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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · 6d

As @docmattmoudi.bsky.social and I said back in March, Google seems to be chasing Israeli military partnerships without due consideration for its human rights responsibilities www.middleeasteye.net/news/google-...

Google 'playing with fire' by acquiring Israeli company founded by Unit 8200 veterans

Google's $32bn purchase of Israeli cloud security company Wiz is its most expensive ever acquisition

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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · 6d

Google is doubling down on its investment in military AI, and Israeli military tech in particular. Wiz is founded and staffed by U81 + U8200 alumni; last week's reports about Google's Nimbus contract describe a company ingratiating itself to Israeli authorities at any cost.

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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · 6d

Google takes a big step closer to acquiring Israeli cloud security company Wiz, after clearing US antitrust review archive.ph/3cNQF

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deblbrown.bsky.social @deblbrown.bsky.social · 18d

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

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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.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 28d

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.

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deblbrown.bsky.social @deblbrown.bsky.social · Oct 10

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
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@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...

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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · Oct 10

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...

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The Onion @theonion.com · Oct 9

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...

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Almaz Teffera @almazteffera.bsky.social · Sep 18

#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.

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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · Sep 17

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

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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · Sep 5

Starmer going all the way by deploying a bot to head up DSIT 🤖

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Hye Jung Han @techchildrights.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌟 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. 🇧🇷

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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.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Aug 26

"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

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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · Aug 13

Police forces across England following the Met's lead and increasing use of live facial recognition. This tech is classed as creating 'unacceptable risk' and is effectively banned in the EU, but increasingly commonplace in the UK, despite serious human rights concerns. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Government expands police use of live facial recognition vans

The Home Office says the technology helps locate suspects but civil liberties groups warn of heightened surveillance.

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · Aug 12

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/...

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Aug 1

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.

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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · Aug 1

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.

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Bassam Khawaja @khawaja.bsky.social · Aug 1

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...

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Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social · Aug 1

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...

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Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social · Aug 1

🚨 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
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michael veale @michae.lv · Jul 31

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.

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

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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · Jul 31

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.

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Hye Jung Han @techchildrights.bsky.social · Jul 31

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:

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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.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 30

the enshittification of education is underway

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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.

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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · Jul 31

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

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