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Albert Ali Salah @albertalisalah.bsky.social · Aug 4

“Digital Technologies and Migration: Behind, Beyond and Around the Black Box”, published #OpenAccess in JEMS:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

edited by:
@mariegodin.bsky.social @deryaozkul.bsky.social @rachelhumphris.bsky.social

@koenleurs.bsky.social @kinanalajak.bsky.social #RianneDekker

Digital technologies and migration: behind, beyond and around the black box

Digital technologies have often been criticised due to their tendency to operate as ‘black boxes’, owing to their complexity and opacity, which pose challenges to understanding their inner mechanis...

www.tandfonline.com

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Jul 10

New Publication 📘

Happy to share that our special issue, “Digital Technologies and Migration: Behind, Beyond and Around the Black Box”, with Marie Godin and @rachelhumphris.bsky.social has now been published.

🔗 Available open access here: doi.org/10.1080/1369...

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Jul 9

www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/sa...

SAVE SOCIOLOGY AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

We urge Macquarie University management to reverse this decision and preserve the vital disciplines of Sociology and Politics. Sociology has a key place in the social sciences as the broadest and mos...

www.megaphone.org.au

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Warwick Sociology @sociowarwick.bsky.social · Jun 5

📣Warwick Antiracism Archive Launch! Come discover our new resource on knowledge b/w generations of student antiracist activists at Warwick. 20/06 2-4pm in R0.12. Register & details: link.outsavvy.com/antiracism led by
@uncomfiest.bsky.social
w/ support from Anna Numa Hopkins & 6 student researchers.

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Jul 1

www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...

AFAR researchers inform UN guidelines on digital border governance in 2-day event

Researchers from the Algorithmic Fairness for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (AFAR) Project inform UN guidelines in two-day Geneva event.

www.hertie-school.org

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Centre for Fundamental Rights - Hertie School @hertiecfr.bsky.social · Jun 23

Now, on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Algorithmic Fairness in Asylum Seekers and Refugees Project in spotlight. @volkswagenstiftung.de

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Centre for Fundamental Rights - Hertie School @hertiecfr.bsky.social · May 23

Are you attending the ‪@cpdpconferences.bsky.social conference today? We are the organisers of this year's 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘭!
The discussion will be grounded in the #𝗔𝗙𝗔𝗥 project.
𝟭𝟳.𝟮𝟬 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲!
https://tinyurl.com/42ffau5n

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Francesca Palmiotto @francescapalmiotto.bsky.social · Jun 4

✨ Highlights from CPDP 2025 ✨

Spoke at #CPDP2025 on digital rights of asylum seekers & refugees. Shared insights from my work on automated decision-making & strategic litigation in migration governance. Grateful for the vibrant exchange with researchers, NGOs & DPAs. CPDP, you were terrific!

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CPDPconferences @cpdpconferences.bsky.social · May 2

Protecting the Digital Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Organised by @hertiecfr.bsky.social with @profccostello.bsky.social (moderator), @francescapalmiotto.bsky.social, @deryaozkul.bsky.social, Joanna Parkin, Eleftherios Chelioudakis

More information: cpdp.be/2851
#CPDP.ai #CPDP2025 #asylum

Protecting the Digital Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees
As displaced populations increasingly interact with technologies, effective digital rights protection is more urgent than ever. This panel discusses the role data protection law plays in safeguarding the rights of asylum seekers and refugees. It examines the legal and practical challenges that arise in ensuring privacy, consent, and fairness for these vulnerable individuals. Our panel aims to foster a collaborative dialogue between academia (particularly researchers of the AFAR project), NGOs, and data protection authorities to close gaps between law and practice and to empower displaced individuals to exercise their digital rights. To create a dynamic session, we will invite stakeholders from the fields of Data Privacy and New Technologies to attend our panel as guests. These stakeholders will be engaged during the Q&A session to provide additional perspectives and foster a vibrant, interdisciplinary exchange of ideas.

Questions to be answered:
- What specific challenges do asylum seekers and refugees face in enforcing their digital rights?
- How can data protection officers (DPOs) and related professionals make use of emerging regulations like the AI Act to safeguard privacy and fairness for asylum seekers and refugees?
- What role does collaboration among data protection authorities, NGOs, and academia play in protecting digital rights for displaced populations?
- How can digital rights frameworks for asylum seekers and refugees be strengthened to address the challenges posed by surveillance and automation?

Organised by Centre for Fundamental Rights - Hertie School with Cathryn Costello (moderator), FRANCESCA PALMIOTTO, Derya Ozkul, Joanna Parkin, Eleftherios Chelioudakis

More information: https://cpdp.be/2851

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Warwick Sociology @sociowarwick.bsky.social · Feb 24

Join us in person (Ramphal Building, central campus) on Wednesday 26th of Feb at 11am.

Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Jan 9

📌 Save the Date!

Join us on 26 February 2025 for a talk by @rachelhumphris.bsky.social, who will be discussing her forthcoming book, "Making Sanctuary Cities" @sociowarwick.bsky.social

This seminar will take place at 11 AM in room RO.14 of the Ramphal Building.

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Jan 31

🚨 New article from our AFAR project w
@francescapalmiotto.bsky.social

We explore strategic litigation against newtech in Europe and the various obstacles that must be overcome to reach the litigation stage.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

@sociowarwick.bsky.social @refugeestudies.bsky.social

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Jan 29

“when you terminate the app you also eliminate the actual route to access asylum” www.migrationtechmonitor.com/blog/the-sud...

The sudden end of CBP One leaves thousands of asylum seekers in limbo at the U.S. and Mexico border — Migration and Technology Monitor

Veronica Martinez, MTM 2023 Fellow CIUDAD JUAREZ: With the return of Donald Trump to the White House this past Monday came an array of executive orders setting up the immigration agenda of the Re...

www.migrationtechmonitor.com

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Jan 18

So the digital driving licences will not be mandatory but digital immigration status will be mandatory for all migrants in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Digital driving licences to be introduced this year

The government says technology should

www.bbc.co.uk

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AlgorithmWatch @algorithmwatch.org · Jan 16

The EU's #AIAct experts consultation on the definition of an AI system and on prohibited AI practices closed on Dec 11. But loopholes still threaten #FundamentalRights. The #AIActCivilSociety and the #ProtectNotSurveil coalitions call for guidelines that prioritize human rights & justice.

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Jan 9

📌 Save the Date!

Join us on 26 February 2025 for a talk by @rachelhumphris.bsky.social, who will be discussing her forthcoming book, "Making Sanctuary Cities" @sociowarwick.bsky.social

This seminar will take place at 11 AM in room RO.14 of the Ramphal Building.

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Dec 10

"Use expired ID to get to UK"

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

It’s the right decision, but it’s difficult to understand why it was made in December, just weeks before many were set to travel.

How are migrants expected to convince airlines and border officials to process expired cards?

Use expired ID to get to UK, says minister in charge of flawed eVisas

People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal

www.theguardian.com

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Dec 6

“An internal assessment of a machine-learning programme used to vet thousands of claims for universal credit payments across England found it incorrectly selected people from some groups more than others when recommending whom to investigate for possible fraud.” www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud

Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approach

www.theguardian.com

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Dec 2

Asymmetrical Sympathies: the Global North’s Response to Protection Seekers

podcasts.ox.ac.uk/asymmetrical...

Asymmetrical Sympathies: the Global North’s Response to Protection Seekers

The welcoming response of European countries towards Ukrainian refugees from 2022 onwards has been marked by its strength and rapidity. This recent example recalls other moments of openness from past ...

podcasts.ox.ac.uk

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