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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#ThisWeek (On October 8th) we're discussing our #SWANA #AIGovernance findings live — with lead researcher Afef Abrougui (Fair Tech), Dr. Nour Naim, and Yosr Jouini. 13:00 UTC. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Governments across #SWANA are racing to build national #AI strategies. When we looked closely, the pattern repeated: ethical language that floats free of enforceable rights or independent oversight. Learn more: digitalaction.co/new-report-a... Join us on Oct 8th us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎙️ Join us Oct 8, 13:00 UTC, to discuss what it means. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Webinar: [Report Launch] and A Conversation on the state of AI Governance in the SWANA region. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abou...
In recent years we have witnessed a race across the SWANA region with countries rushing to develop national AI strategies and investing in AI technologies. With current state driven models across the ...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📖 Read the full findings: digitalaction.co/new-report-a...
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New Report: A Mapping of National AI Strategies Across Select SWANA Countries - Digital Action
Across SWANA, governments are racing to both build national AI strategies and to invest in the technologies behind them. Most analysis frame this as a way to foster innovation, aligned with local econ...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New research: how do #SWANA's national #AI strategies hold up against human rights? We looked at 8 countries. Governments increasingly speak the language of responsible AI, but the safeguards to back it up remain weak, voluntary, or absent, regardless of how far along a country is in adopting AI.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#DigitalRights #TechJustice A few months ago we started asking ourselves and around us: what does a win look like in our ecosystem? We expected mess. We got a beautiful one. Read it here: digitalaction.co/what-do-wins...
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What do wins look like in our space? And what does being stubborn have to do with it? - Digital Action
A few months ago, within our own team, we started asking a deceptively simple question: could our spaces do more than sound alarms, point at dangerous tendencies and call out big tech? We want Digital...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our #Newsletter drops early next week! If you're interested in #GlobalMajority trends, #TechJustice and collaboration opportunities, subscribe: digitalaction.org
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This 29/09 we're convening a Day Zero regional dialogue at #FIFA2026 to build practical strategies and an action plan for AI governance that is grounded in African realities. Slots are limited. 👉 Submit your Expression of Interest: lnkd.in/d-YnUMm7
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Africa’s Position in Global AI Governance Debates
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A lot of what was discussed stayed with us 👇
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The conversation surfaced the narrow space civil society gets in global forums, and the case for sovereign, locally-rooted AI frameworks.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🌍 We hosted a webinar on African engagement in AI governance, bringing together voices from Research ICT Africa, Paradigm Initiative, Thomson Reuters Foundation, and Masakani Languages Hub.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We don't have all the answers on children's rights online. What we do have is a commitment: W want conversations on this to cross each other, feed on real stories and cases, and include children and youth's own voices. Read our latest brief: digitalaction.co/safety-cant-...
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Safety can’t be a feature. It has to be the blueprint - Digital Action
When Australia started a social media ban for under 16s in order to protect them online, many countries across the globe paid attention and started discussing and writing bills following a similar…
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For those who couldn't join our webinar on African engagement in AI governance, no worries. We recorded the conversation and you can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM5C...
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Africa’s Position in Global AI Governance Debates
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the lived realities of millions of Africans- transforming industries, redefining sovereignty, and concentrating power in ways that demand urgent…
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We'll be at the Global Gathering! 🎉 We're building a circle around a question we've been sitting with for a while: what does a win actually look like in our ecosystem? Not the flattened "success story" version, but the wins that hold complexity, context, and practices others can actually replicate.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Who is safety actually designed for? This month we look at what happens when walls go up without real design behind them. Plus, reports and guidelines, a funding opportunity worth knowing about and our invite to join a community of practice on co-direction. New newsletter, out soon! Subscribe!
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
📰 The Conscious Advertising Network published a UN issue brief on #AI and advertising. The report examines how gen AI and the "no-click internet" are bypassing independent journalism, while brand safety tools inadvertently fund polarization. Read it here:
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UN Issue Brief: How AI and Advertising are Intensifying the Global Information Crisis - Conscious Advertising Network
Read the UN Press Release Download the UN Issue Brief here The Uncomfortable Truth:   The open web is dying: Fuelled by generative AI and the rise of the “no-click internet,” independent journalism…
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🌍 FIFAfrica 2026 heads to Mauritius from 28 September to 1 October. Over 500 participants will gather to examine pressing internet freedom issues in Africa and craft rights-based responses for a more resilient digital society. Find out more here:
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The Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2026 (FIFAfrica26) Heads to Mauritius! – Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
By FIFAfrica | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is excited to announce that the 2026 Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (#FIFAfrica26) will ……
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🌍 The Global Center for AI Governance launced their Index on Responsible AI 2026! Built by a global network of 130+ researchers, the Index provides evidence-based insights into how countries are shaping AI governance and advancing responsible innovation. Explore it here:
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Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI)
Measuring and comparing responsible AI development, deployment, and governance across countries worldwide.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🇨🇱 We joined 10+ orgs to warn against using Chile’s digital ID for age verification. Clave Única risks privacy and freedom of expression. It ignores the core issue: platforms are not safe by design. Read our statement: digitalaction.co/civil-societ... "
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Civil society warns of risks to children and adolescents in the use of the Chilean digital ID system as an identity verifier on social media - Digital Action
The debate over the regulation of digital platforms to protect children from illegal or harmful content has gained momentum following the recent proposal to use Clave Única (Chilean digital ID…
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🇵🇾 After 6 years of litigation, TEDIC, EFF & CEJIL petitioned the IACHR against Paraguay’s facial recognition. Once the national avenues were exhausted, the fight for privacy went international:
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EFF, TEDIC and CEJIL Challenge Secrecy in the Use of Face Recognition in Paraguay
Seeking transparency and accountability in Paraguay’s use of facial recognition, EFF, the Association of Technology, Education, Development, Research, Communication (TEDIC), and the Centre for…
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"🇨🇱 Vlad joined Confianza Digital’s seminar with OBSERVACOM, Derechos Digitales & Wikimedia Chile. The consensus: avoid opaque corporate rulemaking and disproportionate state control. Progress is happening sector by sector. Watch the recording (In Spanish)
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Seminario online Moderación de contenidos de redes sociales
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Join us #Tomorrow! (July 30th) at our #webinar around #Africa’s position in Global #AIGovernance. The session will explore key global debates and Africa's positions in them, with a focus on digital sovereignty and governance; inclusion and safety. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Less than week left to submit your Bread&Net session proposal. If you've got a vision for a more just, sovereign, community-centered digital future in WANA — alternative infrastructures, new governance models, forms of solidarity — this is the room for it. airtable.com/appfbYiRwzsC...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
⏳ #Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for our Advisory Board. We are seeking two strategic members to support our mission. Apply now. 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
There are also events worth submitting to, dates worth saving, and a new colleague worth meeting. If you're not subscribed yet, now is a good time, we'll be sending it off early next week. Subscribe in our website: digitalaction.co
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Since 2019, Digital Action has been mobilizing a global network to demand better digital standards from the governments and Big Tech.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The July edition of our newsletter is almost here! We've been paying attention to how communities, coalitions, and organizations across the Global Majority are forcing their way into AI governance conversations: as architects of the process, not mere guests in the room. 👇🏽
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Africa’s Position in Global AI Governance Debates.. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
This discussion brings together non-state actors to examine how African voices are engaging, contesting, and seeking to reshape the global AI governance landscape. The session will explore key global ...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
#WebinarInvitation Join us this July 30th at 2pm CAT time to discuss #Africa's position in Global #AIGovernance. Bulanda T Nkhowani will be moderating the conversation with Thobkile Matimbe, Elizabeth Onyango Lydia Taban and [happy update!] Liz Orembo.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
📢 Grow with us. We are looking for two strategic allies for our Advisory Board to support our Co-Executive Directors and mission. Apply by July 24 (the end of the week!) 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
AI doesn't just reshape economies and rights, it reshapes the planet too. Our partners at Green Web Foundation are hosting a free taster session on the environmental impacts of AI. A chance to sit with the part of the Tech Justice story we don't talk about enough. 🗓️ 29 July
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Environmental Impacts of AI: Taster Session
Wed, July 29, 2026
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🇨🇱 We’re joining 13 orgs to warn against using #Chile’s digital ID for social media age verification. Using Clave Única as an identity verifier risks privacy, security, and freedom of expression. It also leaves out an important issue: platforms are not safe by design. digitalaction.co/civil-societ...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Digital safety shouldn't be something kids figure out the hard way. Our partners at 7amleh just launched Digital Defender, the first bilingual (Arabic/English) game built to teach children the basics of staying safe online — through play, not lectures. 🔗
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Hamleh - 7amleh Launches "Digital Defender," Its First Bilingual Educational Game to Promote Digital Safety Among Children
July 6, 2026,  7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media has launched “Digital Defender”, it’s first bilingual (Arabic and English) educational digital game, designed to help…
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Register here! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
#Webinar alert! 👩🏽‍💻 We'll be discussing #Africa's position in Global #AIGovernance this July 30th 2pm CAT with Thobkile Matimbe, Elizabeth Onyango and Lydia Taban. We'll focus on digital sovereignty and governance; inclusion and safety; and balancing development imperatives with governance principles.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Got an idea for Bread&Net 2026? The call for proposals closes 1 August — your chance to bring alternative infrastructures, new governance models, or forms of solidarity into the room in Beirut. Don't sit on it. airtable.com/appfbYiRwzsC...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Read the complete statement here: www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
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Access Now - Joint statement on AI in warfare
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are deeply alarmed by the rapid militarization of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. AI systems embedded into military kill chains are…
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We therefore call for tech companies and states to halt the provision of AI systems for use in the military kill chain and to take all steps to ensure that other AI systems they provide do not cause or contribute to violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
AI systems embedded into military kill chains are accelerating the speed and scale of military assaults in a manner that creates significant new risks for accountability in conflict and risks facilitating violations of international criminal, human rights, and humanitarian law.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We've joined over 160 organizations to sound the alarm on the rapid militarization of AI technologies.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Confianza Digital is gearing up for their first online seminar (in Spanish): Content Moderation on Social Media: Rights, Risks, and Democratic Governance. Our LatAm director, Vladimir Cortés, will present. 🗓️ Thu, 16 July, 6PM Chile time. 💻 Register here:
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Seminario Online: "Moderación de contenidos en redes sociales: derechos, riesgos y gobernanza democrática"
Te invitamos a inscribirte para participar del seminario Online “Moderación de contenidos en redes sociales: derechos, riesgos y gobernanza democrática”, que se realizará el jueves 16 de julio, a las…
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We're partnering with Bread&Net again to flip our view of current realities upside down. That's exactly what the festival invites this year: a space to think and build toward a more just, sovereign, community-centered digital future for SWANA. Submit a proposal until Aug 1st: breadandnet.org
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
📣 IGF 2026 is open for session proposals, Village Booths, and Remote Hubs. Meaningful participation happens when more of us show up to shape the conversation: hybrid, in-person, wherever you are. 📅 Deadline: 31 July. 🔗 intgovforum.org/content/igf-2026-call-for-session-proposals
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This week, world leaders meet to discuss AI governance. We’re joining 100+ organizations demanding they hold tech companies accountable to respect children’s rights by design and by default. Read the call: 5rightsfoundation.com/resource/joi...
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Joint Statement: The inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance must deliver for children
5Rights joins 100+ organisations and individuals calling on governments to put children’s rights at the centre of AI governance ahead of the UN’s inaugural Global Dialogue.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You can see Lia's participation here: lnkd.in/ei-iHCCN
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We're asking for three concrete steps: Make international human rights law the measuring stick for every AI governance proposal; ensure that those most affected by AI are not only consulted, but present where decisions are actually made; and protect the planet this technology depends on.
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🌍 Help shape the future of our work. We are recruiting two new Advisory Board members to guide our next phase of growth. Join us in advancing tech justice. Applications open until July 24. 🔗 digitalaction.co/digital-acti...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The choices made next week will shape trajectories for years to come. We believe AI governance must be built through genuine multistakeholder participation, not imposed from above. Read our full statement here: digitalaction.co/building-inc...
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Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🙌🏽 We'll be sending our #newsletter today! Subscribe and don't miss the latest opportunities, publications, events and resources devoted to #TechJustice — plus our reflection on World Environment Day and the statement we sent to the UN 👉🏾 digitalaction.co
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Digital Action
Since 2019, Digital Action has been mobilizing a global network to demand better digital standards from the governments and Big Tech.
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