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For Activists, it Could be Everything"> <img width="670" height="350" src="https://technology.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/10/2390914273_da19cc9362_o1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://technology.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/10/2390914273_da19cc9362_o1.jpg 670w, https://technology.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/10/2390914273_da19cc9362_o1-300x157.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">06 Oct</span> <a href="https://technology.witness.org/2015/10/whats-in-a-name-for-activists-it-could-be-everything/" title="What’s in a Name? For Activists, it Could be Everything">What’s in a Name? 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class="post_author" href="https://technology.witness.org/author/morganhargrave/">Morgan Hargrave</a> </span> <p>nternet companies are producing more transparency reports about governments’ demands on the companies to hand over users’ data and take down their content.</p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-21067" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon" href="https://technology.witness.org/2015/03/witness-tech-digest-transparency-reports-on-government-interference/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span>Facebook</span></a></li><li class="share-x"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-x-21067" class="share-x sd-button share-icon" 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href="https://technology.witness.org/2015/01/the-tech-of-citizen-witnessing-in-2015-january-tech-news-digest/" title="The Tech of Citizen Witnessing in 2015 — January Tech News Digest">The Tech of Citizen Witnessing in 2015 — January Tech News Digest</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/legalethical/" rel="category tag">Legal/Ethical</a>, <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/safety-security/" rel="category tag">Safety & Security</a>, <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/video-for-change/" rel="category tag">Video for Change</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://technology.witness.org/author/morganhargrave/">Morgan Hargrave</a> </span> <p>We share our 2015 hopes for what we’d like to see happen with developments in technology that can support citizen witnessing.</p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><h3 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class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">03 Nov</span> <a href="https://technology.witness.org/2014/11/metadata-month-october-2014-tech-news-digest/" title="Metadata Month – October 2014 Tech News Digest">Metadata Month – October 2014 Tech News Digest</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/safety-security/" rel="category tag">Safety & Security</a>, <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/technology-equipment/" rel="category tag">Technology / Equipment</a>, <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/video-for-change/" rel="category tag">Video for Change</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://technology.witness.org/author/morganhargrave/">Morgan Hargrave</a> </span> <p>The contextual information that’s embedded in all of your media holds great promise for making good citizen reporting easier to find, verify and put to use.</p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent 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