It's not just that they're doing it. It's that they're making promotional videos about it.

THAILAND: The indictment of two activists sends a chilling message that speaking out about human rights violations will not be tolerated.

The charges against Bie and Rung, both targeted with Pegasus spyware, stem from accusations about posts on Facebook.
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The state of the world’s human rights, through the eyes of my @Amnesty colleagues.

Hear from those who are researching and taking action on preventing and ending human rights abuses around the world, every day.

Did TikToks inspire a 16-year-old’s suicide?

For my latest, I unpack the story of Arkansas teen Mason Edens.

In 2022, he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In the days leading up to his death, he went down a rabbit hole of pro-suicide TikToks.
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2nd inquiry into #TikTok under #DSA :
 
👉TikTok may have launched #TikTok Lite in 🇫🇷& 🇪🇸 w/o assessing the risk of addictive behaviour, esp. for minors
 
👉We communicated our intention to suspend #TikTok Lite in 🇪🇺 pending the assessment of its safety

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Great to see RTÉ Prime Time also investigate.

#TikTok has had 6 months though to address our Amnesty International findings of its toxic mental health rabbit holes and yet here’s the same story AGAIN. Enough! Help us #FixTiktok through public pressure!

#rtept

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Half a year after the launch of #FixTikTok , our Amnesty Tech campaign to fight TikTok’s toxic hyper-personalized ‘For You’ feed, RTE has found that 13-year-olds can still easily be drawn into rabbit holes of self-harm and suicide content. Help us fix this! amnesty.org/en/petition/ma…

Facebook hat 21 der so wichtigen Posts des Auschwitz Memorial als 'Verletzung der Community-Standards' geflaggt. Nun sind sie weniger sichtbar.

Meta muss dringend untersuchen und erklären, wie das passieren konnte, und die Posts wiederherstellen.

🥳 Excited to discuss #digitalrights issues with child & young activists from all over the world this weekend and to hear about their visions & campaigns for a rights-respecting digital world!

Meet some of these brilliant young minds in the video ⬇️

I spoke with Israeli intelligence officers about the AI-based target machine they used which marked 37,000 Gazans as suspects for assassination. These whistleblowers expose numerous machines & policies that killed thousands of civilians since October.
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NEW: Big Tech companies revealed deep cuts to trust and safety in new Senate Judiciary Committee docs.

X cut trust and safety staff by 43%. Snap 27%. Discord 17%.

Snap also revealed that it brought in $437 million in revenue from minor accounts.

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📢 Calling on all young activists/HRDs: Take our survey and tell us about your experiences of speaking up online! Do you feel safe when discussing human rights issues on here and elsewhere?

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We welcome the decision by the European Commission to investigate TikTok over concerns that the online social media platform may be failing to comply with the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA) by not doing enough to protect its young users.

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Take our survey:

Do you post about human rights online? If you are between 13 and 24 years old and speak online about causes such as climate change or LGBTQ+ rights, we want to hear from you!

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📣BREAKING: A new investigation by Access Now, Citizen Lab, and local partners has uncovered the widespread use of Pegasus spyware in #Jordan , targeting journalists, activists, civil society and human rights lawyers. 1/5 accessnow.org/publication/be…

Apologies like this one from Mark Zuckerberg are not enough. Social media companies like Meta and TikTok need to do more to protect people from harm. Sign our petition to make TikTok safer here: amn.st/6017pmaQd

Join Amnesty Tech!

Apply now to join our Children and Young People's Digital Rights team as a Business and Human Rights Researcher/Advisor! The deadline for applications is 13 February 2024.

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📢 New Amnesty International research reveals how #HoustonShipChannel petrochemical industry in Texas harms human rights of fenceline communities. Plants process #fossilfuels into chemicals for #plastics , flout regulations & release #toxicpollution in air & water amnesty.org/en/latest/news…