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.
A whole-of-society effort to counter TNR, aligning civil society, lawmakers, law enforcement, and the media, should include:
1. Prevention & Awareness
2. Intervention & Disruption
3. Accountability & Deterrence
4. Victim Support & Rehabilitation
1. Prevention & Awareness
2. Intervention & Disruption
3. Accountability & Deterrence
4. Victim Support & Rehabilitation
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
A whole-of-society effort to counter TNR, aligning civil society, lawmakers, law enforcement, and the media, should include:
1. Prevention & Awareness
2. Intervention & Disruption
3. Accountability & Deterrence
4. Victim Support & Rehabilitation
1. Prevention & Awareness
2. Intervention & Disruption
3. Accountability & Deterrence
4. Victim Support & Rehabilitation
TNR Attacks include:
Harassment, Intimidation & Coercion, e.g., harassment of family members in the home country.
Digital Repression, e.g., surveillance and disinformation.
Lawfare, e.g., criminalizing dissidents.
Physical Attacks, e.g., kidnapping and assassinations.
Harassment, Intimidation & Coercion, e.g., harassment of family members in the home country.
Digital Repression, e.g., surveillance and disinformation.
Lawfare, e.g., criminalizing dissidents.
Physical Attacks, e.g., kidnapping and assassinations.
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
TNR Attacks include:
Harassment, Intimidation & Coercion, e.g., harassment of family members in the home country.
Digital Repression, e.g., surveillance and disinformation.
Lawfare, e.g., criminalizing dissidents.
Physical Attacks, e.g., kidnapping and assassinations.
Harassment, Intimidation & Coercion, e.g., harassment of family members in the home country.
Digital Repression, e.g., surveillance and disinformation.
Lawfare, e.g., criminalizing dissidents.
Physical Attacks, e.g., kidnapping and assassinations.
TNR leverages technology and legal systems to suppress dissent.
Highly vulnerable groups include:
• Dissidents and Exiles.
• Journalists and media workers.
• Civil society, human rights activists, and lawyers.
• Elected officials and policymakers.
• Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants.
Highly vulnerable groups include:
• Dissidents and Exiles.
• Journalists and media workers.
• Civil society, human rights activists, and lawyers.
• Elected officials and policymakers.
• Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants.
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
TNR leverages technology and legal systems to suppress dissent.
Highly vulnerable groups include:
• Dissidents and Exiles.
• Journalists and media workers.
• Civil society, human rights activists, and lawyers.
• Elected officials and policymakers.
• Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants.
Highly vulnerable groups include:
• Dissidents and Exiles.
• Journalists and media workers.
• Civil society, human rights activists, and lawyers.
• Elected officials and policymakers.
• Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants.
Data shows that TNR incidents were perpetrated by 48 governments between 2014 and 2024.
Major perpetrators include Russia, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, North Korea, Egypt, Cuba, Cambodia, Rwanda, Belarus, and Venezuela.
Major perpetrators include Russia, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, North Korea, Egypt, Cuba, Cambodia, Rwanda, Belarus, and Venezuela.
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Data shows that TNR incidents were perpetrated by 48 governments between 2014 and 2024.
Major perpetrators include Russia, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, North Korea, Egypt, Cuba, Cambodia, Rwanda, Belarus, and Venezuela.
Major perpetrators include Russia, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, North Korea, Egypt, Cuba, Cambodia, Rwanda, Belarus, and Venezuela.
The framework tackles Transnational Repression (TNR)—a worldwide threat where authoritarian regimes target frontline defenders and diaspora communities with serious and destabilizing effects.
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The framework tackles Transnational Repression (TNR)—a worldwide threat where authoritarian regimes target frontline defenders and diaspora communities with serious and destabilizing effects.
The ELN digitized their clandestine radio network, Ranpal (Radio Nacional Patria Libre). In some Venezuelan border states, ELN stations are reportedly the only ones on air.
Audio from ELN-affiliated media is now available on platforms, such as Amazon Music and iVoox.
Audio from ELN-affiliated media is now available on platforms, such as Amazon Music and iVoox.
July 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The ELN digitized their clandestine radio network, Ranpal (Radio Nacional Patria Libre). In some Venezuelan border states, ELN stations are reportedly the only ones on air.
Audio from ELN-affiliated media is now available on platforms, such as Amazon Music and iVoox.
Audio from ELN-affiliated media is now available on platforms, such as Amazon Music and iVoox.
The ELN leverages its online presence not just for propaganda, but also to perpetrate and justify crimes against civilians or attack rival organizations.
They use platforms like TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, and X for recruitment and to justify armed clashes.
They use platforms like TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, and X for recruitment and to justify armed clashes.
July 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The ELN leverages its online presence not just for propaganda, but also to perpetrate and justify crimes against civilians or attack rival organizations.
They use platforms like TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, and X for recruitment and to justify armed clashes.
They use platforms like TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, and X for recruitment and to justify armed clashes.
How are South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia navigating tech governance?
Join @dfrlab.bsky.social at #DRIF on April 30 at 11:30 AM CAT to discuss African digital policies on data governance, digital public infrastructure, and AI.
Join @dfrlab.bsky.social at #DRIF on April 30 at 11:30 AM CAT to discuss African digital policies on data governance, digital public infrastructure, and AI.
April 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
How are South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zambia navigating tech governance?
Join @dfrlab.bsky.social at #DRIF on April 30 at 11:30 AM CAT to discuss African digital policies on data governance, digital public infrastructure, and AI.
Join @dfrlab.bsky.social at #DRIF on April 30 at 11:30 AM CAT to discuss African digital policies on data governance, digital public infrastructure, and AI.
Jesús Armas has been unjustly imprisoned and held incommunicado for four months in a political police prison in Caracas.
You can learn about Jesús Armas's struggle for democracy on this website. www.freejesusarmas.com
You can learn about Jesús Armas's struggle for democracy on this website. www.freejesusarmas.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Jesús Armas has been unjustly imprisoned and held incommunicado for four months in a political police prison in Caracas.
You can learn about Jesús Armas's struggle for democracy on this website. www.freejesusarmas.com
You can learn about Jesús Armas's struggle for democracy on this website. www.freejesusarmas.com
"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...
March 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"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...
Insight 3. By last Friday, a quarter of the non-profit organizations that completed the survey reported having only enough resources to survive for one month, and another quarter indicated they would not be able to survive more than three months.
February 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Insight 3. By last Friday, a quarter of the non-profit organizations that completed the survey reported having only enough resources to survive for one month, and another quarter indicated they would not be able to survive more than three months.
Insight 2. The most commonly reported thematic areas are Governance, Health, and Gender.
Internet Freedom and Digital Rights projects can fit into various categories, including Governance, Human Rights, Education, Economic Development, and Gender, depending on their specific objectives.
Internet Freedom and Digital Rights projects can fit into various categories, including Governance, Human Rights, Education, Economic Development, and Gender, depending on their specific objectives.
February 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Insight 2. The most commonly reported thematic areas are Governance, Health, and Gender.
Internet Freedom and Digital Rights projects can fit into various categories, including Governance, Human Rights, Education, Economic Development, and Gender, depending on their specific objectives.
Internet Freedom and Digital Rights projects can fit into various categories, including Governance, Human Rights, Education, Economic Development, and Gender, depending on their specific objectives.
Insight 1. Colombia, Mexico, and Kenya appeared as the countries most severely affected. These three countries are critical US partners in the Global South.
February 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Insight 1. Colombia, Mexico, and Kenya appeared as the countries most severely affected. These three countries are critical US partners in the Global South.
As can be expected, China, and the Chavismo will take full advantage of the Trump-Petro duel.
January 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
As can be expected, China, and the Chavismo will take full advantage of the Trump-Petro duel.
The debate surrounding the TikTok ban largely overlooks crucial aspects of data protection and online freedom.
#TikTokBan #DataProtection
#TikTokBan #DataProtection
January 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The debate surrounding the TikTok ban largely overlooks crucial aspects of data protection and online freedom.
#TikTokBan #DataProtection
#TikTokBan #DataProtection
President Biden «welcomed President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia (...) to discuss shared efforts to restore democracy in Venezuela. Biden emphasized that the world was inspired by the millions of Venezuelans who courageously voted for democratic change.»
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
January 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
President Biden «welcomed President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia (...) to discuss shared efforts to restore democracy in Venezuela. Biden emphasized that the world was inspired by the millions of Venezuelans who courageously voted for democratic change.»
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
Venezuelan pro-democracy activist Jesús Armas was subjected to suffocation with a bag in a “shadow house” before his transfer to the National Bolivarian Police. His life is at El Helicoide, a notorious torture center.
www.freejesusarmas.com
www.freejesusarmas.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Venezuelan pro-democracy activist Jesús Armas was subjected to suffocation with a bag in a “shadow house” before his transfer to the National Bolivarian Police. His life is at El Helicoide, a notorious torture center.
www.freejesusarmas.com
www.freejesusarmas.com
Hooded Venezuelan state security agents abducted pro-democratization activist Jesús Armas as he was leaving a coffee shop in Caracas this evening.
His whereabouts are currently unknown.
#DóndeEstáJesús
His whereabouts are currently unknown.
#DóndeEstáJesús
December 11, 2024 at 5:59 AM
Hooded Venezuelan state security agents abducted pro-democratization activist Jesús Armas as he was leaving a coffee shop in Caracas this evening.
His whereabouts are currently unknown.
#DóndeEstáJesús
His whereabouts are currently unknown.
#DóndeEstáJesús
Could you elaborate a bit more how you think Claude, or any other generative LLM, can be used more broadly for this kind of issue?
(I am copying responses to the same prompt from Gemini and ChatGPT.)
(I am copying responses to the same prompt from Gemini and ChatGPT.)
December 1, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Could you elaborate a bit more how you think Claude, or any other generative LLM, can be used more broadly for this kind of issue?
(I am copying responses to the same prompt from Gemini and ChatGPT.)
(I am copying responses to the same prompt from Gemini and ChatGPT.)
"Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis. Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro". Edited by @jpolga & @rasurri.
My chapter is titled "The Control of the Information Environment as a Pillar of Authoritarian Consolidation in Venezuela."
Pre-Order.
My chapter is titled "The Control of the Information Environment as a Pillar of Authoritarian Consolidation in Venezuela."
Pre-Order.
November 22, 2024 at 7:53 PM
"Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis. Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro". Edited by @jpolga & @rasurri.
My chapter is titled "The Control of the Information Environment as a Pillar of Authoritarian Consolidation in Venezuela."
Pre-Order.
My chapter is titled "The Control of the Information Environment as a Pillar of Authoritarian Consolidation in Venezuela."
Pre-Order.
Recordando los talleres de redes que yo dictaba entre 2007 y 2011.
November 22, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Recordando los talleres de redes que yo dictaba entre 2007 y 2011.
#DigitalTerror, a collaborative investigation by @ProBoxVE, @DDIAmericas, and the @DFRLab, dives into the Venezuelan regime's strategic manipulation of social media to suppress dissent and control information.
November 22, 2024 at 7:52 PM
#DigitalTerror, a collaborative investigation by @ProBoxVE, @DDIAmericas, and the @DFRLab, dives into the Venezuelan regime's strategic manipulation of social media to suppress dissent and control information.