No Suma Cero
@nosumacero.bsky.social
Non-zero-sum games. @NSC
Information operations & digital authoritarianism.
Freedom of expression & Data protection.
Digital rights & Tech policy.
Social media & Conflict. Networked movements.
Civil resistance. Latin America.
Democracy+Tech Initiative. AC.
Information operations & digital authoritarianism.
Freedom of expression & Data protection.
Digital rights & Tech policy.
Social media & Conflict. Networked movements.
Civil resistance. Latin America.
Democracy+Tech Initiative. AC.
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No Suma Cero
@nosumacero.bsky.social
· Mar 31
"The Control of the Information Environment as a Pillar of Authoritarian Consolidation" stresses that understanding the information environment is paramount when studying authoritarian regimes.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
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📅Today @ 9AM ET
Join the Democracy+Tech Initiative as we explore how digital identity is reshaping governance across Africa: bit.ly/3K4IPxk
Have questions for the panelists? Visit askac.org to share your insight 💬
Join the Democracy+Tech Initiative as we explore how digital identity is reshaping governance across Africa: bit.ly/3K4IPxk
Have questions for the panelists? Visit askac.org to share your insight 💬
📅Nov 19 @ 9AM | Digital identity systems are transforming governance across Africa while raising big questions about privacy, inclusion & power. Join DFRLab's Democracy+Tech Initiative as we explore how digital identity is reshaping governance, elections & rights across the continent
bit.ly/3K4IPxk
bit.ly/3K4IPxk
Biometrics in Africa: The market behind digital identity
The Atlantic Council’s Democracy + Tech Initiative hosts a conversation on biometric and digital identification systems in Africa.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📅Today @ 9AM ET
Join the Democracy+Tech Initiative as we explore how digital identity is reshaping governance across Africa: bit.ly/3K4IPxk
Have questions for the panelists? Visit askac.org to share your insight 💬
Join the Democracy+Tech Initiative as we explore how digital identity is reshaping governance across Africa: bit.ly/3K4IPxk
Have questions for the panelists? Visit askac.org to share your insight 💬
On Nov. 19, the Atlantic Council's Democracy + Tech Initiative will host a discussion on "Biometrics in Africa: The Market Behind Digital Identity."
Discover the factors driving adoption and the associated human rights implications.
Register here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/biomet...
Discover the factors driving adoption and the associated human rights implications.
Register here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/biomet...
Biometrics in Africa: The market behind digital identity
The Atlantic Council’s Democracy + Tech Initiative hosts a conversation on biometric and digital identification systems in Africa.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
On Nov. 19, the Atlantic Council's Democracy + Tech Initiative will host a discussion on "Biometrics in Africa: The Market Behind Digital Identity."
Discover the factors driving adoption and the associated human rights implications.
Register here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/biomet...
Discover the factors driving adoption and the associated human rights implications.
Register here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/biomet...
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📅Nov 19 @ 9AM | Digital identity systems are transforming governance across Africa while raising big questions about privacy, inclusion & power. Join DFRLab's Democracy+Tech Initiative as we explore how digital identity is reshaping governance, elections & rights across the continent
bit.ly/3K4IPxk
bit.ly/3K4IPxk
Biometrics in Africa: The market behind digital identity
The Atlantic Council’s Democracy + Tech Initiative hosts a conversation on biometric and digital identification systems in Africa.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
📅Nov 19 @ 9AM | Digital identity systems are transforming governance across Africa while raising big questions about privacy, inclusion & power. Join DFRLab's Democracy+Tech Initiative as we explore how digital identity is reshaping governance, elections & rights across the continent
bit.ly/3K4IPxk
bit.ly/3K4IPxk
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#TransnationalRepression is reshaping how authoritarian regimes project power & target critics abroad. @marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @nosumacero.bsky.social & @lisandranovo.bsky.social introduce a framework to counter these operations: bit.ly/3Xgfz9I
Authoritarian reach and democratic response: A tactical framework to counter and prevent transnational repression
When foreign governments conduct surveillance, intimidation, or enforcement actions, they undermine state sovereignty and threaten to erode public trust in institutions, representing a significant nat...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#TransnationalRepression is reshaping how authoritarian regimes project power & target critics abroad. @marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @nosumacero.bsky.social & @lisandranovo.bsky.social introduce a framework to counter these operations: bit.ly/3Xgfz9I
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NEW: breach of Discord age verification data.
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
October 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NEW: breach of Discord age verification data.
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
Including some users passports & DLs
Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.
Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/
The Atlantic Council launched the "Authoritarian reach and democratic response: A tactical framework to counter and prevent transnational repression."
@marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @lisandranovo.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
@marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @lisandranovo.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
Authoritarian reach and democratic response: A tactical framework to counter and prevent transnational repression
When foreign governments conduct surveillance, intimidation, or enforcement actions, they undermine state sovereignty and threaten to erode public trust in institutions, representing a significant nat...
www.atlanticcouncil.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The Atlantic Council launched the "Authoritarian reach and democratic response: A tactical framework to counter and prevent transnational repression."
@marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @lisandranovo.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
@marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @lisandranovo.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
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Quick summary: "As resources to support activists, journalists, and diaspora communities targeted by TNR come under increasing strain— exacerbated by the growing absence of sustained US leadership and funding in this domain—the need for a common strategic framework is more urgent than ever...."
October 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Quick summary: "As resources to support activists, journalists, and diaspora communities targeted by TNR come under increasing strain— exacerbated by the growing absence of sustained US leadership and funding in this domain—the need for a common strategic framework is more urgent than ever...."
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2/ The UK's age verification law forces law-abiding citizens to hand over personal data / scan their faces as they browse.
Compelling folks to participate a massive clandestine census of browsing activity.
As these troves of data grow, they expose everyone to the risk of new breaches. And worse.
Compelling folks to participate a massive clandestine census of browsing activity.
As these troves of data grow, they expose everyone to the risk of new breaches. And worse.
August 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
2/ The UK's age verification law forces law-abiding citizens to hand over personal data / scan their faces as they browse.
Compelling folks to participate a massive clandestine census of browsing activity.
As these troves of data grow, they expose everyone to the risk of new breaches. And worse.
Compelling folks to participate a massive clandestine census of browsing activity.
As these troves of data grow, they expose everyone to the risk of new breaches. And worse.
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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Post images & videos of the inside your house at your peril.
This new tool uses pictures taken inside your house to identify your exact location.
As a service.
It will be abused to target people.
For theft. Stalking. And worse.
This new tool uses pictures taken inside your house to identify your exact location.
As a service.
It will be abused to target people.
For theft. Stalking. And worse.
August 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Post images & videos of the inside your house at your peril.
This new tool uses pictures taken inside your house to identify your exact location.
As a service.
It will be abused to target people.
For theft. Stalking. And worse.
This new tool uses pictures taken inside your house to identify your exact location.
As a service.
It will be abused to target people.
For theft. Stalking. And worse.
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My prediction for the UK's Age Verification?
The failure to protect children will become obvious.
But the systems that force grownups to provide their IDs before sharing political views will persist.
Because too many bureaucrats and certain big corporations benefit.
The failure to protect children will become obvious.
But the systems that force grownups to provide their IDs before sharing political views will persist.
Because too many bureaucrats and certain big corporations benefit.
August 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
My prediction for the UK's Age Verification?
The failure to protect children will become obvious.
But the systems that force grownups to provide their IDs before sharing political views will persist.
Because too many bureaucrats and certain big corporations benefit.
The failure to protect children will become obvious.
But the systems that force grownups to provide their IDs before sharing political views will persist.
Because too many bureaucrats and certain big corporations benefit.
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Voy a dictar éste taller durante el mes de agosto. 50 dólares, 12 horas en dos fines de semana.
¿Quieres saber más? No dejes de preguntar.
¿Quieres saber más? No dejes de preguntar.
August 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Voy a dictar éste taller durante el mes de agosto. 50 dólares, 12 horas en dos fines de semana.
¿Quieres saber más? No dejes de preguntar.
¿Quieres saber más? No dejes de preguntar.
The US and China are engaged in a high-stakes competition to shape the future of AI. Experts from the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social examine the two great powers contrasting AI action plans, revealing insights into each nation's vision for global AI leadership.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
Reading between the lines of the dueling US and Chinese AI action plans
Washington and Beijing recently released plans for advancing artificial intelligence. Atlantic Council experts answer six big questions about the two publications.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
August 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The US and China are engaged in a high-stakes competition to shape the future of AI. Experts from the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social examine the two great powers contrasting AI action plans, revealing insights into each nation's vision for global AI leadership.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
Peer-review or LLM-review: A few instances of scholarly misconduct in computer science preprints.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews
Research papers found carrying hidden white text giving instructions not to highlight negatives as concern grows over use of large language models for peer review
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Peer-review or LLM-review: A few instances of scholarly misconduct in computer science preprints.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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When students "organize strikes despite official warnings, they are asserting that citizens have rights that transcend the state’s claimed authority to regulate every aspect of social life."
www.journalofdemocra...
www.journalofdemocra...
Why Cuba’s Student Movement Is Rising | Journal of Democracy
Cuba’s dictatorship has kept student movements under its thumb for decades. But the regime’s repressive tactics have inadvertently breathed new life into a new generation of student activists.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
June 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
When students "organize strikes despite official warnings, they are asserting that citizens have rights that transcend the state’s claimed authority to regulate every aspect of social life."
www.journalofdemocra...
www.journalofdemocra...
A recent @dfrlab.bsky.social analysis reveals how the National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia's oldest and largest active guerrilla group and a US-designated terrorist organization, has developed a sophisticated digital strategy. #ELN #Disinformation #Colombia
dfrlab.org/2025/06/17/k...
dfrlab.org/2025/06/17/k...
Kremlin-affiliated outlets find digital ally in Colombia's oldest guerrilla group
US-designated terrorist organization ELN oversees a vast digital operation that promotes pro-Kremlin and anti-US content.
dfrlab.org
July 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A recent @dfrlab.bsky.social analysis reveals how the National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia's oldest and largest active guerrilla group and a US-designated terrorist organization, has developed a sophisticated digital strategy. #ELN #Disinformation #Colombia
dfrlab.org/2025/06/17/k...
dfrlab.org/2025/06/17/k...
The real AI existential threat.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The A.I. Race Is Splitting the World Into Haves and Have-Nots
As countries race to power artificial intelligence, a yawning gap is opening around the world.
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The real AI existential threat.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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In Mexico 🇲🇽, Sheinbaum's government is pushing through Congress sweeping legal reforms that will establish mass identification and surveillance systems of the population.
Here is a thread 🧵 summarizing the scope and reach of these reforms:
Here is a thread 🧵 summarizing the scope and reach of these reforms:
June 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In Mexico 🇲🇽, Sheinbaum's government is pushing through Congress sweeping legal reforms that will establish mass identification and surveillance systems of the population.
Here is a thread 🧵 summarizing the scope and reach of these reforms:
Here is a thread 🧵 summarizing the scope and reach of these reforms:
A feed dedicated to following the updates on #IGF2025.
I've created a custom feed for #igf2025, all posts with the hashtag will show up here and you can pin it:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
June 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A feed dedicated to following the updates on #IGF2025.
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I was encouraged to see the #G7 Leaders' Statement on Transnational Repression which also calls out mitigating harms around mercenary spyware 👇🇨🇦
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
June 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I was encouraged to see the #G7 Leaders' Statement on Transnational Repression which also calls out mitigating harms around mercenary spyware 👇🇨🇦
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
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If democracies did a better job “delivering” for their citizens, so the thinking goes, people would not be so ready to embrace antidemocratic alternatives. Not so.
muse.jhu.edu/article...
muse.jhu.edu/article...
June 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If democracies did a better job “delivering” for their citizens, so the thinking goes, people would not be so ready to embrace antidemocratic alternatives. Not so.
muse.jhu.edu/article...
muse.jhu.edu/article...
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A reminder that the conflict in Sudan is widely considered to be the heaviest and largest humanitarian crisis in the world right now. It has been ongoing since April 2023, resulting in widespread displacement, destruction, and severe humanitarian challenges.
Egypt's crackdown drives Sudanese refugees on new route to Libya and beyond
A small but growing number of Sudanese refugees are giving up on Egypt and taking their chances in Libya, rather than returning home where civil war has been raging since April 2023.
www.reuters.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A reminder that the conflict in Sudan is widely considered to be the heaviest and largest humanitarian crisis in the world right now. It has been ongoing since April 2023, resulting in widespread displacement, destruction, and severe humanitarian challenges.
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"The popular election of federal judges at all levels [in Mexico], including the Supreme Court...fundamentally compromises the separation of powers, raising serious concerns about the politicization of the courts and the erosion of a key democratic check."
muse.jhu.edu/article...
muse.jhu.edu/article...
June 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"The popular election of federal judges at all levels [in Mexico], including the Supreme Court...fundamentally compromises the separation of powers, raising serious concerns about the politicization of the courts and the erosion of a key democratic check."
muse.jhu.edu/article...
muse.jhu.edu/article...
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Mexico just bulldozed its judiciary. The judicial election that took place on June 1 risks weakening judicial independence, checks on presidential power, and democracy itself.
www.journalofdemocra...
www.journalofdemocra...
Mexico Just Bulldozed Its Judiciary | Journal of Democracy
Mexico launched a radical overhaul of its judiciary on June 1 with its first-ever judicial election. The controversial plan risks weakening judicial independence, checks on presidential power…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
June 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Mexico just bulldozed its judiciary. The judicial election that took place on June 1 risks weakening judicial independence, checks on presidential power, and democracy itself.
www.journalofdemocra...
www.journalofdemocra...