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Lisa Dittmer

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Researcher, Children and Young People’s Digital Rights @Amnesty Tech

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Children's online safety has become a leading political issue. Lisa Dittmer, Paloma Candia and Ahmed Dhman of Amnesty International argue the voices of children themselves remain noticeably absent from the debate.
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Children’s Digital Rights Need More Than a False Promise of Safety
Amnesty International’s Lisa Dittmer, Paloma Candia and Ahmed Dhman argue that protecting children online must also protect their digital rights and voices.
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
10 key recommendations for building children’s rights into AI governance, launched today by @amnesty.org, 5Rights Foundation and over 100 partners as the inaugural UN AI Dialogue kicks off in Geneva💡
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Dr Matt Mahmoudi @docmattmoudi.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
So we’ve been cooking up some thoughts on Gen AI at @amnesty.org and I’m ecstatic to finally see it out in the world! Our 🗝️ conclusion: standalone gen AI systems, built on unlawful web scraping, constitute mass invasions of privacy by design & should be prohibited www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Panoptykon @panoptykon.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026
TikTok says it embeds safety-by-design principles to "ensure a safe space for self-exploration". Yet @amnesty research shows how TikTok's engagement-chasing design can draw children into rabbit holes of depressive and suicidal content. – Lisa Dittmer
Internal documents reveal that TikTok’s leadership told product teams to reduce “stay time” of “minors and excessive users” by no more than 5%.
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Panoptykon @panoptykon.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026
89% of Polish parents worry about their kids online — and Europe shares the fear. CSO research shows serious risks. VLOPs insist everything’s under control. Whose story is true? That is what we hoped to determine during today’s EP hearing. 🎥 “Protecting children online: Europe at a crossroads” […]
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Katia Roux @katiaroux.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Malgré les mesures d’atténuation des risques annoncées par #TikTok depuis 2024, la plateforme continue d’exposer les utilisateurs·rices vulnérables à des contenus qui normalisent l’automutilation, le désespoir et les idées suicidaires. 🧵👇
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Libération @liberation.fr · 21/10/2025
❌ Santé mentale des jeunes : Amnesty International poursuit sa fronde contre TikTok et annonce saisir l’Arcom 🔎 La branche française de l’ONG publie une enquête démontrant les effets néfastes du réseau social, qui héberge et met en avant d’innombrables vidéos problématiques. Lire 👇
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Santé mentale des jeunes : Amnesty International poursuit sa fronde contre TikTok et annonce saisir l’Arcom
La branche française de l’ONG publie ce mardi 21 octobre une enquête démontrant les effets néfastes du réseau social, qui héberge et met en avant d’innombrables vidéos problématiques, et annonce saisir l’Arcom.
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
These are difficult stories to read, but much, much harder still to live through. Maëlle and many others spoke up so that other young people won’t have to live through it. Read the full report here in English #FixTikTok www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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France: TikTok still steering vulnerable children and young people towards depressive and suicidal content
The report contains sensitive content including references to self-harm and suicide     New Amnesty International research has found that TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed is pushing French children and young p...
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Two years after “Driven into the Darkness”, here’s our second deep dive into TikTok’s disturbing rabbit holes taking teens from #sadtok into self-harm and suicide content. Together with @katiaroux.bsky.social, I spoke to young people & bereaved parents about the real-world impact of “systemic risks”
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Andrew Friedman @andrewbfriedman.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The CSDDD has the potential to vastly improve the human rights of a great many. Full repeal would be a significant mistake.
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Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
J’ai déposé une plainte contre Facebook auprès de l’Arcom hier, pour manquement à ses obligations liées au Digital Services Act (DSA). La raison : une modération aux abonnés absents, impliquant un potentiel risque systémique.
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
TikTok says it’s safe for children and young people — but its actions don’t match its words. Easy-to-bypass time limits, invasive data collection, not enough protection from harmful content. Sign our #FixTikTok petition & demand change! www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...
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Make TikTok safer for children and young people.
It is becoming more toxic and addictive for children. Sign the petition now.
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🚨 TikTok is still failing to address serious risks of harm to children and young people’s mental health almost 18 months after @Amnesty highlighted these risks in an extensive research project. Our analysis marking #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
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TikTok fails to address risks to children and young people’s mental health despite past warnings - Amnesty International
TikTok is failing to address serious risks of harm to young users’ mental and physical health almost 18 months after Amnesty International highlighted these risks in a groundbreaking report. Ahead of ...
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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 16/04/2025
In June, the 30th Budapest Pride will take place, in defiance of this new legislation. Amnesty will be marching alongside all those who oppose discrimination and has launched a campaign to tackle this new wave of anti-LGBTI legislation in Hungary. #LetPrideMarch
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Johannes Icking @jicking.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
A day long awaited by the families of those murdered in his War on Drugs. And his War on Human Rights Defenders, which received less International attention. But this is only the first step towards accountabilty. Extradiction next... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte arrested in Manila after ICC warrant
Duterte is wanted by the international criminal court over his so-called ‘war on drugs’, which rights groups say left 30,000 people dead
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Katia Roux @katiaroux.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Cette semaine, l’Assemblée nationale examine une proposition de résolution visant à créer une commission d'enquête sur "les effets psychologiques de TikTok sur les mineurs". @amnesty.org alerte depuis plusieurs années sur ces effets. 🧵👇 www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/texte...
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Texte de la commission, n° 1030-A0
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Felix M. Simon @felixsimon.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Almost all parties lost votes to the far-right extremist AfD, but they won the most votes (~ 2m) from non-voters. AfD voters meanwhile didn’t really move at all. So much for pandering to the far-right. You play on their terms, you lose. buff.ly/4hQ5RUq
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Etienne - Tek @tek.randhome.io · 05/02/2025
Spyware maker Paragon confirms US government is a customer | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/spyware-m… #paragon #USA
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Spyware maker Paragon confirms US government is a customer | TechCrunch
Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries.
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
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Frederik Obermaier @frederikobermaier.com · 05/02/2025
Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace suggests, ‘Let’s turn Gaza into Mar-A-Lago,’ after Trump’s vow to ‘take over’ Gaza. Could there be a more cynical, ignorant take on the suffering of Palestinians? www.newsweek.com/republican-s...
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Republican suggests turning Gaza "into Mar-a-Lago" after Trump announcement
Congresswoman Nancy Mace made the comment on the heels of Trump saying the U.S. will "take over" Gaza.
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Ronen Steinke @ronensteinke.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Große Überraschung: Ein „Die-Migration-ist-die-Mutter-aller-Probleme“-Wahlkampf der Union kommt vor allem der „Die-Migration-ist-die-Mutter-aller-Probleme“-Partei AfD zugute. Meisterleistung.
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Frederik Obermaier @frederikobermaier.com · 20/01/2025
Billionaire wealth surged by $2T in 2024, says Oxfam. But let’s be real: secrecy jurisdictions and non-public UBO registers mean this is likely an underestimate. The true figure could be even higher. Transparency matters. #WealthInequality #TaxJustice
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
“Banning TikTok does nothing to address the endemic human rights risks and harms associated with the surveillance-based business models of TikTok and other major tech companies” www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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TikTok ban won't solve big tech harms
The Supreme Court’s decision upholding a US government’s decision to ban TikTok on national security grounds won't solve Big tech harms.
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 17/01/2025
Europe orders Elon Musk’s X to submit documents on its recommendation algorithms
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Europe orders Elon Musk’s X to submit documents on its recommendation algorithms
The European Commission (EC) says it has requested information from Elon Musk’s X related to the algorithms that determine the content it recommends to users. The EC wants to determine how those algorithms may or may not be compliant with the Digital…
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The Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
🚨This Wednesday Join Nobel Maria Ressa, journalists Rana Ayyub and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and Oscar winner Asif Kapadia in an online conversation about the rise of techno-authoritarianism and the film 2073, just days before the US inauguration. RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/a-warning-...
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A Warning to America - 2073 and The Arrival of Techno Authoritarianism
Maria Ressa, Rana Ayyub, Carole Cadwalladr and Asif Kapadia in Conversation. An Event by The Citizens.
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Etienne - Tek @tek.randhome.io · 09/01/2025
Amnesty is doing an other round of Digital Forensics Fellowship, they are looking for 5 to 7 human rights defenders, journalists or technologists working with civil society organizations to receive training on digital forensics and digital threats. careers.amnesty.org/jobs/vacancy...
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Amnesty International Careers, Jobs, Search and Apply
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
This is the environment in which volunteer editors are meant to take on fact-checking on Meta’s platforms…
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Mathias Vermeulen @mathver.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
ICYMI What Meta's new policy will mean in practice (among other things)
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 07/01/2025
now that authoritarian bullies are in charge, Zuck can get rid of the pretense he cares about race-baiting right wing propaganda and hate speech online, and fully pursue mindless engagement chasing under the pretense he's just super interested in free speech and fighting "censorship"
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Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’ | CNN Business
In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated online, Meta will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram,...
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Jurre van Bergen @jurrevanbergen.nl · 06/01/2025
Our yearly Digital Forensics Fellowship (DFF) applications are now open. Running from April – July 2025, we'll do skillsharing on researching digital threats and forensic techniques. careers.amnesty.org/jobs/vacancy...
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 03/01/2025
Our New Year's Resolution is to continue challenging Big Tech's power and abuses. We hope you will join us in that fight. Here's a little about what we have been up to with 120+ organisations and concerned citizens in 2024 💪 #PvBT #BigTech #DigitalRevolution
People vs Big Tech logo with a smashed laptop graphic.We believe in the original promise of the internet as a force for good.
People vs Big Tech is a movement of 123 organisations and concerned citizens from around Europe. We are working together to challenge the power and abuses of Big Tech.
Our members include #ShePersisted, Amnesty International, Global Witness, the Citizens, Transparency International EU and many more.Together we are building a better digital world.
- Together we won an EU-wide ban on the use of sensitive personal data for targeted advertising.
- We got the EU to prohibit targeted advertising to kids.
- We collaborated with journalists to publish a bi-weekly newsletter + are supporting a youth-led movement.
- Our members got the EU Commission to investigate MetaOur solutions to toxic tech...
- Fix Our Feeds. Tech giants can design their products to be safe. We just need to make them.
- Stop Surveillance For Profit. Tech corporations spy on and profile us, then make fortunes exploiting our vulnerabilities for profit.
- Break Open Big Tech. We're pushing to end Big Tech's stranglehold, so that tech serves people everywhere, not just their bottom line.
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Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
New social media policies: here's a new tool, it's faulty in ways we know and ways we don't know, you can use it, but if things go wrong it's all on you. #AIEthics english.elpais.com/technology/2...
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Warning: If AI social media tools make a mistake, you’re responsible
Platforms now include references to their generative artificial intelligence tools in their terms of service. They acknowledge that these tools may make errors, but place the responsibility on the use...
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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 19/12/2024
Die volle Härte der Zivilgesellschaft 
„Law and Order“-Politik bietet nicht mehr als Scheinlösungen. Sie schleift die Grund- und Freiheitsrechte aller. Wir halten dagegen und geben der Zivilgesellschaft eine Stimme. 
netzpolitik.org/2024/gegen-d... #vollehaerte 
#vollehaerte
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Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Meta - "One person, who spoke anonymously, shared leaked internal documents about a change made to Instagram's algorithm, which toughened the moderation of Palestinians commenting on Instagram posts."- BBC News - How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories www.bbc.com/news/article...
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How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories
Palestinian news outlets have seen a steep drop in audience engagement since October 2023.
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Donncha Ó Cearbhaill @donncha.is · 16/12/2024
🚨 BREAKING: Amnesty’s latest report on digital surveillance in Serbia: new *NoviSpy* spyware discovered; zero days identified and patched; and first evidence showing use of Cellebrite UFED forensic products to unlock phones to then infect with spyware. 🧵 securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2024/...
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Serbia: Authorities using spyware and Cellebrite forensic extraction tools to hack journalists and activists - Amnesty International Security Lab
Serbian police and intelligence authorities are using advanced phone spyware alongside Cellebrite mobile phone forensic products to unlawfully target journalists, environmental activists and other ind...
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Josh Franco @heiferbeefmountain.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Funny story Know who else Meta gave $1 Million to? Not a group of Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, who wanted it to build a school b/c they didn't have one, after FB helped enable ethnic cleansing against them at home Nope. FB called it "philanthropic activities" and said we don't do that
Screenshot of NYT headline about Meta donating $1 million to TrumpPhoto of a quote from Facebook's response to a request from Rohingya refugees for $1 million to build a school, which reads "Unfortunately, after discussing with our teams, this specific proposal is not something that we're able to support. As I think we noted in our call, Facebook doesn't directly engage in philanthropic activities."
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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 11/12/2024
"The more they arrest our members, the more defenders are coming up. We will be always here fighting for environmental justice."
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‘Free yourselves from fear’: Cambodian youth activists fight for environmental justice
"The more they arrest our members, the more defenders are coming up. We will be always here fighting for environmental justice."
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Becka White @beckacita.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Amnesty's new report concludes that Israeli authorities have committed – and still are committing - genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
No questions asked about the human rights implications, no mention of the Philippine military’s role in coordinated red-tagging and disinfo campaigns against human rights defenders in the country? @restofworld.org your reporting matters, so does human rights context in tech stories
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Martha Dark @marthadark.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
In Oct, in our case against Meta the Kenyan Court of Appeal ruled Meta CAN be sued in Kenya by Content Moderators. A Senate bill was then proposed aiming to stop workers suing Big Tech in Kenya. Read what workers are saying about it here nation.africa/kenya/busine...
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Kenya's digital workers condemn law changes that shield exploitative tech giants
The changes only seek to protect foreign companies at the expense of Kenyan workers, petitioners say.
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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 03/12/2024
👀🔎 Last week Big Tech companies published their first reports of how they assess the systemic risks of their platforms to users under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Here’s what we’ve found so far: 🧵
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Great to see growing diversity in the digital rights community on here. For all the excitement around this platform, it still feels very US/Europe-centric. I’d love to leave the toxicity of X behind, but as researchers & journalists we shouldn’t just talk to each other in a Global Minority bubble.
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Anna Dent @annadent.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Public authorities need to stop buying this sh1t. Flagging suicidal tendencies among children with an AI that no-one seems to know if actually works? The privacy, safety, safeguarding issues are 😱
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Amnesty International Australia on why we as a human rights org reject proposals to ban teens from social media. TLDR: tackle algorithmic harms, enforce meaningful data protection & safety by design instead of cutting children off and risking new privacy harms www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Australia: Authorities must effectively regulate social media instead of banning children and young people
The Australian government must effectively regulate social media instead of legislating a ban on children and young people's access.
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Adele Zeynep Walton @adelewalton.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
In Brussels today for the launch of Ctrl Alt + Reclaim, a youth movement for a new digital future free from addiction and harm 💪🏼 check out our manifesto here! ctrl-alt-reclaim.github.io
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Becka White @beckacita.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Disappointing news from Thailand. Bangkok Civil Court has dismissed the lawsuit against NSO Group filed by Thai activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa - one of 35 Thai activists targeted with Pegasus spyware between 2020 and 2021. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Thailand: Dismissal of landmark case a critical and alarming setback in fight against unlawful use of spyware
Thai court's dismissal of spyware case against NSO Group is a set-back in the quest for justice for victims of Pegasus spyware.
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
And more about our work on tech-facilitated violence against young activists, part of Amnesty’s global campaign #ProtectTheProtest here: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Philippines: Authorities increasingly using Facebook to stifle young activists’ right to freedom of expression and protest
Philippines authorities are increasingly using Facebook in red-tagging campaigns targeting young activists.
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Lisa Dittmer @lisadittmer.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hi all, let’s give this place a try then. Chatting platform regulation, children and young people’s perspectives on tech justice, digital policy in mad times. More about my team’s work on mental health rabbit holes and addictive design #FixTikTok here: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Global: TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed risks pushing children and young people towards harmful mental health content
Some might find information in this Press Release triggering. TikTok’s content recommender system and its invasive data collection practicespose a danger to young users of the platform by amplifying d...
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