Caragh AB
@caraghab.bsky.social
Tech/Human Rights at Amnesty International. PhD student in biometrics and digital IDs at Goldsmiths. Stand-up comic. Thinking about tech, justice and jokes.
Brooklyn, NY.
Brooklyn, NY.
Recent policy announcements by Meta pose a grave threat to vulnerable communities globally & increase the risk of contributing to mass violence & gross human rights abuses just like it did in Myanmar in 2017.
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Meta’s New Content Policies Risk Fueling More Mass Violence And Genocide | TechPolicy.Press
Ignoring lessons from Myanmar and Ethiopia, Meta is stripping away safeguards against mass violence, write Pat de Brún and Maung Sawyeddollah.
www.techpolicy.press
February 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Recent policy announcements by Meta pose a grave threat to vulnerable communities globally & increase the risk of contributing to mass violence & gross human rights abuses just like it did in Myanmar in 2017.
www.techpolicy.press/metas-new-co...
www.techpolicy.press/metas-new-co...
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The news that a UN humanitarian worker has died in custody at a Huthi-run detention facility in nothern Yemen is truly appalling. There must be an urgent independent, effective and impartial investigation into the circumstances that led to his death.
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Yemen: Investigate death in custody of arbitrarily detained UN aid worker
Yemeni authorities must urgently investigate the death in custody of a UN humanitarian worker with the World Food Programme (WFP), who had been arbitrarily detained since 23 January 2025 and was held at a Huthi-run detention centre in northern Yemen, said Amnesty International today. The name of the staff member has not been officially released. […]
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February 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The news that a UN humanitarian worker has died in custody at a Huthi-run detention facility in nothern Yemen is truly appalling. There must be an urgent independent, effective and impartial investigation into the circumstances that led to his death.
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Amnesty International: It’s a shame that Google has chosen to reverse its ban on AI for weapons and surveillance, after years of recognizing that their AI programme should not be used in ways that could contribute to human rights violations.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Global: Google’s shameful decision to reverse its ban on AI for weapons and surveillance is a blow for human rights
Responding to Google’s decision to remove its prohibition on artificial intelligence (AI) being used for developing weapons and surveillance tools, Matt Mahmoudi, Researcher and Adviser on Artificial ...
www.amnesty.org
February 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Amnesty International: It’s a shame that Google has chosen to reverse its ban on AI for weapons and surveillance, after years of recognizing that their AI programme should not be used in ways that could contribute to human rights violations.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
February 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
It feels very scary to see so many tech companies moving even further in line with Trumps agenda :))
Google owner drops promise not to use AI for weapons
Google owner drops promise not to use AI for weapons
Alphabet guidelines no longer refer to not pursuing technologies that could ‘cause or are likely to cause overall harm’
The Google owner, Alphabet, has dropped its pledge not to use artificial intelligence for purposes such as developing weapons and…
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It feels very scary to see so many tech companies moving even further in line with Trumps agenda :))
This week, I got chance to spend some time in the library focusing on my PhD research.
I was reminded of how much I love having this opportunity to study and also how all university libraries smell exactly the same :)
I was reminded of how much I love having this opportunity to study and also how all university libraries smell exactly the same :)
February 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This week, I got chance to spend some time in the library focusing on my PhD research.
I was reminded of how much I love having this opportunity to study and also how all university libraries smell exactly the same :)
I was reminded of how much I love having this opportunity to study and also how all university libraries smell exactly the same :)
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*orca feeling good about his new hat*
orcawear killer whale: too small you fucking DUMB ASS
orcawear killer whale: too small you fucking DUMB ASS
November 29, 2024 at 1:23 AM
*orca feeling good about his new hat*
orcawear killer whale: too small you fucking DUMB ASS
orcawear killer whale: too small you fucking DUMB ASS