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Association for Progressive Communications is a worldwide network supporting the use of internet and ICTs for social justice and sustainable development.
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A new edition of the #CommunityNetworks Newsletter offers reflections on the progress made toward digital inclusion and the challenges that remain. Discover stories and insights that highlight these advances, along with resources to nurture the road ahead.

Find it here 👉 www.apc.org/.../communit...
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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There is a growing interest of civil society in digital forensics amid escalating digital threats to human rights defenders, particularly through surveillance tools on electronic devices.

New on #genderit, #digitalforensics

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Ilustration by Fernanda Serejo for FIRN. Shades of red and pink featuring three women standing side-by-side. The woman on the left has dark hair, is wearing a pink tank top and red pants, and has a white headset with a microphone. The woman in the center has light red hair hidden under a pink hard hat, is wearing dark overalls over a white shirt, and holds a red clipboard. The woman on the right has dark curly hair, is wearing a red and white striped sports bra and dark shorts, and has her arm around the middle woman. In the bottom right corner, there are two logos: the APC (Association for Progressive Communications) logo and the Maria Lab logo, next to the text "maria [lab]". The overall image is titled "Feminist digital forensics"
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Gender, Power and Digital Spaces 👇

This newly published research helps understand technology-facilitated gender-based violence amongst students of South African Higher Institutions.

Read more: genderit.org/feminist-tal...

#FeministInternetResearchNetwork #TFGBV #25N #NoExcuse
Illustration by Desmond Asak (Renurm) for article "Gender, Power, and Digital Spaces" depicting a woman of color raising a fist in defiance while using a smartphone. The woman is surrounded by icons representing the dual nature of digital life, including social media symbols and emojis indicating negative experiences like sadness, anger, and heartbreak, reflecting the reality of online gender-based violence. (Source: genderit.org)
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Another false dawn for Africa?

This piece on #GenderIT deconstructs the AI for Development narrative 👇

www.apc.org/en/blog/anot...

#AIForDevelopment #Africa
Digital illustration depicting the silhouette of the African continent in dark gray-green against a lighter, textured background resembling a circuit board or grid. A bright yellow diagonal beam or stripe cuts across the map from the top left to the bottom right. The letters "AI" are visible in the top right corner. Image by Bobina Zulfa.
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Community-centred connectivity and environmental justice in the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference 👇

www.apc.org/en/project/c...

#COP30 #ClimateChange #CommunityNetworks
A vibrant, colorful illustration of a tropical community at sunset. Cat-like figures are gathered on the grass by a river, with some sitting around a campfire, others on a boat, and children playing nearby. The scene is integrated with technology: a house has solar panels on the roof, a sign reads "AÇAÍ," and a communications tower and satellite transmit wireless signals, symbolizing community-centered digital inclusion and environmental justice.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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As part of COP30, Rede Comunitária Floresta Digital convened a conversation about communicating climate change in the Amazon –both as a challenge and as an opportunity for collective power.

🔴 Live at radio.taina.net.br

More on the #COP30 and its connectivity agenda here www.apc.org/en/event/cop...
Event poster with a gradient background from red to green. Text: "Rede Comunitária Floresta Digital," with details about a November 11th event in the Amazon. Features a line drawing of a person in a canoe and a bird, conveying a theme of nature and community. Alt text: Event poster titled 'Convidados' showcases photos of four guests in circles: Juliana Albuquerque, Luandro Vieira, Adriane Gama, and Nilson Rocha, with titles under each name. Below are 'Facilitadores': Luzia Camila and Nils Brock. Dark green wavy lines background, drawings of fishes with outlines, and bottom logos for DW Akademie, Projeto Saude y Alegria, Floresta Digital and European Union.
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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¿Qué supone ampliar las perspectivas de derechos y justicia en los discursos sobre tecnologías y derechos digitales?

Historias, experiencias, objetivos cumplidos (y otros por cumplir) en nuestro informe anual:

www.apc.org/es/news/ampl...

#APC2024 #DerechosDigitales #Justicia
Letras blancas en mayúsculas sobre fondo verde: INFORME ANUAL DE APC 2024
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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The COP30 is just around the corner. Amidst the broad climate-change agenda it presents, connectivity is highlighted by a variety of proposals.

Find the connectivity agenda of COP30 here 👉 www.apc.org/en/event/cop...

And a community-centred coverage of the event here 👉 www.apc.org/en/project/c...
Green graphic background with geometric and leaf patterns, featuring the text ‘COP30 Brasil Amazônia Belém 2025’ in white letters.
November 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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A call for inclusion, sovereignty and community-centred connectivity from the #globalgatewayforum 👇

www.apc.org/en/news/call...

#CommunityNetworks #DigitalInclusion
Panelists discuss themes of inclusion, sovereignty, and community-centred connectivity at the Global Gateway Forum
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Voices from Africa: Building hope and connection across the region 👇

Throughout interviews undertaken with APC members from Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Cameroon and beyond, one central theme stood out: hope grounded in action.

www.apc.org/en/news/voic...

#FIFAfrica #FIFAfrica2025
Opening panel at the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFA) 2025, featuring five panelists seated on the stage in front of a packed audience. The backdrop screen displays the event logo and the title "Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2025".
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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First Africa Symposium on Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence

This symposium on #TFGBV in #Africa will bring together stakeholders from across the continent to prevent and respond to this type of violence.

www.apc.org/en/event/fir...
A square social media poster in English for the "First Africa Symposium on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV)." Text on the poster: Title: First Africa Symposium on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) Theme: TFGBV in sub-Saharan Africa: From Context to Collective Action Date: 5th to 6th November 2025 Time (with multiple time zones): 10.30 - 13.45 EAT, 08.30 - 11.45 WAT, 07.30 - 10.45 GMT Format: Virtual Symposium Call to Action: Scan to Register (with a large orange and purple QR code) Logos/Partners: Government of Canada, UNFPA, 'making all spaces safe', and several logos from the Republic of Benin (Ministry of Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage; Ministère du Numérique et de la Digitalisation; Ministère des Affaires Sociales... et de la Microfinance) and partner organizations (INF Institut National de la Femme, and APC). Visuals: The upper left features an abstract purple and orange frame around a pixeled photograph.
November 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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#NGIZero seeks a regional representative in #Tunisia

As our contact point, you help us better understand local needs, engage the local community with the #NextGenerationInternet initiatives:

Apply here:
nlnet.nl/foundation/j...
Screenshot of the NLNet website: Job opening NGI0 representative Tunisia Currently open — Brno University of Technology On behalf of NGI Zero (and thanks to the additional financial support from the WIDERA/HopOn facility), our partner, Brno University of Technology, seeks an intrinsically motivated and competent country representative (part-time, 0.2-0.6 FTE) for Tunisia. As our contact point, you help us better understand and address the needs of Tunisia and engage the local community with the Next Generation Internet initiative's NGI Zero.
October 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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What was the impact of the APC network in the past year?

We helped women human rights defenders #WHRDs work safely online, strengthened their networks and centred their concerns in policy spaces.

Check out this video for more highlights on #APC2024 #DigitalSafety #DigitalCare #DigitalResilience 👇
October 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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What was the impact of the APC network in the past year?

Check out this video for highlights on #apc2024 - Shaping #digitalstandards 👇
October 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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The eighth call of NGI Fediversity opened up on 1 October. Deadline is 1 December.

"Users should be able to use services that have the best match with their needs, ethics and rights at any point."

nlnet.nl/fediversity/

#NGIZero #Fediversity #NextGenerationInternet
Screenshot of the NLnet Foundation NGI Fediversity funding page, announcing the eighth call opened on 1 October, 2025, with a deadline of 1 December, 2025.
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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What was the impact of the APC network over the past year?

We amplified digital rights and gender justice through #FeministTechGardens with @awidwomensrights.bsky.social.

More in our Annual Report 👇

2024report.apc.org
Video summary of APC's Outcome 2 ("Amplify digital rights and justice perspectives in digital tech and rights discourses"). It details work with FIRN to build community power, supports for environmental defenders and Rohingya refugees, and includes a quote on community-centred network advocacy in Nigeria.
October 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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More on the impact of our network in this video:

#APC2024 #AmplifyingRights
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Over the past year, APC amplified environmental defenders' voices through a feminist and Indigenous research framework in four #GlobalSouth countries.

We also supported #Rohingya refugees in reclaiming their narratives against disinformation in Myanmar.

More on #APC2024 👇

2024report.apc.org
Graphic highlighting two achievements: amplifying environmental defenders' voices through a feminist and Indigenous research framework in four Global South countries, and helping Rohingya refugees reclaim their narratives against disinformation in Myanmar.
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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On #GlobalEncryptionDay, 21 October 2025, many events are scheduled around the world: globalencryption.org/events/

To promote #encryption, APC and many others called on governments and private sector to reject efforts to undermine encryption.

apc.org/en/pubs/global-encryption-day-2024-statement
Digital illustration symbolizing data security and encryption, featuring a purple folder with a keyhole and a pink key floating in a stylized, starry space.
October 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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What is needed to ensure dynamic, creative, diverse and responsive financing solutions for digital inclusion? How to achieve sustainable financing for community-centred connectivity? Follow this thread of voices from the T20 summit dialogue.

#SustainableConnectivity #InnovativeFinancing
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October 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Over the past year, we built intersectional common agendas to continue promoting digital security, community-centred connectivity and more.

Watch this short video from our Annual Report 👇

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#APC2024 #IntersectionalAgendas #CommunityNetworks
October 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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What was the impact of the APC network over the past year?

Voices from the Global South contributed to reimaining internet governance ahead of the 20-year review of WSIS Process #WSIS20.

More in our Annual Report 👇

2024report.apc.org

#apc2024 #BuildingIntersectionalCommonAgendas
A slide titled "Building intersectional common agendas" is displayed, featuring an image of two people presenting at the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level 2024. Text on the right states: "Voices from the Global South contributed to reimagining internet governance ahead of the 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
October 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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En Cotacachi #Ecuador cortan la señal de internet y la población queda incomunicada, mientras se reportan ataques en la zona.

Esta acción vulnera derechos fundamentales como la libertad de expresión y el derecho a la protesta.
Boletín de alerta de la organización INREDH (Instituto de Estudios y Desarrollo de la Libertad de Expresión y de la Prensa), fechado el 14 de octubre del 2025, y titulado: "ALERTA CORTE DE INTERNET Y ATAQUES EN COTACACHI". Boletín de alerta de la organización INREDH (Instituto de Estudios y Desarrollo de la Libertad de Expresión y de la Prensa), fechado el 14 de octubre del 2025, y titulado: "ALERTA CORTE DE INTERNET Y ATAQUES EN COTACACHI".
October 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Ten Steps to Strengthen Stakeholder Engagement in the WSIS+20 Intergovernmental Phase, ahead of today's consultation 👇

www.apc.org/en/pubs/ten-...

#WSIS20
October 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Breaking the Chains of Big Tech Workshop

*When? On 9 October, 2025*

This free workshop will help your team share ownership of both the decision and process of leaving #BigTech platforms.

rabt.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/even...

#BreakingtheChains #RiseAgainstBigTech
The text "Rise against BIG TECH" is displayed in bold white lettering across the top. Below the text, a graphic shows several hands reaching up and entangled in a web of strings or threads, suggesting a theme of interconnectedness, control, or perhaps an attempt to break free. The overall aesthetic is reminiscent of a political or activist poster.
October 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM