Vinicius Fortuna<p>Check out the video of our SplinterCon talk at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://accessnow.social/@rightscon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rightscon</span></a></span> 2025 where <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techpolicy.social/@mallory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mallory</span></a></span> and I explore "The Future of VPNs". We dive deep into why embracing decentralization is key to overcoming censorship and how we can build a more resilient internet for everyone. Learn about innovative approaches beyond traditional VPNs.</p><p><a href="https://peertube.eqver.se/w/tVxN2ZcfYtCGkcVHMmMUXQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peertube.eqver.se/w/tVxN2ZcfYt</span><span class="invisible">CGkcVHMmMUXQ</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SplinterCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SplinterCon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CensorshipCircumvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CensorshipCircumvention</span></a></p>
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Mallory Knodel<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@thenexusofprivacy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thenexusofprivacy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://neuromatch.social/@jdp23" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jdp23</span></a></span> Would love for folks who went to <a href="https://techpolicy.social/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> to join the discussion. The conjecture about our panel is absolutely false on both counts: Meta was directly challenged and queer, specifically trans, community building on the fediverse was raised. Bringing that panel together at the biggest annual human rights event goes in the plus column, obviously.</p>
DWeb<p>The latest <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DWeb</span></a> mailing is out!</p><p>- ✨ Bay Area DWeb Meetup, Apr 15<br>- ⚗️ Open call for the DWeb Vancouver Science Fair, May 28<br>- ⏯️Videos and recaps from <a href="https://social.coop/tags/FtCSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FtCSF</span></a> and <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a><br>- 💡 Great insights, stories, and opportunities from the community!</p><p>Check it out: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/archive/2025-04-09" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mailchi.mp/archive/2025-04-09</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
DWeb<p>Attending <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RightsCon2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon2025</span></a> was incredible, so many wonderful encounters and happenings!</p><p>- A Local Network Workshop with <a href="https://social.coop/tags/g0v" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>g0v</span></a> <br>- A DWeb Community Roundtable<br>- Stop Surveillance Copaganda Sessions<br>- DWeb Community dinner</p><p>Especially if you couldn’t be there, learn more about it by reading <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@mai" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mai</span></a></span>’s recap article: <a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/03/26/dweb-and-digital-rights-a-report-back-from-rightscon-in-taipei/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.archive.org/2025/03/26/dw</span><span class="invisible">eb-and-digital-rights-a-report-back-from-rightscon-in-taipei/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DWeb</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DWebCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DWebCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/event" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>event</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Taipei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taipei</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/LoRa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoRa</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/MeshTWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeshTWC</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workshop</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>EFF’s Reflections from <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> 2025 </p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/effs-reflections-rightscon-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/effs</span><span class="invisible">-reflections-rightscon-2025</span></a></p>
SecureDrop<p>Missed out on our presentation at <a href="https://social.freedom.press/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a>? Don't worry, we've posted the recording and slides of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wikis.world/@legoktm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>legoktm</span></a></span>'s intro to the new <a href="https://social.freedom.press/tags/SecureDrop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecureDrop</span></a> Workstation on our blog.</p><p>In 15 minutes, learn about the technology behind the Workstation and how it improves on the classic workflow.</p><p><a href="https://securedrop.org/news/rightscon-introduction-to-securedrop-workstation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">securedrop.org/news/rightscon-</span><span class="invisible">introduction-to-securedrop-workstation/</span></a></p>
Eileen Guo<p>Last week, I joined 3,200 digital rights activists, tech policymakers, researchers and co. representatives in Taipei at <a href="https://journa.host/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a>. </p><p>Doge's budget cuts were a big topic of convo. </p><p>But something else kept coming up: it’s not just the funding cuts that's presenting "existential challenges" to tech + rights, it's that the USgov has gone from taking the leading role in supporting an open/safe internet to leading in dismantling it. </p><p>Read my dispatch here: <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/04/1112773/at-rightscon-in-taipei-activists-reckon-with-a-us-retreat-from-promoting-digital-rights/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2025/03/0</span><span class="invisible">4/1112773/at-rightscon-in-taipei-activists-reckon-with-a-us-retreat-from-promoting-digital-rights/</span></a></p>
Open Terms Archive<p>Interested in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@opentermsarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>opentermsarchive</span></a></span> or have questions about maintaining your collection? </p><p>Join our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityCall</span></a> this Wednesday, 5 March from 09:00 to 10:00 UTC!</p><p>We will talk about: <br>1️⃣ Open Terms Archive's latest features and updates<br>2️⃣ Focus on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> 2025: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://maly.io/@MattiSG" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MattiSG</span></a></span> will give us his take on the event!<br>3️⃣ Office hours : Get real-time tech support from the core team to track and maintain your existing collections and share your ideas for Open Terms Archive</p><p>Call in at: <a href="https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCo</span><span class="invisible">mmunityCall</span></a></p>
Matti Schneider<p>Post-<a href="https://maly.io/tags/RightsCon25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon25</span></a> event with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://g0v.social/@au" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>au</span></a></span>: “in <a href="https://maly.io/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a>, all the candidates running for mayor that had an <a href="https://maly.io/tags/OpenGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenGov</span></a> / collaborative governance platform were elected, and those who did not were not elected”.<br>“Young people, who don't have age to vote nor resources to impact their community, feel a lack of agency and that makes them fall victim to technology like <a href="https://maly.io/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a>. We are thus changing the education system to bring more agency.”<br><a href="https://maly.io/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a></p>
Rohini Lakshané<p>This area at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rightscon2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rightscon2025</span></a> was sheer bliss. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rightscon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rightscon</span></a></p>
Rohini Lakshané<p>A report and open letter was released at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rightscon2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rightscon2025</span></a> yesterday, as an outcome of a workshop co-facilitated by Pyrou Chung, Nina Sangma and yours truly at the Asia Pacific Feminist Forum held in Thailand in 2024. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rightscon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rightscon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/APFF2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APFF2024</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/APFF24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APFF24</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/k4d-org_rightscon2025-activity-7300423730332135424--K_B" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/posts/k4d-org_rig</span><span class="invisible">htscon2025-activity-7300423730332135424--K_B</span></a></p>
Wouter<p>At <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rightscon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rightscon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@Andreea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Andreea</span></a></span> of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@edri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edri</span></a></span> emphasised how technosolutionism got entangled with the Green Deal: "Whenever you have a problem, 'digital' will become attached as a solution that would help you solve that. As if in order to achieve green transition, we need the digital transition.".</p>
Dan York<p>About to begin our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsCon25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon25</span></a> session about "Cross-Border Data Flows and Connectivity in Conflict Zones: A Role for Satellite Internet?" We'll be speaking about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LEOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LEOs</span></a> systems such as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OneWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OneWeb</span></a> - and what role they can - and can not - play in conflict zone. Looking forward to a great conversation!</p><p>Session is at (you need to be registered to view): <a href="https://rightscon.summit.tc/t/rightscon-2025/events/cross-border-data-flows-and-connectivity-in-conflict-zones-a-role-for-satellite-internet-4EXbtK2toWMWn2Ftdz3q4s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rightscon.summit.tc/t/rightsco</span><span class="invisible">n-2025/events/cross-border-data-flows-and-connectivity-in-conflict-zones-a-role-for-satellite-internet-4EXbtK2toWMWn2Ftdz3q4s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KeepItOn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeepItOn</span></a></p>
epicenter.works<p>We’re at <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> in Taipei! Excited to be part of the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, hosted by Access Now. Looking forward to a deep dive on <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NetNeutrality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetNeutrality</span></a> with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@socialhack" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>socialhack</span></a></span>, Raquel Renno Nunes, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@nixxin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nixxin</span></a></span> & Alissa Starzak.</p>
Pranesh Prakash<p>Given that many of the signatories to the open letter supporting "digital sovereignty" are currently at <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RightsCon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightsCon</a>, I'm wondering if any folks who believe that using secret ex-parte orders to ban speech are also there. Or is RightsCon an echo chamber?
<a href="https://progressive.international/wire/2024-11-12-intelectuais-de-diversos-pases-lanam-carta-aberta-contra-musk-e-conclamam-apoio-ao-brasil/en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">progressive.international/wire/2024-11...</a></p>
Camille Françoise<p>Can't believe I am following <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> at 4:54 in the morning.</p><p>What happened to me?</p><p>Ah, yes. I am worried.</p>
Global Voices<p>:blobcat_rss: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> Join our discussion on how digital authoritarianism can be detrimental to the future of data.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RightsCon2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon2025</span></a></p>
APC<p>What key human rights and tech concerns do local activists in East Asia have?</p><p>> Hear their voices in our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalSoundBites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalSoundBites</span></a> from Taipei.</p><p>- In our first episode, we talked to Mallie 謝莉君, from Taiwan-based organisation Feminist Leadership and Mobilization on the Edge.</p><p>"We have many cases of tech-facilitated gender-based violence in Taiwan. Since 2021, the government started investing resources in this area, after pressure from civil society."</p><p><a href="https://www.apc.org/en/news/listen-local-sound-bites-rightscon-2025-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">apc.org/en/news/listen-local-s</span><span class="invisible">ound-bites-rightscon-2025-0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TFGBV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TFGBV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://accessnow.social/@rightscon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rightscon</span></a></span></p>
Open Terms Archive<p>At <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a> this Tuesday, French Ambassador for Digital Affaires, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@HenriVerdier" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>HenriVerdier</span></a></span>, and Open Terms Archive Director <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://maly.io/@MattiSG" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MattiSG</span></a></span>, hosted visitors at the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@opentermsarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>opentermsarchive</span></a></span> booth! </p><p>Complete with Open Terms Archive demos and cookies 👨💻 🍪 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://maly.io/@MattiSG" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MattiSG</span></a></span> will be at RightsCon all week for anyone interested in learning more about our work making big tech <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transparent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparent</span></a>!</p>
Kunal Mehta<p>We're starting now! If you're watching the online <a href="https://wikis.world/tags/RightsCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsCon</span></a>, you can join <a href="https://rightscon.summit.tc/t/rightscon-2025/events/defending-the-defenders-tips-and-tools-for-collaborating-and-securing-your-work-raiMsueGuyAncZVs3tkBJ8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rightscon.summit.tc/t/rightsco</span><span class="invisible">n-2025/events/defending-the-defenders-tips-and-tools-for-collaborating-and-securing-your-work-raiMsueGuyAncZVs3tkBJ8</span></a></p><p>to see me give an overview and demo of the new <a href="https://wikis.world/tags/SecureDrop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecureDrop</span></a> Workstation :)</p>
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