Slacktivism is a widely used term to describe acts of online activism that are deemed lazy and ineffective. Meta-Activism Project founder Mary Joyce argues that the slacktivism label is problematic and should be replaced with less derogatory terms like micro-activism or digital action.
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Posted in: Health, Media & Arts, Middle East
Topics: digital activism, Egypt, Facebook, health media, Internet, Khaled Said, Mary Joyce, Meta-Activism Project, slacktivism
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Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! have taken an important step by undergoing independent assessments of their commitments to the freedom of expression and privacy rights of their users.
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I previously expressed dismay and pessimism about the “progress” on LGBT rights at the United Nations. Unfortunately my fears were well-founded and the Human Rights Council debate on March 7 on the topic was a circus.
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Footage being collected in Syria by smart phones and video cameras has the potential to provide documentation which could serve as critical evidence in future criminal trials.
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Much has been written about Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anthony Shadid in the weeks since his death at age 43 while on assignment in Syria. What I appreciated over the years was his honesty.
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We urgently need debate on what the global norms for freedom of expression—not just national ones—should be. A new website aims to help make that happen.
Posted in: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, Media & Arts, Middle East, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: Arundhati Roy, Aryeh Neier, debate, free speech, Free Speech Debate, freedom of expression, Khaled Fahmy, Max Mosley, media freedom, Mohsen Kadivar, Timothy Garton Ash, Yan Xuetong
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The European Court of Human Rights will rule on Thursday on the case of Somali and Eritrean migrants who were sent back to Libya in 2009 after being intercepted in the Mediterranean by Italian Customs and Coastguard vessels.
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Namati, a new group focused on legal empowerment, is calling on grass roots justice groups from around the world to join its network. Chief executive Vivek Maru discusses what Namati wants to achieve.
Posted in: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, Middle East, Rights & Justice
Topics: Amartya Sen, AusAid, Fazle Abed, Fernando Cardozo, George Soros, Helen Clark, legal empowerment, Madeline Albright, Mo Ibrahim, Namati, Simeon Koroma, Timap for Justice, UK Department of International Development, UNDP, Vivek Maru, World Bank
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The internet is a powerful organizing tool, but it also enables digital surveillance and censorship by repressive regimes—much of it facilitated by products manufactured by Western companies.
Posted in: Media & Arts, Middle East, Rights & Justice
Topics: Becky Hogge, digital surveillance, Eric King, grantee spotlight, Privacy International
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Connecting vast numbers of scientists and ordinary citizens, online tools make scientific problem-solving faster and more efficient. But for these collaborations to reach their full potential, the culture of science must become much more open.
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