WatchSourcesas of 2026-10-10
- EFFecting Change Protect the Vote
EFF defends your privacy and free expression because technology should serve all people, not just the powerful. We’re a nonprofit powered by members, and we need you in this fight: https://eff.org/supporter ---------------------------------------------- Voting is a right. But vo…
- EFFecting Change: Protect the Vote
EFF defends your privacy and free expression because technology should serve all people, not just the powerful. We’re a nonprofit powered by members, and we need you in this fight: https://eff.org/supporter ---------------------------------------------- Voting is a right. But vo…
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- A paper tiger for the press: Why ‘independent’ editorial boards can’t protect journalism
In this live webinar, hosted by Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), journalists who’ve worked at major news outlets across the country who discussed their experiences navigating threats to editorial independence, what works to protect it, and what doesn’t. Panelists: • Mariel…
- Pennsylvania is a Swing-State Case Study for Data Center Politics
Pennsylvania offers a particular case study in which to consider the political battle over data centers that is playing out across the United States and beyond. A new report (https://datasociety.net/research-library/the-ai-factory-data-centers-power-and-resistance-in-late-indust…
- Why Social Media Platforms Should Adopt a 'Militant Democracy' Framework
What should social media platforms do when the state itself becomes a threat to democracy? In a new paper (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1369118X.2026.2708691) published in the journal Information, Communication & Society, Daniel Kreiss and Lorcan Neill, both at th…
- Open Letter: Yes, AI Requires Independent Oversight, But We Have To Design It Right
Co-Chair Paolo Carozza discusses the Oversight Board’s open letter to the tech industry, calling out essential elements of independent oversight of AI platforms, such as transparency, multistakeholder input, a human-rights foundation and structural stability.
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- From surveillance to governance: recentering human rights in the UN AI agenda
During the first session of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, governments and stakeholders convened to have open, transparent and inclusive discussions on artificial intelligence governance. We now gather experts across the spectrum of stakeholders during UNGA81 to reaffirm …
- What Stanford Daily v. Rubio Means for Journalists, Sources, and Free Speech
In August, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration had violated the Constitution when it sought to deport international students attending American universities because they had criticized Israel’s war in Gaza. In this live webinar, hosted by Freedom of the Press Fou…
- Introductory Remarks
Introductory Remarks from "The Forever War and the First Amendment" Jameel Jaffer, Knight Institute Azmat Khan, Li Center for Global Journalism at Columbia Journalism School
- Women in Translation Month 2026: Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, and French
Organized under the support of PEN America and the PEN America Translation Committee, the Women in Translation Reading Series brings together three panels of translators, joined by their authors, working in a diversity of languages. This session was moderated by Joon-Li Kim, wit…
- Women in Translation Month 2026: Polish, Norwegian, German, French, Danish, and Greek
Organized under the support of PEN America and the PEN America Translation Committee, the Women in Translation Reading Series brings together three panels of translators, joined by their authors, working in a diversity of languages. This session was moderated by Nancy Naomi Carl…
- Resisting the anti-rights attacks on the LGBTQ+ movement in the digital age
The rise of the anti-rights movement is accelerating the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people and identity in Africa. In Senegal, the government’s amendment of Article 319 of Senegal’s Penal Code has triggered alarming crackdowns on LGBTQ+ people, online and offline. In Ghana, membe…
- Webinar: Too Young to Log On? Assessing Age-Based Restrictions On Digital Platforms
As jurisdictions worldwide rush to implement age-based restrictions on digital platforms—from Australia's 2025 U-16 ban to similar proposals across Asia and Europe—a critical question emerges: Are categorical age bans an effective, rights-respecting way to protect youth, or an o…