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La construcción de centros de datos está aumentando y debemos organizarnos para mantener seguras nuestras comunidades. Para saber más sobre qué son los centros de datos y cómo luchamos para proteger a nuestras comunidades, acompáñanos con de @mediajustice.bsky.social
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November 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
La construcción de centros de datos está aumentando y debemos organizarnos para mantener seguras nuestras comunidades. Para saber más sobre qué son los centros de datos y cómo luchamos para proteger a nuestras comunidades, acompáñanos con de @mediajustice.bsky.social
RSVP: bit.ly/centrosdedatos101
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MUST READ: After Amazon Web Services broke, shutting down huge swaths of the internet, we're digging deep into this global exposé of how data centers destroy water, electricity, and community—all under cover of NDAs and shell companies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
MUST READ: After Amazon Web Services broke, shutting down huge swaths of the internet, we're digging deep into this global exposé of how data centers destroy water, electricity, and community—all under cover of NDAs and shell companies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
Packed hearing, dodged questions. At the first-ever City Council hearing on Philly gov’s use of AI and surveillance, City Councilmembers asked powerful, basic questions to open up the city’s black box of technology, and were disappointed by the city’s lack of answers.
October 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Packed hearing, dodged questions. At the first-ever City Council hearing on Philly gov’s use of AI and surveillance, City Councilmembers asked powerful, basic questions to open up the city’s black box of technology, and were disappointed by the city’s lack of answers.
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Alli Finn joined Philly Tech Justice Collective, TechTonic Justice & Philly Thrive to testify in a city council meeting on Philly's use of AI and technology. Alli cautioned legislators: public tech must serve public needs, rather than corporate power and profits.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Alli Finn joined Philly Tech Justice Collective, TechTonic Justice & Philly Thrive to testify in a city council meeting on Philly's use of AI and technology. Alli cautioned legislators: public tech must serve public needs, rather than corporate power and profits.
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Councilmember Landau asks about whether the City is using AI for public safety.
CIO says no, they aren't.
Councilmember Landau says that it's a matter of public record that the City is using Shotspotter and facial recognition.
#PhillyAIHearing
CIO says no, they aren't.
Councilmember Landau says that it's a matter of public record that the City is using Shotspotter and facial recognition.
#PhillyAIHearing
October 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Councilmember Landau asks about whether the City is using AI for public safety.
CIO says no, they aren't.
Councilmember Landau says that it's a matter of public record that the City is using Shotspotter and facial recognition.
#PhillyAIHearing
CIO says no, they aren't.
Councilmember Landau says that it's a matter of public record that the City is using Shotspotter and facial recognition.
#PhillyAIHearing
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Multiple councilmembers asked about whether the Parker administration would commit to preventing ICE and access to data from public safety tools powered by "AI".
CIO says they would need to get back to the council about that, and confer with the police department. #PhillyAIHearing
CIO says they would need to get back to the council about that, and confer with the police department. #PhillyAIHearing
October 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Multiple councilmembers asked about whether the Parker administration would commit to preventing ICE and access to data from public safety tools powered by "AI".
CIO says they would need to get back to the council about that, and confer with the police department. #PhillyAIHearing
CIO says they would need to get back to the council about that, and confer with the police department. #PhillyAIHearing
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Lots of questions about the exact tech and companies that the City is using for tech like license plate readers, or public safety. Melissa Scott, the CIO, doesn't really seem to know much about it. #PhillyAIHearing
October 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Lots of questions about the exact tech and companies that the City is using for tech like license plate readers, or public safety. Melissa Scott, the CIO, doesn't really seem to know much about it. #PhillyAIHearing
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Fantastic turnout for Philadelphia City Council hearing on AI, spurred significantly by @peoplestechproject.bsky.social.
October 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Fantastic turnout for Philadelphia City Council hearing on AI, spurred significantly by @peoplestechproject.bsky.social.
📰 Catch us in the Inquirer, and at City Council's first ever AI hearing on Wednesday.
Read up: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm... & RSVP: www.phillytechjustice.org/hearing
Read up: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm... & RSVP: www.phillytechjustice.org/hearing
October 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
📰 Catch us in the Inquirer, and at City Council's first ever AI hearing on Wednesday.
Read up: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm... & RSVP: www.phillytechjustice.org/hearing
Read up: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm... & RSVP: www.phillytechjustice.org/hearing
Every AI tool is powered by data centers that guzzle our water & electricity.
The Delaware River provides drinking water for 14M ppl including Philly, and that fresh water is at risk.
Tell Council we can’t waste water cooling computers - people need it! phillytechjustice.org/hearing
The Delaware River provides drinking water for 14M ppl including Philly, and that fresh water is at risk.
Tell Council we can’t waste water cooling computers - people need it! phillytechjustice.org/hearing
October 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Every AI tool is powered by data centers that guzzle our water & electricity.
The Delaware River provides drinking water for 14M ppl including Philly, and that fresh water is at risk.
Tell Council we can’t waste water cooling computers - people need it! phillytechjustice.org/hearing
The Delaware River provides drinking water for 14M ppl including Philly, and that fresh water is at risk.
Tell Council we can’t waste water cooling computers - people need it! phillytechjustice.org/hearing
Tech should work for the people, not to surveil or harm us.
We have a chance to fight for just that at our hearing in ONE WEEK.
What do YOU want to see in Philly instead of AI and surveillance tech?
👇Tell us in the replies & RSVP: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
We have a chance to fight for just that at our hearing in ONE WEEK.
What do YOU want to see in Philly instead of AI and surveillance tech?
👇Tell us in the replies & RSVP: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
October 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Tech should work for the people, not to surveil or harm us.
We have a chance to fight for just that at our hearing in ONE WEEK.
What do YOU want to see in Philly instead of AI and surveillance tech?
👇Tell us in the replies & RSVP: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
We have a chance to fight for just that at our hearing in ONE WEEK.
What do YOU want to see in Philly instead of AI and surveillance tech?
👇Tell us in the replies & RSVP: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
AI is everywhere in Philly. But where does that data go? Who has access? Who decides how it’s used? How else could we spend that $?
We have a critical window to demand transparency, accountability, & community control over how tech is used in our city.
Join us: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
We have a critical window to demand transparency, accountability, & community control over how tech is used in our city.
Join us: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
October 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
AI is everywhere in Philly. But where does that data go? Who has access? Who decides how it’s used? How else could we spend that $?
We have a critical window to demand transparency, accountability, & community control over how tech is used in our city.
Join us: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
We have a critical window to demand transparency, accountability, & community control over how tech is used in our city.
Join us: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
Billionaires market tech as innovation & disruption but the truth is AI—& the data centers that power it—are replicating old systems of harm and exploitation.
Show up on 10/15 and demand that people, not billionaire, drive how Philly uses tech: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
Show up on 10/15 and demand that people, not billionaire, drive how Philly uses tech: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
October 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Billionaires market tech as innovation & disruption but the truth is AI—& the data centers that power it—are replicating old systems of harm and exploitation.
Show up on 10/15 and demand that people, not billionaire, drive how Philly uses tech: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
Show up on 10/15 and demand that people, not billionaire, drive how Philly uses tech: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
We know the “child welfare”/family regulation system is racist. Algorithms & AI are making it worse.
Right now there’s no way to know if or how Philly is using this tech, reproducing racist outcomes & tearing families apart.
Help us get answers at our 10/15 hearing: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
Right now there’s no way to know if or how Philly is using this tech, reproducing racist outcomes & tearing families apart.
Help us get answers at our 10/15 hearing: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
We know the “child welfare”/family regulation system is racist. Algorithms & AI are making it worse.
Right now there’s no way to know if or how Philly is using this tech, reproducing racist outcomes & tearing families apart.
Help us get answers at our 10/15 hearing: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
Right now there’s no way to know if or how Philly is using this tech, reproducing racist outcomes & tearing families apart.
Help us get answers at our 10/15 hearing: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
What happens when AI and surveillance tech is used? Bosses monitor workers, landlords exploit tenants and SEPTA polices riders. Philly needs oversight and transparency! 📅 Mark your calendar for October 15 at 10am and turn out to demand accountability at the hearing on AI and surveillance.
September 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What happens when AI and surveillance tech is used? Bosses monitor workers, landlords exploit tenants and SEPTA polices riders. Philly needs oversight and transparency! 📅 Mark your calendar for October 15 at 10am and turn out to demand accountability at the hearing on AI and surveillance.
Must read: @us.theguardian.com om covers @justfutureslaw.bsky.social's expansive FOIA data on Palantir’s relationship with ICE. Crucial information as ICE massively expands raids across the country.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
🔗 www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Documents offer rare insight on Ice’s close relationship with Palantir
For years, little was known about the multibillion-dollar company that handles data for the US immigration enforcement agency. Now, a cache of emails, training documents and reports sheds light on how...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Must read: @us.theguardian.com om covers @justfutureslaw.bsky.social's expansive FOIA data on Palantir’s relationship with ICE. Crucial information as ICE massively expands raids across the country.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
🔗 www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI in Philly is a black box: no review, no disclosure, no oversight. Even ICE raids go unanswered. Join our webinar tonight to help bust it open: phillytechjustice.org/webinar
September 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
AI in Philly is a black box: no review, no disclosure, no oversight. Even ICE raids go unanswered. Join our webinar tonight to help bust it open: phillytechjustice.org/webinar
AI is everywhere in Philly—7,000+ cameras track our streets, schools & jobs. Where does that data go, and who decides how it’s used? For the first time, City Council is holding a public hearing. Demand transparency. RSVP: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
September 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
AI is everywhere in Philly—7,000+ cameras track our streets, schools & jobs. Where does that data go, and who decides how it’s used? For the first time, City Council is holding a public hearing. Demand transparency. RSVP: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
Tech bros may be running the White House and board rooms, but in Philly we bow to no one. For the first time, we’re putting Philly’s use of AI and surveillance on the public record. Join us at PhillyCAM on September 22: www.phillytechjustice.org/hearing
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September 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Tech bros may be running the White House and board rooms, but in Philly we bow to no one. For the first time, we’re putting Philly’s use of AI and surveillance on the public record. Join us at PhillyCAM on September 22: www.phillytechjustice.org/hearing
From schools to SEPTA, AI is shaping Philly. Surveillance + algorithms track our kids, our jobs, our lives—while billionaires profit.
Wed 9/17 @ 5pm ET: join us to dig into AI in Philly + how we fight back for accountability.
Register here 👉 PhillyTechJustice.org/webinar
Wed 9/17 @ 5pm ET: join us to dig into AI in Philly + how we fight back for accountability.
Register here 👉 PhillyTechJustice.org/webinar
Webinar
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September 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
From schools to SEPTA, AI is shaping Philly. Surveillance + algorithms track our kids, our jobs, our lives—while billionaires profit.
Wed 9/17 @ 5pm ET: join us to dig into AI in Philly + how we fight back for accountability.
Register here 👉 PhillyTechJustice.org/webinar
Wed 9/17 @ 5pm ET: join us to dig into AI in Philly + how we fight back for accountability.
Register here 👉 PhillyTechJustice.org/webinar
While thousands of our neighbors are on strike for fair wages with AFSCME District #33, check out what we found in last year's budget: we know exactly what surveillance tech we could cut to fund the everyday services and workers Philly REALLY needs.
To learn more visit www.phillytechjustice.org
To learn more visit www.phillytechjustice.org
July 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
While thousands of our neighbors are on strike for fair wages with AFSCME District #33, check out what we found in last year's budget: we know exactly what surveillance tech we could cut to fund the everyday services and workers Philly REALLY needs.
To learn more visit www.phillytechjustice.org
To learn more visit www.phillytechjustice.org
Are you a T-Mobile subscriber? Your carrier is funding Elon Musk. Sign our petition and tell T-Mobile you’ll ditch your plan if they don’t ditch Musk. #StarlinkTakedown #TmobileFundsMusk
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T-Mobile: Stop Funding Musk
When T-Mobile launches its “T-Satellite” program in partnership with Starlink this July, Elon Musk stands to gain billions. We’re calling on T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert and the company’s Board of Direct...
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June 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Are you a T-Mobile subscriber? Your carrier is funding Elon Musk. Sign our petition and tell T-Mobile you’ll ditch your plan if they don’t ditch Musk. #StarlinkTakedown #TmobileFundsMusk
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Big tech is turbocharging surveillance, deportation, and arrests in Philly and beyond — and taxpayers are paying for it. Tell Philly City Council: We deserve to know how AI and surveillance are used in our city. Hold a hearing and make tech transparent. phillytechjustice.org
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June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Big tech is turbocharging surveillance, deportation, and arrests in Philly and beyond — and taxpayers are paying for it. Tell Philly City Council: We deserve to know how AI and surveillance are used in our city. Hold a hearing and make tech transparent. phillytechjustice.org
Philadelphia just proposed spending $1.2B on prisons & police when we need more funding for schools, healthcare, livable wages & housing. Join us for a rally + budget hearing Tues 4/8 at 9AM Northside of City Hall!
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April 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Philadelphia just proposed spending $1.2B on prisons & police when we need more funding for schools, healthcare, livable wages & housing. Join us for a rally + budget hearing Tues 4/8 at 9AM Northside of City Hall!
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
UPDATE: CITY CHANGES HEARING SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW, MARCH 26. New Press Conference time at 11:30am on the North Side outside of City Hall! New public testimony time from 3-5pm at City Hall, Room 400! RSVP here: bit.ly/notaxcuts25
SAY NO TO TAX CUTS!
Join us for a Press Conference and Public Testimony to demand NO TAX CUTS in this year's city budget! We'll start outside City Hall... Then we'll be making sure our voices are heard within Council C...
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March 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
UPDATE: CITY CHANGES HEARING SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW, MARCH 26. New Press Conference time at 11:30am on the North Side outside of City Hall! New public testimony time from 3-5pm at City Hall, Room 400! RSVP here: bit.ly/notaxcuts25