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<span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/news_events/" rel="category tag">News and Events</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/tech-advocacy/" rel="category tag">Tech and Advocacy</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://www.witness.org/author/webadmin/">WITNESS</a> </span> <p>WITNESS joins civil society organizations from around the world calling on Mark Zuckerberg to work with civil society to address dangerous content on Facebook, ensure that a thorough audit of Facebook India takes place, and place Ankhi Das on administrative leave while the audit is being conducted.聽</p> <div class="post_icons_holder"> <span class="post_social"> </span> </div> <span class="qbutton_holder"><a href="https://www.witness.org/press-release-major-human-rights-and-internet-watchdog-organizations-sign-on-to-demands-for-auditfbindia-as-pressure-builds/" class="qbutton tiny">READ MORE</a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2195600" class="post-2195600 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news_events category-press category-tech-advocacy tag-ai tag-artificial-intelligence tag-deepfakes tag-disinformation tag-tech-advocacy tag-technology"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-the-partnership-on-ai/" title="WITNESS joins the Partnership on AI"> <img width="700" height="340" src="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PAI.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PAI.jpg 700w, https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PAI-300x146.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-attachment-id="2195602" data-permalink="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-the-partnership-on-ai/pai/" data-orig-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PAI.jpg" data-orig-size="700,340" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="PAI" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PAI-300x146.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PAI.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">16 Nov</span> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-the-partnership-on-ai/" title="WITNESS joins the Partnership on AI">WITNESS joins the Partnership on AI</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/news_events/" rel="category tag">News and Events</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/press/" rel="category tag">Press</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/tech-advocacy/" rel="category tag">Tech and Advocacy</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://www.witness.org/author/"></a> </span> <p>We look forward to engaging in the PAI to address critical challenges around key focus areas of our Tech Advocacy work including misinformation and disinformation and privacy. </p> <div class="post_icons_holder"> <span class="post_social"> </span> </div> <span class="qbutton_holder"><a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-the-partnership-on-ai/" class="qbutton tiny">READ MORE</a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2195539" class="post-2195539 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news_events category-tech-advocacy tag-brazil tag-disinformation tag-tech-advocacy tag-whatsapp"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-featured-in-nbc-news/" title="WITNESS Featured in NBC News"> <img width="700" height="340" src="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/whatsapp.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/whatsapp.jpg 700w, https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/whatsapp-300x146.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-attachment-id="2195540" data-permalink="https://www.witness.org/witness-featured-in-nbc-news/whatsapp/" data-orig-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/whatsapp.jpg" data-orig-size="700,340" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="whatsapp" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/whatsapp-300x146.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/whatsapp.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">05 Nov</span> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-featured-in-nbc-news/" title="WITNESS Featured in NBC News">WITNESS Featured in NBC News</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/news_events/" rel="category tag">News and Events</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/tech-advocacy/" rel="category tag">Tech and Advocacy</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://www.witness.org/author/"></a> </span> <p>Our Senior Program Manager Priscila Neri talks to NBC News about how WhatsApp became linked to mob violence and fake news. </p> <div class="post_icons_holder"> <span class="post_social"> </span> </div> <span class="qbutton_holder"><a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-featured-in-nbc-news/" class="qbutton tiny">READ MORE</a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2195284" class="post-2195284 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news_events category-tech-advocacy tag-ai tag-artificial-intelligence tag-deepfakes tag-tech-advocacy"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/in-conversation-with-national-endowment-for-democracy-how-will-deepfakes-transform-disinformation/" title="In Conversation With National Endowment for Democracy: How Will Deepfakes Transform Disinformation?"> <img width="700" height="340" src="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ai.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ai.jpg 700w, https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ai-300x146.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-attachment-id="2195286" data-permalink="https://www.witness.org/in-conversation-with-national-endowment-for-democracy-how-will-deepfakes-transform-disinformation/ai-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ai.jpg" data-orig-size="700,340" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="ai" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>PHOTO: FLICKR</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ai-300x146.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ai.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">01 Oct</span> <a href="https://www.witness.org/in-conversation-with-national-endowment-for-democracy-how-will-deepfakes-transform-disinformation/" title="In Conversation With National Endowment for Democracy: How Will Deepfakes Transform Disinformation?">In Conversation With National Endowment for Democracy: How Will Deepfakes Transform Disinformation?</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/news_events/" rel="category tag">News and Events</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/tech-advocacy/" rel="category tag">Tech and Advocacy</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://www.witness.org/author/"></a> </span> <p>Our program director talks to NED about deepfakes threats and the role they play in the disinformation landscape.聽</p> <div class="post_icons_holder"> <span class="post_social"> </span> </div> <span class="qbutton_holder"><a href="https://www.witness.org/in-conversation-with-national-endowment-for-democracy-how-will-deepfakes-transform-disinformation/" class="qbutton tiny">READ MORE</a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2195080" class="post-2195080 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news_events category-press category-tech-advocacy tag-human-rights tag-justice tag-tech-advocacy"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/in-conversation-with-vice-why-is-it-so-hard-to-care-about-human-rights/" title="In conversation with VICE: Why is it so Hard to Care about Human Rights?"> <img width="700" height="340" src="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/viceee.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/viceee.jpg 700w, https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/viceee-300x146.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-attachment-id="2195081" data-permalink="https://www.witness.org/in-conversation-with-vice-why-is-it-so-hard-to-care-about-human-rights/viceee/" data-orig-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/viceee.jpg" data-orig-size="700,340" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="viceee" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/viceee-300x146.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/viceee.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">13 Sep</span> <a href="https://www.witness.org/in-conversation-with-vice-why-is-it-so-hard-to-care-about-human-rights/" title="In conversation with VICE: Why is it so Hard to Care about Human Rights?">In conversation with VICE: Why is it so Hard to Care about Human Rights?</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/news_events/" rel="category tag">News and Events</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/press/" rel="category tag">Press</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/tech-advocacy/" rel="category tag">Tech and Advocacy</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://www.witness.org/author/"></a> </span> <p>Here’s what our program director and other human rights leaders had to say about what it takes to care for justice in the world.聽</p> <div class="post_icons_holder"> <span class="post_social"> </span> </div> <span class="qbutton_holder"><a href="https://www.witness.org/in-conversation-with-vice-why-is-it-so-hard-to-care-about-human-rights/" class="qbutton tiny">READ MORE</a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2194987" class="post-2194987 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news_events category-press category-tech-advocacy tag-digital-rights tag-digital-security tag-human-rights tag-tech-advocacy"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-human-rights-organizations-from-around-the-world-to-oppose-egypt-media-laws/" title="WITNESS joins Human Rights Organizations from around the World to Oppose Egypt Media Laws"> <img width="700" height="340" src="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/egypt.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/egypt.jpg 700w, https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/egypt-300x146.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-attachment-id="2194989" data-permalink="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-human-rights-organizations-from-around-the-world-to-oppose-egypt-media-laws/egypt-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/egypt.jpg" data-orig-size="700,340" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="egypt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/egypt-300x146.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/egypt.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">06 Sep</span> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-human-rights-organizations-from-around-the-world-to-oppose-egypt-media-laws/" title="WITNESS joins Human Rights Organizations from around the World to Oppose Egypt Media Laws">WITNESS joins Human Rights Organizations from around the World to Oppose Egypt Media Laws</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/news_events/" rel="category tag">News and Events</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/press/" rel="category tag">Press</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/tech-advocacy/" rel="category tag">Tech and Advocacy</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://www.witness.org/author/"></a> </span> <p>We strongly believe that filming for human rights and posting it online must not be criminalized.</p> <div class="post_icons_holder"> <span class="post_social"> </span> </div> <span class="qbutton_holder"><a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-human-rights-organizations-from-around-the-world-to-oppose-egypt-media-laws/" class="qbutton tiny">READ MORE</a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2194877" class="post-2194877 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news_events category-press category-tech-advocacy tag-censorship tag-human-rights tag-internet-freedom tag-tech-advocacy"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-and-18-organizations-join-hands-to-tell-google-to-cancel-china-censorship-plan/" title="WITNESS AND 13 ORGANIZATIONS JOIN HANDS TO TELL GOOGLE TO CANCEL CHINA CENSORSHIP PLAN"> <img width="700" height="340" src="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/censored.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/censored.jpg 700w, https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/censored-300x146.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-attachment-id="2194878" data-permalink="https://www.witness.org/witness-and-18-organizations-join-hands-to-tell-google-to-cancel-china-censorship-plan/censored/" data-orig-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/censored.jpg" data-orig-size="700,340" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="censored" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/censored-300x146.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/censored.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">28 Aug</span> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-and-18-organizations-join-hands-to-tell-google-to-cancel-china-censorship-plan/" title="WITNESS AND 13 ORGANIZATIONS JOIN HANDS TO TELL GOOGLE TO CANCEL CHINA CENSORSHIP PLAN">WITNESS AND 13 ORGANIZATIONS JOIN HANDS TO TELL GOOGLE TO CANCEL CHINA CENSORSHIP PLAN</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/news_events/" rel="category tag">News and Events</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/press/" rel="category tag">Press</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/tech-advocacy/" rel="category tag">Tech and Advocacy</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://www.witness.org/author/"></a> </span> <p>We joined other leading human rights organizations to ask Google how the censorship plan in China upholds international human rights. </p> <div class="post_icons_holder"> <span class="post_social"> </span> </div> <span class="qbutton_holder"><a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-and-18-organizations-join-hands-to-tell-google-to-cancel-china-censorship-plan/" class="qbutton tiny">READ MORE</a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2194855" class="post-2194855 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news_events category-tech-advocacy tag-tech-advocacy tag-technology tag-video-advocacy"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-announces-first-mozilla-fellow/" title="WITNESS ANNOUNCES FIRST MOZILLA FELLOW"> <img width="700" height="340" src="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mozilla_fellow.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mozilla_fellow.png 700w, https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mozilla_fellow-300x146.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-attachment-id="2193739" data-permalink="https://www.witness.org/?attachment_id=2193739" data-orig-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mozilla_fellow.png" data-orig-size="700,340" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Mozilla_fellow" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mozilla_fellow-300x146.png" data-large-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mozilla_fellow.png" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">27 Aug</span> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-announces-first-mozilla-fellow/" title="WITNESS ANNOUNCES FIRST MOZILLA FELLOW">WITNESS ANNOUNCES FIRST MOZILLA FELLOW</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/news_events/" rel="category tag">News and Events</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/tech-advocacy/" rel="category tag">Tech and Advocacy</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://www.witness.org/author/"></a> </span> <p>Gabriela Ivens will be working with our Tech+Advocacy team where she will be working on issues around the safe, ethical, and effective use of video in documenting human rights violations.</p> <div class="post_icons_holder"> <span class="post_social"> </span> </div> <span class="qbutton_holder"><a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-announces-first-mozilla-fellow/" class="qbutton tiny">READ MORE</a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2194669" class="post-2194669 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news_events category-tech-advocacy tag-advocacy tag-film tag-human-rights tag-social-change tag-tech-advocacy tag-technology tag-video"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-euic-to-train-young-professionals-about-human-rights-and-film/" title="WITNESS joins EIUC to train Young Professionals about Human Rights and Film"> <img width="700" height="340" src="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/globalcampusofhumanrights.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/globalcampusofhumanrights.png 700w, https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/globalcampusofhumanrights-300x146.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-attachment-id="2194671" data-permalink="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-euic-to-train-young-professionals-about-human-rights-and-film/globalcampusofhumanrights/" data-orig-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/globalcampusofhumanrights.png" data-orig-size="700,340" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="globalcampusofhumanrights" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/globalcampusofhumanrights-300x146.png" data-large-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/globalcampusofhumanrights.png" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">20 Aug</span> <a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-euic-to-train-young-professionals-about-human-rights-and-film/" title="WITNESS joins EIUC to train Young Professionals about Human Rights and Film">WITNESS joins EIUC to train Young Professionals about Human Rights and Film</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/news_events/" rel="category tag">News and Events</a>, <a href="https://www.witness.org/category/tech-advocacy/" rel="category tag">Tech and Advocacy</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://www.witness.org/author/webadmin/">WITNESS</a> </span> <p>Our Senior Attorney and Program Manager Kelly Matheson will conduct a few sessions on how to use video for change, advocacy and evidence for human rights.</p> <div class="post_icons_holder"> <span class="post_social"> </span> </div> <span class="qbutton_holder"><a href="https://www.witness.org/witness-joins-euic-to-train-young-professionals-about-human-rights-and-film/" class="qbutton tiny">READ MORE</a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2194558" class="post-2194558 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news_events category-tech-advocacy tag-deepfakes tag-sam-gregory tag-sxsw tag-tech-advocacy tag-technology"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.witness.org/cast-your-vote-for-witness-at-sxsw-2019/" title="Cast Your Vote for WITNESS at SXSW 2019!"> <img width="700" height="340" src="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sxsw-1.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sxsw-1.png 700w, https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sxsw-1-300x146.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-attachment-id="2194565" data-permalink="https://www.witness.org/cast-your-vote-for-witness-at-sxsw-2019/sxsw-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sxsw-1.png" data-orig-size="700,340" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="sxsw" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" 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