statement presentation during the High-Level Meeting on the review of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (#WSIS+20). "WSIS is about harnessing digital tools for people-centred development, not about developing digital tools and processes".
www.apc.org/en/pubs/apc-...
www.apc.org/en/pubs/apc-...
Nova série Eco Sound Bites na #COP30 compartilha vozes de atores locais que refletem sobre #conectividade, comunicação e tecnologias.
Cobertura fruto de uma parceria entre a iniciativa LocNet e a @rede.wayur ide comunicadores populares da Amazônia.
#conectividadecomunitaria #JusticaAmbiental
Cobertura fruto de uma parceria entre a iniciativa LocNet e a @rede.wayur ide comunicadores populares da Amazônia.
#conectividadecomunitaria #JusticaAmbiental
Eco Sound Bites na COP30: série de entrevistas traz vozes locais para refletir sobre conectividade, comunicação e tecnologias
A 30ª edição da Conferência das Partes (COP30), o maior fórum global das Nações Unidas sobre mudanças climáticas, foi realizada este ano em Belém do Pará, no norte do Brasil, em 2025. Esta é uma regiã...
www.apc.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Nova série Eco Sound Bites na #COP30 compartilha vozes de atores locais que refletem sobre #conectividade, comunicação e tecnologias.
Cobertura fruto de uma parceria entre a iniciativa LocNet e a @rede.wayur ide comunicadores populares da Amazônia.
#conectividadecomunitaria #JusticaAmbiental
Cobertura fruto de uma parceria entre a iniciativa LocNet e a @rede.wayur ide comunicadores populares da Amazônia.
#conectividadecomunitaria #JusticaAmbiental
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🚨As part of our continued commitment to strengthening the safety and well-being of Women Human Rights Defenders, we recently held a Training of Trainers capacity-building workshop on the use and facilitation of the co-created Holistic Security Toolkit.
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@apc.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🚨As part of our continued commitment to strengthening the safety and well-being of Women Human Rights Defenders, we recently held a Training of Trainers capacity-building workshop on the use and facilitation of the co-created Holistic Security Toolkit.
@apc.org
@apc.org
What responsibility do tech companies have to protect their users when democracy falls?
----> Read here www.apc.org/en/news/myan...
#DigitalRights #DataProtection #Myanmar #CorporateAccountability
----> Read here www.apc.org/en/news/myan...
#DigitalRights #DataProtection #Myanmar #CorporateAccountability
Myanmar Internet Project in court to defend rights of telecoms users: “The act of resistance is already a win”
APC member Myanmar Internet Project (MIP) and partners have undertaken legal action against telecoms provider Telenor, challenging the company’s role in disclosing sensitive personal data of 18 millio...
www.apc.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What responsibility do tech companies have to protect their users when democracy falls?
----> Read here www.apc.org/en/news/myan...
#DigitalRights #DataProtection #Myanmar #CorporateAccountability
----> Read here www.apc.org/en/news/myan...
#DigitalRights #DataProtection #Myanmar #CorporateAccountability
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Yes, #OnlineStalking of #WHRDs is real.
Marina from @derechosdigitales.org says: "We need a holistic approach.. intersectional, proportional, and contextualised. We need rights-based tech governance [because] when defenders are safe, our democracies are safe too."
#16Days #HumanRightsDay @apc.org
Marina from @derechosdigitales.org says: "We need a holistic approach.. intersectional, proportional, and contextualised. We need rights-based tech governance [because] when defenders are safe, our democracies are safe too."
#16Days #HumanRightsDay @apc.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yes, #OnlineStalking of #WHRDs is real.
Marina from @derechosdigitales.org says: "We need a holistic approach.. intersectional, proportional, and contextualised. We need rights-based tech governance [because] when defenders are safe, our democracies are safe too."
#16Days #HumanRightsDay @apc.org
Marina from @derechosdigitales.org says: "We need a holistic approach.. intersectional, proportional, and contextualised. We need rights-based tech governance [because] when defenders are safe, our democracies are safe too."
#16Days #HumanRightsDay @apc.org
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Actualización 2026 – Directorio de personas y colectivas que hacen diseño con Software Libre.
Si diseñas con herramientas libres o conoces personas y grupos que quieras recomendar ¡Comparte el link para que nos cuenten sobre su trabajo!
#softwarelibre […]
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Si diseñas con herramientas libres o conoces personas y grupos que quieras recomendar ¡Comparte el link para que nos cuenten sobre su trabajo!
#softwarelibre […]
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December 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Actualización 2026 – Directorio de personas y colectivas que hacen diseño con Software Libre.
Si diseñas con herramientas libres o conoces personas y grupos que quieras recomendar ¡Comparte el link para que nos cuenten sobre su trabajo!
#softwarelibre […]
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Si diseñas con herramientas libres o conoces personas y grupos que quieras recomendar ¡Comparte el link para que nos cuenten sobre su trabajo!
#softwarelibre […]
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A veinte años de la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información, analizamos el proceso WSIS+20 desde los avances que costó sostener, los retrocesos en derechos humanos y género, y las disputas políticas que marcaron la negociación final.
✒️ www.derechosdigitales.org/recursos/a-v...
✒️ www.derechosdigitales.org/recursos/a-v...
A veinte años de WSIS: defender lo mínimo, disputar lo posible
A pocas semanas de la culminación del proceso de revisión histórica de la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información (WSIS+20), analizamos los avances y retrocesos del documento final desde un...
www.derechosdigitales.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A veinte años de la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información, analizamos el proceso WSIS+20 desde los avances que costó sostener, los retrocesos en derechos humanos y género, y las disputas políticas que marcaron la negociación final.
✒️ www.derechosdigitales.org/recursos/a-v...
✒️ www.derechosdigitales.org/recursos/a-v...
The Central American Telecommunications and Broadcasting Training Programme for Indigenous and Rural Communities was born from a collective dream. Learn from its journey, in Spanish www.apc.org/es/blog/mas-...
and in English. www.apc.org/en/blog/beyo...
@redesac-mx.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
and in English. www.apc.org/en/blog/beyo...
@redesac-mx.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Beyond the technical: Collective dreams that transform realities
Birth of the Central American Telecommunications and Broadcasting Training Programme for Indigenous and Rural Communities“The programme not only enhanced my technical knowledge, it also taught me the ...
www.apc.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The Central American Telecommunications and Broadcasting Training Programme for Indigenous and Rural Communities was born from a collective dream. Learn from its journey, in Spanish www.apc.org/es/blog/mas-...
and in English. www.apc.org/en/blog/beyo...
@redesac-mx.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
and in English. www.apc.org/en/blog/beyo...
@redesac-mx.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
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During the 2023 Manipur conflict, large parts of the state were forcibly disconnected from the rest of the world. Widespread power outages left women without income, safety pathways, learning access, healthcare links, or communication with displaced families.
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
During the 2023 Manipur conflict, large parts of the state were forcibly disconnected from the rest of the world. Widespread power outages left women without income, safety pathways, learning access, healthcare links, or communication with displaced families.
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What are the primary financing frameworks that have guided the #WSISProcess implementation? What kind of financing architectures are needed for equitable and inclusive innovation futures?
Join us on 15 Dec, with #globaldigitaljusticeforum and @itforchange.bsky.social
www.apc.org/en/event/fin...
Join us on 15 Dec, with #globaldigitaljusticeforum and @itforchange.bsky.social
www.apc.org/en/event/fin...
Financing digital innovation ecosystems in the majority world: Challenges & Opportunities
At the WSIS+20 moment, it is evident that there is a public financing deficit when it comes to supporting the development of digital infrastructural capabilities in the Global South. The share of ODA ...
www.apc.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What are the primary financing frameworks that have guided the #WSISProcess implementation? What kind of financing architectures are needed for equitable and inclusive innovation futures?
Join us on 15 Dec, with #globaldigitaljusticeforum and @itforchange.bsky.social
www.apc.org/en/event/fin...
Join us on 15 Dec, with #globaldigitaljusticeforum and @itforchange.bsky.social
www.apc.org/en/event/fin...
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🌐 Digital Rights Meet Food Rights at WSIS+20.
Join our virtual side-event: "Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Digital Age - Spotlight on the Right to Food"
📅 December 15 | 8:00-9:15 AM ET
@3rdworldnetwork.bsky.social @itforchange.bsky.social
Join our virtual side-event: "Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Digital Age - Spotlight on the Right to Food"
📅 December 15 | 8:00-9:15 AM ET
@3rdworldnetwork.bsky.social @itforchange.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🌐 Digital Rights Meet Food Rights at WSIS+20.
Join our virtual side-event: "Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Digital Age - Spotlight on the Right to Food"
📅 December 15 | 8:00-9:15 AM ET
@3rdworldnetwork.bsky.social @itforchange.bsky.social
Join our virtual side-event: "Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Digital Age - Spotlight on the Right to Food"
📅 December 15 | 8:00-9:15 AM ET
@3rdworldnetwork.bsky.social @itforchange.bsky.social
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What does feminist digital safety look like? Why is it important?
Riddhima from #POVMumbai says: "Feminist digital safety means it is built into platforms, rather than being an afterthought... Safety is a pre-requisite to fully and freely participate online."
#TakeBackTechJoy #16Days @apc.org
Riddhima from #POVMumbai says: "Feminist digital safety means it is built into platforms, rather than being an afterthought... Safety is a pre-requisite to fully and freely participate online."
#TakeBackTechJoy #16Days @apc.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
What does feminist digital safety look like? Why is it important?
Riddhima from #POVMumbai says: "Feminist digital safety means it is built into platforms, rather than being an afterthought... Safety is a pre-requisite to fully and freely participate online."
#TakeBackTechJoy #16Days @apc.org
Riddhima from #POVMumbai says: "Feminist digital safety means it is built into platforms, rather than being an afterthought... Safety is a pre-requisite to fully and freely participate online."
#TakeBackTechJoy #16Days @apc.org
Postales sonoras de los Principios Feministas de Internet:
resistenciadigital.org/tag/postales...
#principiosfeministas #InternetFeminista #ResistenciaDigital
resistenciadigital.org/tag/postales...
#principiosfeministas #InternetFeminista #ResistenciaDigital
Postales Sonoras Principios Feministas de Internet – resistenciadigital.org
resistenciadigital.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Postales sonoras de los Principios Feministas de Internet:
resistenciadigital.org/tag/postales...
#principiosfeministas #InternetFeminista #ResistenciaDigital
resistenciadigital.org/tag/postales...
#principiosfeministas #InternetFeminista #ResistenciaDigital
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Supporting Women Human Rights Defenders' advocacy is now more important than ever before.
As Anais from #NavegandoLibres puts it: "Funding #WHRDs means funding the fight for a dignified world... asking for our rights and dignity is never extreme." #TakeBackTechJoy #NoTechForWar @apc.org #16Days
As Anais from #NavegandoLibres puts it: "Funding #WHRDs means funding the fight for a dignified world... asking for our rights and dignity is never extreme." #TakeBackTechJoy #NoTechForWar @apc.org #16Days
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Supporting Women Human Rights Defenders' advocacy is now more important than ever before.
As Anais from #NavegandoLibres puts it: "Funding #WHRDs means funding the fight for a dignified world... asking for our rights and dignity is never extreme." #TakeBackTechJoy #NoTechForWar @apc.org #16Days
As Anais from #NavegandoLibres puts it: "Funding #WHRDs means funding the fight for a dignified world... asking for our rights and dignity is never extreme." #TakeBackTechJoy #NoTechForWar @apc.org #16Days
Sistemas feministas de responsabilidad frente a la violencia de género facilitada por la tecnología
Este miércoles, 10 de diciembre 👇
www.apc.org/es/event/sis...
#ViolenciadeGenero #Tecnología #TFGBV
Este miércoles, 10 de diciembre 👇
www.apc.org/es/event/sis...
#ViolenciadeGenero #Tecnología #TFGBV
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Open call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice
Send your pitch by 31 January 2026:
www.apc.org/en/news/open...
#CCCI #CommunityNetworks #OpenCall
Send your pitch by 31 January 2026:
www.apc.org/en/news/open...
#CCCI #CommunityNetworks #OpenCall
Open call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice
As supporters of community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs), we advocate the development of CCCIs as an alternative form of connectivity that can support not only access to communication and t...
www.apc.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Open call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice
Send your pitch by 31 January 2026:
www.apc.org/en/news/open...
#CCCI #CommunityNetworks #OpenCall
Send your pitch by 31 January 2026:
www.apc.org/en/news/open...
#CCCI #CommunityNetworks #OpenCall
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The methods of the #Varakashi social media stalkers are both brazen and subtle. They are so adept [and] can quickly morph [identities], says a former digital #stalker working for Zimbabwe’s government.
Read here: genderit.org/feminist-tal...
#NarrativesOfPower #NoTechForWar #16Days
@apc.org
Read here: genderit.org/feminist-tal...
#NarrativesOfPower #NoTechForWar #16Days
@apc.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The methods of the #Varakashi social media stalkers are both brazen and subtle. They are so adept [and] can quickly morph [identities], says a former digital #stalker working for Zimbabwe’s government.
Read here: genderit.org/feminist-tal...
#NarrativesOfPower #NoTechForWar #16Days
@apc.org
Read here: genderit.org/feminist-tal...
#NarrativesOfPower #NoTechForWar #16Days
@apc.org