Disappointed that 300+ human/digital rights defenders from 64 countries, including our Exec Director Anne Ikiara from Kenya, won’t be able to attend #RightsCon in-person in Costa Rica next week due to visa issues for global south countries.

The exclusion of human and digital rights defenders from the global majority is unjust and outrageous! Join us to challenge the structural power imbalances that allow this to happen time and again.

Excellent point from Mai El-Sadany that even if elections in MENA are rarely free & fair, they’re still times of contested discourse & increased digital threats. When platforms’ failures are more pronounced & consequential. Which is why they shouldn’t be written off #RightsCon

"The global majority is ignored and neglected when it comes to platform accountability. The worst impacts of digital harms are manifesting there. That’s why the Global Coalition for Tech Justice is launching." explains Alexandra Pardal #RightsCon Join us yearofdemocracy.org

We've joined forces with human and digital rights defenders from across the world to create the new Global Coalition for Tech Justice and plan a #yearofdemocracy campaign. It takes all of us to make a difference. Join the coalition yearodemocracy.org/signon #rightscon

👁️An important and shocking investigation by @global_witness Legal Resources Centre about Big Tech's ad filtering 👇 #GlobalCoalitionForTechJustice

“The gains we have made post-apartheid have come undone by the escalating levels of xenophobic violence against migrants, asylum seekers and refugees predominantly fuelled by targeted political online campaigns on social media platforms.” said Legal Resources Centre's Sherylle Dass

We've got an exciting lineup of global speakers -- and a message from US Congressman Ro Khanna ! 2024 will be a big #yearofdemocracy with 65+ elections, threatened by online abuse + disinformation. Join the launch of our Global Coalition for Tech Justice campaign us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

It is hard to explain how excited I am for the #YearOfDemocracy campaign to launch tomorrow A year of work by Alexandra Pardal & the team, building on half a decade of community building by everyone involved in Digital Action Join the launch tomorrow, & follow Global Coalition for Tech Justice

🚨How well does Meta screen misinformation ads? Not very according to an investigation by Global Coalition for Tech Justice members Global Witness Legal Resources Centre. Big Tech must safeguard election integrity, particularly in the 2024 #yearofdemocracy

Big Tech companies are not ready for the 2024 election tsunami, great report from Guardian news x.com/guardiannews/s… To do something about it, join the call for action Global Coalition for Tech Justice! Campaign launching today….

US Congressman Ro Khanna backs the Global Coalition for Tech Justice: "We must protect young people from social media. Social media companies should disclose their algorithms so we make sure they are not purposefully putting profit over people+their welfare." #yearofdemocracy

Finally Avaaz Campaigns Director Fadi Quran explains what the Asks of Big Tech are: "If Big Tech don't act now and safeguard elections globally in 2024, democracy will break down." #yearofdemocracy

"People deserve truth and justice. Join us to protect people and elections, not Big Tech." Alexandra Pardal Join the Global Coalition for Tech Justice and check out our campaign asks, tech harm case studies and elections map: yearofdemocracy.org #yearofdemocracy

Whistleblowers at Facebook, X and other tech platforms need more support, thanks to The Signals Network for this valuable new resource!

In case we weren't quite sure, Elon Musk confirms he couldn't care less about disinformation and manipulation campaigns running rampant across X in next year's megacycle of elections....it's the reason why the Global Coalition for Tech Justice exists: Join the campaign ! yearofdemocracy.org/join-the-coali…

Excited to be part of this global conversation on 2024 election information warfare today with Samar S. Ali and Ramiro Álvarez Ugarte, please do tune in to hear insights about strategies to tackle the threats to next year's elections megacycle!