Joint statement by Wikimedia organizations and individuals regarding the ongoing situation in Palestine, 7 April 2024
We, the undersigned Wikimedia groups and individuals, express deep concern over the ongoing Israel-created humanitarian crisis facing the Palestinian population, particularly the widespread loss of life, infrastructure devastation, and severe…
How Meta Is Planning for Elections in 2024?
How Meta Is Planning for Elections in 2024 November 28, 2023 By Nick Clegg, President, Global Affairs Takeaways Meta’s comprehensive approach to major elections remains broadly consistent over many years.…
Palestinian Digital Rights Violations in War: Silencing Voices, Disinformation, and Incitement
November 1, 2023 – 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, has published a comprehensive briefing on “The Palestinian Digital Rights Situation Since October 7th, 2023”…
Gaza’s last link is gone: civil society urges immediate reversal of total communications blackout now shrouding human rights harms
Content note: The following post contains references to violence and war. This statement is written and issued in collaboration with AccessNow. On October 27, as Israel prepared to launch a…
International Civil society statement: Restore Telecoms and Internet Connectivity in Gaza Now!
The MENA Alliance for Digital Rights and other civil society organizations condemn, in the strongest terms, Israel’s targeting of the means of communication and access to information in Gaza. We…
7amleh’s Violence Indicator documents 103,000 instances of hate speech and incitement against Palestinians on social media
7amleh recently developed the “Violence Indicator,” a linguistic model that uses artificial intelligence technology to automatically and immediately monitor the spread of hate speech and violence on social media platforms…
Global Encryption Day 2023 Statement
Strong encryption is a critical technology that helps keep people, their information, and communications private and secure. It underpins online trust, protects members of vulnerable communities, and safeguards the data…
Civil Society Organizations’ Call for Tech Companies to Respect Palestinian Digital Rights in Times of Crisis
We, a collective of human rights and civil society organizations, urge tech companies to immediately take strict measures to protect their users from harm in light of the escalating events…
Letter to the UN Secretary-General Regarding the Hosting of IGF 2024 in Saudi Arabia
October 12, 2023 CC: Mr. Li Junhua of China, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Mr. Vint Cerf, IGF Leadership Panel Chair, and Ms. Maria Ressa, Vice-Chair Mr. Chengetai…
more than 19,000 cases of hate speech and inciting content in Hebrew language on X (formerly known as Twitter)
Haifa – Ramallah, October 12, 2023, As of Yesterday, 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media has detected more than 19,000 cases of hate speech and…