David Aragort
@aragort.com
🇻🇪 Bridging Tech, Democracy & Human Rights in Latin America
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BREAKING: jury awards massive $167 million in punitive damages against spyware company NSO Group.
Precedent-setting win against notorious #Pegasus spyware maker.
Very consequential for victims to see this.
Congratulations to #WhatsApp on sticking this case through since 2019. Some thoughts 1/
Precedent-setting win against notorious #Pegasus spyware maker.
Very consequential for victims to see this.
Congratulations to #WhatsApp on sticking this case through since 2019. Some thoughts 1/
May 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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I wrote up a detailed analysis of TM SGNL, the unofficial Signal app that senior Trump fascists use to organize their war crimes micahflee.com/tm-sgnl-the-...
TM SGNL, the obscure unofficial Signal app Mike Waltz uses to text with Trump officials
Yesterday, a Reuters photographer captured a photo of the freshly-ousted former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz checking his Signal messages during a Trump cabinet meeting. If you're not familiar...
micahflee.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I wrote up a detailed analysis of TM SGNL, the unofficial Signal app that senior Trump fascists use to organize their war crimes micahflee.com/tm-sgnl-the-...
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#ContraLaCensura | Este #12Mar, en el Día Mundial contra la Censura en Internet, denunciamos que las condiciones en Venezuela atentan contra el derecho de acceso pleno y libre a la red.
Te contamos por qué:
vesinfiltro.org/noticias/202...
Te contamos por qué:
vesinfiltro.org/noticias/202...
Día internacional contra la censura en internet: 949 eventos de bloqueos tejen la red de censura en Venezuela
Entre enero de 2016 y enero de 2025, Ve sin Filtro ha registrado 1.335 eventos de bloqueos ejecutados por los principales prestadores del servicio de internet en el país. Siguen activos 949 de estos e...
vesinfiltro.org
March 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#ContraLaCensura | Este #12Mar, en el Día Mundial contra la Censura en Internet, denunciamos que las condiciones en Venezuela atentan contra el derecho de acceso pleno y libre a la red.
Te contamos por qué:
vesinfiltro.org/noticias/202...
Te contamos por qué:
vesinfiltro.org/noticias/202...
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The wait is over — join us live for the @rightscon.org opening ceremony!
We’re thrilled to spend the next four days with you in Taipei + online to strengthen collaborative efforts, your voices, and our digital rights advocacy. Keep up with #RightsCon2025!
We’re thrilled to spend the next four days with you in Taipei + online to strengthen collaborative efforts, your voices, and our digital rights advocacy. Keep up with #RightsCon2025!
rightscon.summit.tc
February 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The wait is over — join us live for the @rightscon.org opening ceremony!
We’re thrilled to spend the next four days with you in Taipei + online to strengthen collaborative efforts, your voices, and our digital rights advocacy. Keep up with #RightsCon2025!
We’re thrilled to spend the next four days with you in Taipei + online to strengthen collaborative efforts, your voices, and our digital rights advocacy. Keep up with #RightsCon2025!
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Reminder: It's always a good time to download updates. cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
Signals of Trouble: Multiple Russia-Aligned Threat Actors Actively Targeting Signal Messenger | Google Cloud Blog
Russia state-aligned threat actors target Signal Messenger accounts used by individuals of interest to Russia's intelligence services.
cloud.google.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Reminder: It's always a good time to download updates. cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
Despite the challenging times faced by our community, I'm thrilled to attend #RightsCon2025 with OpenArchive. I'm eager to meet with old and new friends, explore collaborative opportunities, and support one another in these difficult moments
Join us to learn about our work and say hi if you see us!
Join us to learn about our work and say hi if you see us!
OpenArchive is heading to #RightsCon2025, 24-27 February 2025 🧑💻🔐
+ Dialogue session: Working with Mobile Media Archiving Tools
+ Weds 26 Feb, 9-10am
+ Room 102, Taipei International Convention Center
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr25mhb8
+ Say hello at our booth!
+ Thurs, 27 Feb, 9am-1pm, location TBD
+ Dialogue session: Working with Mobile Media Archiving Tools
+ Weds 26 Feb, 9-10am
+ Room 102, Taipei International Convention Center
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr25mhb8
+ Say hello at our booth!
+ Thurs, 27 Feb, 9am-1pm, location TBD
February 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Despite the challenging times faced by our community, I'm thrilled to attend #RightsCon2025 with OpenArchive. I'm eager to meet with old and new friends, explore collaborative opportunities, and support one another in these difficult moments
Join us to learn about our work and say hi if you see us!
Join us to learn about our work and say hi if you see us!
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✏“Cross-border advocacy will be critical in pushing for more transparency around state surveillance in Venezuela and other countries that employ these tactics against their citizens.” More from @aragort.com:
The Reality of Digital Authoritarianism in Venezuela
A recent transparency report by one of the top telecom companies in Venezuela confirmed what many had long feared: state surveillance has reached a massive scale. The Telefónica (Movistar Venezuela’s…
buff.ly
February 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
✏“Cross-border advocacy will be critical in pushing for more transparency around state surveillance in Venezuela and other countries that employ these tactics against their citizens.” More from @aragort.com:
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🇻🇪 Carlos Correa, Executive Director of NGO Espacio Público, has been missing since hooded (presumed) public officers intercepted him in Caracas on Jan 7.
As Nicolás Maduro takes over a new term, Venezuelan activists warn about increased retaliation.
#LiberenACarlosCorrea
#DóndeEstáCarlosCorrea
As Nicolás Maduro takes over a new term, Venezuelan activists warn about increased retaliation.
#LiberenACarlosCorrea
#DóndeEstáCarlosCorrea
January 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
🇻🇪 Carlos Correa, Executive Director of NGO Espacio Público, has been missing since hooded (presumed) public officers intercepted him in Caracas on Jan 7.
As Nicolás Maduro takes over a new term, Venezuelan activists warn about increased retaliation.
#LiberenACarlosCorrea
#DóndeEstáCarlosCorrea
As Nicolás Maduro takes over a new term, Venezuelan activists warn about increased retaliation.
#LiberenACarlosCorrea
#DóndeEstáCarlosCorrea
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The Venezuelan digital rights and Internet policy community urges the international community to condemn the abuse of technological tools to increase political control and persecute dissent by the ruling party in Venezuela.
November 22, 2024 at 7:51 PM
The Venezuelan digital rights and Internet policy community urges the international community to condemn the abuse of technological tools to increase political control and persecute dissent by the ruling party in Venezuela.
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The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri.
These warrants should push the international community to address atrocities and secure justice for all victims in Palestine and Israel.
These warrants should push the international community to address atrocities and secure justice for all victims in Palestine and Israel.
November 21, 2024 at 2:03 PM
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri.
These warrants should push the international community to address atrocities and secure justice for all victims in Palestine and Israel.
These warrants should push the international community to address atrocities and secure justice for all victims in Palestine and Israel.
🇷🇺 Russia's internet watchdog has blocked thousands of websites using Cloudflare's Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) feature.
This move aims to prevent users from bypassing government-imposed domain-based blockings.
therecord.media/russia-block...
This move aims to prevent users from bypassing government-imposed domain-based blockings.
therecord.media/russia-block...
therecord.media
November 15, 2024 at 5:12 PM
🇷🇺 Russia's internet watchdog has blocked thousands of websites using Cloudflare's Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) feature.
This move aims to prevent users from bypassing government-imposed domain-based blockings.
therecord.media/russia-block...
This move aims to prevent users from bypassing government-imposed domain-based blockings.
therecord.media/russia-block...
Looking for sessions in Spanish at RightsCon? Join us to talk about the internet in Cuba and how people are using it to fight for democracy. 🇨🇺
June 3, 2023 at 5:31 AM
Looking for sessions in Spanish at RightsCon? Join us to talk about the internet in Cuba and how people are using it to fight for democracy. 🇨🇺
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⚠️ I was featured in the latest BBC Trending podcast "Trolled", which discussed the case of AI-generated disinformative content on YouTube which was deceptively disseminated by VTV state TV channel as "real news", and about 🇻🇪 digital troops on Twitter:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5d92
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5d92
May 20, 2023 at 2:32 PM
⚠️ I was featured in the latest BBC Trending podcast "Trolled", which discussed the case of AI-generated disinformative content on YouTube which was deceptively disseminated by VTV state TV channel as "real news", and about 🇻🇪 digital troops on Twitter:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5d92
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5d92
Last night, while protests were taking place in #Cuba 🇨🇺 there was an Internet shutdown in the country.
The Cuban regime does this to stop the dissemination of photos and videos of the demonstrations and repression.
🔗 You can learn more about it here: https://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/cuba
The Cuban regime does this to stop the dissemination of photos and videos of the demonstrations and repression.
🔗 You can learn more about it here: https://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/cuba
May 7, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Last night, while protests were taking place in #Cuba 🇨🇺 there was an Internet shutdown in the country.
The Cuban regime does this to stop the dissemination of photos and videos of the demonstrations and repression.
🔗 You can learn more about it here: https://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/cuba
The Cuban regime does this to stop the dissemination of photos and videos of the demonstrations and repression.
🔗 You can learn more about it here: https://www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/cuba