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Anna Bacciarelli
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Human rights nerd trying to make AI OK. Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher + REAL ML Executive Director.
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abacci.bsky.social
Google takes a big step closer to acquiring Israeli cloud security company Wiz, after clearing US antitrust review archive.ph/3cNQF
archive.ph
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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deblbrown.bsky.social
This weekend, governments will head to Hanoi to sign the deeply flawed UN Convention on Cybercrime. @hrw.org and partners issue new recommendations on how governments can prevent and mitigate the human rights risks posed the treaty

www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Joint Statement on the Signing of the UN Convention on Cybercrime
We, the undersigned organizations, remain deeply concerned that the UN Convention Against Cybercrime (UNCC) will facilitate human rights abuses across borders.
www.hrw.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reposted by Anna Bacciarelli
aljazeera.com
The attack on southern Lebanon in October 2023 killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters.
NGOs welcome Lebanon’s push for justice over Israeli attack on journalists
The attack on southern Lebanon in October 2023 killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters.
bit.ly
October 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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deblbrown.bsky.social
New calls on Microsoft to suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses & international crimes by the Israeli military & other government bodies
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

@hrw.org @accessnow.org @amnesty.org @7amleh.bsky.social @eff.org @fightforthefuture.org
Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses
Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies, Human Rights Watch...
www.hrw.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
abacci.bsky.social
Rights groups call on Microsoft to immediately end any involvement with Israel's systemic repression of Palestinians.
@hrw.org, @amnesty.org, @7amleh.bsky.social call for urgent action from Microsoft to avoid contributing to grave violations of international law www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses
Microsoft should suspend business activities that are contributing to grave human rights abuses and international crimes by the Israeli military and other Israeli government bodies, Human Rights Watch...
www.hrw.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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theonion.com
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...
theonion.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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almazteffera.bsky.social
#UK's @phsombudsman.bsky.social finds:
1/ deep flaws in management of Home Office's #Windrush Compensation Scheme
2/ compensation offers should account for private pension losses. #WindrushScandal

@hrw.org will say it again: Windrush claimants need access to legal aid.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
September 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
abacci.bsky.social
WTF? Thought it was a @ledbydonkeys.org job at first glance. In central London today.
An advertising screen at a bus stop in central London showing an ad celebrating the birthday of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi
September 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
abacci.bsky.social
Starmer going all the way by deploying a bot to head up DSIT 🤖
September 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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techchildrights.bsky.social
🌟 Breaking good news! Brazil’s Senate just passed a bill to protect children’s rights online… for the second time. The bill now awaits President Lula’s signature. 🇧🇷

(En): www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

(Pt): www.hrw.org/pt/news/2025...
Brazil One Step Away from Protecting Children Online
Brazil’s Senate has passed a long-awaited bill to protect children’s rights online. The bill now heads for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s signature into law.
www.hrw.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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abeba.bsky.social
"ChatGPT's sycophantic design led it to validate his most dangerous thoughts. When he expressed suicidal ideation, instead of challenging these thoughts or redirecting the conversation, the system would affirm & even romanticize his feelings." centerforhumanetechnology.substack.com/p/the-raine-...
The Raine v OpenAI Case: Engineering Addiction by Design
The Deliberate Design Patterns That Made ChatGPT Dangerous
centerforhumanetechnology.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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alondra.bsky.social
The Uber regulatory arbitrage playbook all over again: "We are not a transportation company, so those laws don't apply. We are Tech. Disrupting your silly laws is our MO." I discuss this strategy--and ways to try and counter it--in "Disrupting the Disruption Narrative" www.nae.edu/19579/19582/...
August 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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drewharwell.com
Palantir ❤️ America's military-industrial complex www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Palantir's growth spurt in government work Since 2008, Palantir has been paid just under $3 billion through federal contracts -- most of that in recent years. Last year the company received more than $615 million.
August 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
abacci.bsky.social
The UK government plans to use facial age estimation technology on child refugees at the UK border from 2026 - because they see it as the cheap option. But the tech wasn't designed or tested for this, and will create a host of serious risks for vulnerable young people. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum
The United Kingdom’s announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18 threatens to harm children seeking refuge.
www.hrw.org
August 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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khawaja.bsky.social
Israeli killings of Palestinians seeking food are war crimes. US-backed Israeli forces and private contractors have put in place a flawed, militarized aid distribution system that has turned aid distributions into regular bloodbaths. www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
Gaza: Israeli Killings of Palestinians Seeking Food Are War Crimes
Israeli forces at the sites of a new US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza have routinely opened fire on starving Palestinian civilians in acts that amount to serious violations of international l...
www.hrw.org
August 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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belkiswille.bsky.social
THREAD: What does it mean to seek food in Gaza today? For many Palestinians, it means risking death. These are the stories behind the hundreds killed. #Gaza #HumanRights www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
August 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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belkiswille.bsky.social
🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces and US-backed contractors have turned Gaza aid distribution into a death trap. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking food. Our new @hrw investigation exposes the system behind the slaughter. 1/6
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
August 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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michae.lv
The Online Safety Act assumes that all tech, social networks, etc, are run by big tech, raking in profit from illegal advertising. Community-run and funded networks/sites — real non-Big Tech alternatives — are left in the dirt. I have never seen OSA proponents consider their needs or their value.
osanetwork.bsky.social Online Safety Act Network @osanetwork.bsky.social · Jul 31
Amid all the noise of the last week, this is a vital reminder from Chris Sherwood @nspcc.bsky.social as to why we have the #onlinesafetyact, why parents and campaigners backed it and why it had broad cross-party support in Parliament when it passed. ⬇️ www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
If anything, the Online Safety Act doesn't go far enough
It’s deeply concerning to see the rhetoric around the Online Safety Act shift toward loss of free expression, writes the NSPCC chief executive
www.politicshome.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
abacci.bsky.social
The UK gov plans to experiment with facial age estimation tech on vulnerable young people. But refugee children need care, not algorithms. This tech isn't the solution - instead, it creates new potentially life-changing risks, as @techchildrights.bsky.social and I write. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum
The United Kingdom’s announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18 threatens to harm children seeking refuge.
www.hrw.org
July 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Reposted by Anna Bacciarelli
techchildrights.bsky.social
Did you know that the UK gov't is planning an AI experiment on children seeking asylum? 🤯

Experimenting with unproven tech to decide whether to protect a child is cruel and unconscionable. Do better, UK.

Here's my latest with @abacci.bsky.social:

www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum
The United Kingdom’s announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18 threatens to harm children seeking refuge.
www.hrw.org
July 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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abeba.bsky.social
the enshittification of education is underway

restofworld.org/2025/colombi...
Meta brought AI to rural Colombia. Now students are failing exams
When Meta embedded AI bots in its apps, even students in the most remote corners of Colombia gained access. But rather than boosting learning, it’s getting in the way.
restofworld.org
July 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
abacci.bsky.social
Live facial recognition tech is incompatible with human rights. Yet the Met police will double its use while installing London’s first permanent LFR cameras. This is powerful tech that rights groups & the UN have repeatedly said should not be used in public spaces www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Met police to more than double use of live facial recognition
Technology will now be used up to 10 times a week across five days, up from four times a week across two days
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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lenasimet.bsky.social
The gig economy runs on hidden rules. A new bill in the US Congress could help change that and start protecting the workers powering platforms like #Uber, #DoorDash & #AmazonFlex.

Read more @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/07....

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July 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
abacci.bsky.social
Excellent new research from @akruope.bsky.social and @hrw.org colleagues - a deep dive on internet and digital communications restrictions in Russia. An extensive range of technical and legal restraints from the government leaves the Russian population increasingly cut off and in the dark.
July 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
abacci.bsky.social
A new Congress bill proposes much-needed protections for US gig workers - including obligations for platform companies around algorithmic transparency, limitations on data collection and use, and whistleblower protections.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/07... by @lenasimet.bsky.social and me @hrw.org
New Bill Could Curb Exploitation of US Gig Workers
The gig economy runs on hidden rules. Every day, millions of workers in the United States log into apps like Uber, DoorDash, and Amazon Flex to earn a living, without knowing how much they’ll be paid,...
www.hrw.org
July 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM