Mario Alvarado Lucena
@marioalvarado.bsky.social
Global Digital Campaigns Manager at Amnesty International | Change.org Colombia Founder | Digital engagement and mobilization specialist.
A problem with #algorithms is that they can reproduce these society-level patterns even when their designers don’t intend for them to. #HumanRights
If there’s a fault in the system or an unconscious and unintentional bias, access to an array of support can abruptly halt.
If there’s a fault in the system or an unconscious and unintentional bias, access to an array of support can abruptly halt.
UK: Government’s unchecked use of tech and AI systems leading to exclusion of people with disabilities and other marginalized groups
People with disabilities, those living in poverty or who have serious health conditions are being left in a bureaucratic limbo due to digital exclusion caused by the Department of Work and Pensions’ (...
www.amnesty.org
July 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A problem with #algorithms is that they can reproduce these society-level patterns even when their designers don’t intend for them to. #HumanRights
If there’s a fault in the system or an unconscious and unintentional bias, access to an array of support can abruptly halt.
If there’s a fault in the system or an unconscious and unintentional bias, access to an array of support can abruptly halt.
Climate change doesn't exist. But,
Two-thirds of #Portugal was on high alert for extreme heat and risk of wildfires on Sunday, with temperatures in Lisbon expected to exceed 42C.
In parts of southern #Spain, temperatures are well above average, with 42C also expected in Seville and other cities.
Two-thirds of #Portugal was on high alert for extreme heat and risk of wildfires on Sunday, with temperatures in Lisbon expected to exceed 42C.
In parts of southern #Spain, temperatures are well above average, with 42C also expected in Seville and other cities.
June 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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AMAZING! As a Jewish person, I 100% SUPPORT this!
But as a New Yorker this also reminds me how TACKY & GAUDY Trump Tower is.
But as a New Yorker this also reminds me how TACKY & GAUDY Trump Tower is.
Hundreds of Jewish people and their and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting, “We want justice. You say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and, “Fight Nazis, not students!”
The ICE arrest of Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil has spawned this immediate and ongoing civil disobedience.
The ICE arrest of Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil has spawned this immediate and ongoing civil disobedience.
March 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
AMAZING! As a Jewish person, I 100% SUPPORT this!
But as a New Yorker this also reminds me how TACKY & GAUDY Trump Tower is.
But as a New Yorker this also reminds me how TACKY & GAUDY Trump Tower is.
In Haiti, the lives of millions of children have been changed by the escalating gang violence in the country, which has engulfed their communities and destabilized their lives.
Act now and demand protection for Haiti’s children: amn.st/6010Ibp58
Act now and demand protection for Haiti’s children: amn.st/6010Ibp58
Demand protection for Haiti's children
Sign the petition to make a difference!
amn.st
February 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In Haiti, the lives of millions of children have been changed by the escalating gang violence in the country, which has engulfed their communities and destabilized their lives.
Act now and demand protection for Haiti’s children: amn.st/6010Ibp58
Act now and demand protection for Haiti’s children: amn.st/6010Ibp58
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Conversations on forced #displacement in many cases still centre on the climate versus conflict dichotomy, but multiple factors often combine as triggers, requiring a more analytical approach to #financing response.
See: www.fmreview.org/financing-displacement-response/patel-prakash/
#Refugees
See: www.fmreview.org/financing-displacement-response/patel-prakash/
#Refugees
Applying a multi-sector analysis to financing forced displacement response - Forced Migration Review
Conversations on forced displacement in many cases still centre on the climate versus conflict dichotomy, but multiple factors often combine as triggers, requiring a more analytical approach to financ...
www.fmreview.org
February 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Conversations on forced #displacement in many cases still centre on the climate versus conflict dichotomy, but multiple factors often combine as triggers, requiring a more analytical approach to #financing response.
See: www.fmreview.org/financing-displacement-response/patel-prakash/
#Refugees
See: www.fmreview.org/financing-displacement-response/patel-prakash/
#Refugees
This presumption that rights are “built in” allows Facebook and other social media platforms to avoid any explicit discourse about human rights standards. www.openglobalrights.org/facebooks-ne...
Facebook’s new recipe: too much optimism, not enough human rights
Because social media platforms dominate public forums worldwide, a governance system rooted in “social values” instead of human rights may be convenient for companies, but it is deeply unsatisfactory ...
www.openglobalrights.org
January 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This presumption that rights are “built in” allows Facebook and other social media platforms to avoid any explicit discourse about human rights standards. www.openglobalrights.org/facebooks-ne...
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While many struggle to make ends meet, the wealth of the super-rich has soared. It doesn’t have to be this way. There’s another way—one that prioritises fairness, sustainability, and equality. It starts with making those at the top pay their fair share.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40FunBq #Davos
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40FunBq #Davos
January 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
While many struggle to make ends meet, the wealth of the super-rich has soared. It doesn’t have to be this way. There’s another way—one that prioritises fairness, sustainability, and equality. It starts with making those at the top pay their fair share.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40FunBq #Davos
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40FunBq #Davos
#LuigiMangione is not a hero, but certainly he puts the spotlight on a systemic problem in the #UnitedStates and the lack of an accessible healthcare system. #UnitedHealthcareAssassin
December 12, 2024 at 6:36 PM
#LuigiMangione is not a hero, but certainly he puts the spotlight on a systemic problem in the #UnitedStates and the lack of an accessible healthcare system. #UnitedHealthcareAssassin
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We pay too much attention to the most confident voices—and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones.
Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
December 3, 2024 at 12:59 PM
We pay too much attention to the most confident voices—and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones.
Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
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This Week in AI: Congressional commission warns of Chinese AGI
This Week in AI: Congressional commission warns of Chinese AGI
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. America’s AI war with China is intensifying — or at least, the rhetoric around it is. On Tuesday, a U.S. congressional commission…
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November 20, 2024 at 6:11 PM
This Week in AI: Congressional commission warns of Chinese AGI
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Since his victory, President-elect Donald Trump has ignored many of the rules and practices intended to guide a seamless transfer of power and handover of the oversight of 2.2 million federal employees. wapo.st/3CLVCAE
November 20, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Since his victory, President-elect Donald Trump has ignored many of the rules and practices intended to guide a seamless transfer of power and handover of the oversight of 2.2 million federal employees. wapo.st/3CLVCAE
What do these four videos have in common?
A plot twist, shared values, a strong identity, compassion and a sense of belonging.
🎥 Agencies and advertisers are taking advantage of long-form content to tell stories and interact with consumers.
A plot twist, shared values, a strong identity, compassion and a sense of belonging.
🎥 Agencies and advertisers are taking advantage of long-form content to tell stories and interact with consumers.
November 20, 2024 at 7:26 PM
What do these four videos have in common?
A plot twist, shared values, a strong identity, compassion and a sense of belonging.
🎥 Agencies and advertisers are taking advantage of long-form content to tell stories and interact with consumers.
A plot twist, shared values, a strong identity, compassion and a sense of belonging.
🎥 Agencies and advertisers are taking advantage of long-form content to tell stories and interact with consumers.
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2/2 "The fossil fuel industry is culpable in death and destruction around the world, not only through the climate crisis they cause but through the violence they fuel." www.oilchange.org/news/how-fos...
How Fossil Fuel Companies Profit from Genocide
For Immediate Release November 14, 2023 Baku, AZ — Speaking at COP29 today, experts on the intersection of fossil fuels and justice in Palestine highlighted how multiple systems of oppression converge...
www.oilchange.org
November 15, 2024 at 10:30 PM
2/2 "The fossil fuel industry is culpable in death and destruction around the world, not only through the climate crisis they cause but through the violence they fuel." www.oilchange.org/news/how-fos...
🔥🌍 Greenwashing at COP29: A Cover-Up in the Making? 🛢️
Under the guise of climate leadership, authorities are tightening laws against NGOs and media, silencing dissent with harsh reprisals.
#COP29 #ClimateAction #HumanRights
November 13, 2024 at 10:17 AM
🔥🌍 Greenwashing at COP29: A Cover-Up in the Making? 🛢️
Under the guise of climate leadership, authorities are tightening laws against NGOs and media, silencing dissent with harsh reprisals.
#COP29 #ClimateAction #HumanRights
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The Milky Way over a sunflower field in rural Ohio.
September 26, 2024 at 9:57 AM
The Milky Way over a sunflower field in rural Ohio.