Valeria Betancourt
@valeriabet.bsky.social
Digital rights activist. Sin música, nada. Detesto los lunes. Fotos, mías.
October 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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The silent coop against Brazil’s Internet: www.komaitis.org/write-share-...
The Silent Coup Against Brazil’s Internet
Last week, I was in Brazil and had the chance to engage directly with CGI.br (the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee) and the broad community of stakeholders it brings together. The energy,...
www.komaitis.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The silent coop against Brazil’s Internet: www.komaitis.org/write-share-...
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you're looking at a foreign country. the government rounds up people on the basis of skin color or other characteristic, puts them in 'detention' facilities, separates families, deports them without process, confiscates their property, denies them access to counsel. what would you call it?
October 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
you're looking at a foreign country. the government rounds up people on the basis of skin color or other characteristic, puts them in 'detention' facilities, separates families, deports them without process, confiscates their property, denies them access to counsel. what would you call it?
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"Alaa is free, but he doesn’t have justice. There’s still so many thousands of political prisoners in Egypt, including dozens who are behind bars simply for speaking out in solidarity with Palestine and against Israel’s genocide.”
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/23/al...
#Egypt #PoliticalPrisoners
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/23/al...
#Egypt #PoliticalPrisoners
Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free: Family Celebrates Political Prisoner’s Release in Egypt
Egypt’s best-known political prisoner, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, was granted a presidential pardon on Monday and has reunited with his family after spending most of the last 12 years in prison. The writer a...
www.democracynow.org
September 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
"Alaa is free, but he doesn’t have justice. There’s still so many thousands of political prisoners in Egypt, including dozens who are behind bars simply for speaking out in solidarity with Palestine and against Israel’s genocide.”
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/23/al...
#Egypt #PoliticalPrisoners
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/23/al...
#Egypt #PoliticalPrisoners
Connectivity gaps persist between regions and within countries.
At the heart of these challenges lies a common denominator: financing.
---> Read more in our new piece on financing #DigitalEquity at #WSIS20: A task force to turn commitments into action
www.apc.org/en/news/fina...
At the heart of these challenges lies a common denominator: financing.
---> Read more in our new piece on financing #DigitalEquity at #WSIS20: A task force to turn commitments into action
www.apc.org/en/news/fina...
Financing digital equity at WSIS+20: A task force to turn commitments into action
Over the past two decades, the WSIS process has served as a valuable platform for dialogue, target setting and multistakeholder engagement. Yet the digital divide remains stubbornly entrenched. At the...
www.apc.org
September 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Connectivity gaps persist between regions and within countries.
At the heart of these challenges lies a common denominator: financing.
---> Read more in our new piece on financing #DigitalEquity at #WSIS20: A task force to turn commitments into action
www.apc.org/en/news/fina...
At the heart of these challenges lies a common denominator: financing.
---> Read more in our new piece on financing #DigitalEquity at #WSIS20: A task force to turn commitments into action
www.apc.org/en/news/fina...
'This move represents a dangerous escalation in efforts to silence human rights experts and discredit international accountability mechanisms.'
www.apc.org/en/pubs/join...
www.apc.org/en/pubs/join...
Joint statement: Civil society urges end to sanctions on UNSR Francesca Albanese, demands big tech accountability for violations in Palestine
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express our grave concern over the unprecedented decision by the United States government to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations...
www.apc.org
August 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
'This move represents a dangerous escalation in efforts to silence human rights experts and discredit international accountability mechanisms.'
www.apc.org/en/pubs/join...
www.apc.org/en/pubs/join...
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June 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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#UNGA #WSIS20 1st prep meeting: Philippines suggests anchoring #GlobalDigitalCompact in the larger framework of the #WSIS. (This GDC vs WSIS framing issue will no doubt continue to loom large throughout the WSIS+20 review process)
May 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
#UNGA #WSIS20 1st prep meeting: Philippines suggests anchoring #GlobalDigitalCompact in the larger framework of the #WSIS. (This GDC vs WSIS framing issue will no doubt continue to loom large throughout the WSIS+20 review process)
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Justicia digital, ¡ya!
Un llamado a la acción hacia la CMSI+20 y más allá 👇
www.apc.org/es/pubs/just...
#CMSI @wsis20sec.bsky.social #JusticiaDigital
Un llamado a la acción hacia la CMSI+20 y más allá 👇
www.apc.org/es/pubs/just...
#CMSI @wsis20sec.bsky.social #JusticiaDigital
May 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Justicia digital, ¡ya!
Un llamado a la acción hacia la CMSI+20 y más allá 👇
www.apc.org/es/pubs/just...
#CMSI @wsis20sec.bsky.social #JusticiaDigital
Un llamado a la acción hacia la CMSI+20 y más allá 👇
www.apc.org/es/pubs/just...
#CMSI @wsis20sec.bsky.social #JusticiaDigital
Conocí a Alfons hace poco en la presentación de su libro más reciente. Esto que ha escrito sobre Mujica no tiene desperdicio.
Sí que sé que Mujica seguirá siempre en la memoria de quienes saben que sin dignidad la vida es un estercolero donde se pudre la decencia.
www.publico.es/opinion/colu...
Sí que sé que Mujica seguirá siempre en la memoria de quienes saben que sin dignidad la vida es un estercolero donde se pudre la decencia.
www.publico.es/opinion/colu...
En la vida y la muerte de José Mujica
Allá que viene con su Vespa, como si fuera Nanni Moretti por las calles de Roma.
www.publico.es
May 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Conocí a Alfons hace poco en la presentación de su libro más reciente. Esto que ha escrito sobre Mujica no tiene desperdicio.
Sí que sé que Mujica seguirá siempre en la memoria de quienes saben que sin dignidad la vida es un estercolero donde se pudre la decencia.
www.publico.es/opinion/colu...
Sí que sé que Mujica seguirá siempre en la memoria de quienes saben que sin dignidad la vida es un estercolero donde se pudre la decencia.
www.publico.es/opinion/colu...
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A call from UN experts for us all:
States, civil society, businesses – every one who believes in ‘international law, justice, human rights, peace, security and sustainable development’ – must come together to defend these values and institutions that safeguard them.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
States, civil society, businesses – every one who believes in ‘international law, justice, human rights, peace, security and sustainable development’ – must come together to defend these values and institutions that safeguard them.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
The new US administration must recommit to human rights at home and abroad: UN experts
GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about the new US administration’s recent actions that undermine human rights and fundamental freedoms at both domestic and international leve...
www.ohchr.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A call from UN experts for us all:
States, civil society, businesses – every one who believes in ‘international law, justice, human rights, peace, security and sustainable development’ – must come together to defend these values and institutions that safeguard them.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
States, civil society, businesses – every one who believes in ‘international law, justice, human rights, peace, security and sustainable development’ – must come together to defend these values and institutions that safeguard them.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
We refuse to accept a digital order dictated by corporate greed and state control.
We demand a digital future that belongs to the people...
www.apc.org/en/pubs/glob...
We demand a digital future that belongs to the people...
www.apc.org/en/pubs/glob...
Global Digital Justice Forum Johannesburg Communique: Now is the time to take action for digital justice
The Global Digital Justice Forum, a coalition of civil society organisations from the Global Majority, including APC, decries the tightening stranglehold of political and corporate authoritarianism on...
www.apc.org
February 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
We refuse to accept a digital order dictated by corporate greed and state control.
We demand a digital future that belongs to the people...
www.apc.org/en/pubs/glob...
We demand a digital future that belongs to the people...
www.apc.org/en/pubs/glob...
"The Paris Summit’s failure may yet serve one useful purpose: as a wake-up call. It has shown, definitively, that the current approach to AI governance is broken. The question now is whether we have time to fix it."
www.transformernews.ai/p/paris-ai-s...
www.transformernews.ai/p/paris-ai-s...
The embarrassing failure of the Paris AI Summit
Experts are sounding the alarm — but governments simply won’t listen
www.transformernews.ai
February 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"The Paris Summit’s failure may yet serve one useful purpose: as a wake-up call. It has shown, definitively, that the current approach to AI governance is broken. The question now is whether we have time to fix it."
www.transformernews.ai/p/paris-ai-s...
www.transformernews.ai/p/paris-ai-s...
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Aquí vamos: nueva edición de KYD 1-1, mi clínica de edición.
Es simple: tienen un proyecto grande (en general, un libro) y necesitan un editor que ayude a darle forma. Heme aquí. Sufre el texto, no el ego.
Inicio: 20/02
Más detalles: info@diegofonseca.com y DM.
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Inicio: 20/02
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January 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Aquí vamos: nueva edición de KYD 1-1, mi clínica de edición.
Es simple: tienen un proyecto grande (en general, un libro) y necesitan un editor que ayude a darle forma. Heme aquí. Sufre el texto, no el ego.
Inicio: 20/02
Más detalles: info@diegofonseca.com y DM.
¿Ayudan con RT-repost?
Es simple: tienen un proyecto grande (en general, un libro) y necesitan un editor que ayude a darle forma. Heme aquí. Sufre el texto, no el ego.
Inicio: 20/02
Más detalles: info@diegofonseca.com y DM.
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I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
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We have an open position at Tecnología Crítica. We are looking for a Communications coordinator. Come join our wonderful team! 👇 #jobalert criti.ca/team/job-pos...
Job posting Critica is looking for a Communications Coordinator
We are an experimental consultancy firm on digital tech policy
criti.ca
January 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We have an open position at Tecnología Crítica. We are looking for a Communications coordinator. Come join our wonderful team! 👇 #jobalert criti.ca/team/job-pos...
Deuterofobia en pleno.
January 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Deuterofobia en pleno.
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Hay quien solo se preocupa por las mujeres sirias y su vestimenta ahora, y no cuando estaban en prisión, siendo torturadas o asesinadas.
Hoy publico en @elpais.com:
elpais.com/opinion/2024... #Siria
Siria y los peros
Hay quien solo se preocupa por las mujeres y su forma de vestir ahora, no cuando estaban en prisión, siendo torturadas o asesinadas
elpais.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Hay quien solo se preocupa por las mujeres sirias y su vestimenta ahora, y no cuando estaban en prisión, siendo torturadas o asesinadas.
Hoy publico en @elpais.com:
elpais.com/opinion/2024... #Siria
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Estaría bien hacer un hilo con los mejores diagramas de Venn. Me haríais muy feliz. Venga, va. Empiezo yo con estos dos
December 9, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Estaría bien hacer un hilo con los mejores diagramas de Venn. Me haríais muy feliz. Venga, va. Empiezo yo con estos dos
Clementina al viento. O, en su defecto, una clementina haciendo equilibrio en las alturas.
December 6, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Clementina al viento. O, en su defecto, una clementina haciendo equilibrio en las alturas.
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Which governments impose SIM-card registration laws to collect data on their citizens? www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-pri...
I am not aware of any research showing that mandatory SIM registration results in safer societies. Yet here we are.
I am not aware of any research showing that mandatory SIM registration results in safer societies. Yet here we are.
Which governments impose SIM-card registration laws to collect data on their citizens? - Comparitech
Just over 5.4 billion people worldwide have mobile phones, accounting for almost 70 percent of the entire global population, according to the GSM Association. The majority of national governments (aro...
www.comparitech.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Which governments impose SIM-card registration laws to collect data on their citizens? www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-pri...
I am not aware of any research showing that mandatory SIM registration results in safer societies. Yet here we are.
I am not aware of any research showing that mandatory SIM registration results in safer societies. Yet here we are.
"Reza, reza o rio
Córrego pro rio e o rio pro mar
Reza a correnteza, roça a beira, doura a areia
Marcha o homem sobre o chão."
Córrego pro rio e o rio pro mar
Reza a correnteza, roça a beira, doura a areia
Marcha o homem sobre o chão."
December 4, 2024 at 6:36 PM
"Reza, reza o rio
Córrego pro rio e o rio pro mar
Reza a correnteza, roça a beira, doura a areia
Marcha o homem sobre o chão."
Córrego pro rio e o rio pro mar
Reza a correnteza, roça a beira, doura a areia
Marcha o homem sobre o chão."
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Dream On - Postmodern Jukebox ft. Morgan James (Aerosmith Cover)
YouTube video by PostmodernJukebox
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December 2, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Are you attending the #AWID2024 Forum?
Join us in shaping the narrative around technology-facilitated gender-based violence in how it affects women, LGBTQI+ persons, and our capacity to use technology.
apc.org/node/40429
#GenderViolenceOnline #AWIDForum2024 #RisingTogether
Join us in shaping the narrative around technology-facilitated gender-based violence in how it affects women, LGBTQI+ persons, and our capacity to use technology.
apc.org/node/40429
#GenderViolenceOnline #AWIDForum2024 #RisingTogether
APC at the 15th AWID International Forum 2024
Technology is a feminist issue. Technology is an issue for all feminists.From 2 to 5 December, APC will join the 15th AWID International Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, which is both a global community ev...
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November 29, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Are you attending the #AWID2024 Forum?
Join us in shaping the narrative around technology-facilitated gender-based violence in how it affects women, LGBTQI+ persons, and our capacity to use technology.
apc.org/node/40429
#GenderViolenceOnline #AWIDForum2024 #RisingTogether
Join us in shaping the narrative around technology-facilitated gender-based violence in how it affects women, LGBTQI+ persons, and our capacity to use technology.
apc.org/node/40429
#GenderViolenceOnline #AWIDForum2024 #RisingTogether