In May 2026, Meta announced slashing its workforce by 8,000, including employees from integrity teams, in favour of its AI ambitions. Later in June, reports emerged that the company is planning to ...

Today, a handful of US and Chinese transnational corporations dominate global AI systems. Driven by massive capital, semiconductor manufacturing dominance, and hyperscale cloud infrastructure, these ...

(DWeb). A web that is private, resilient, and beyond the control of a few central powers. Like forests, decentralized systems derive strength from what lies beneath the surface: dense networks of ...

As AI governance discussions move forward, an important question remains: What guiding principles, indicators and accountability mechanisms are needed to make Ai governance commitments meaningful in ...

This report by Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) with support from the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) explores the growing threat of spyware and digital surveillance targeting women ...

The content, language and knowledge of the internet and digital technologies continue to be dominated by white, male, private and global North interests, deepening the colonisation of knowledge in the ...

Many digital divides still persist today, to the point that a third of the world’s population is still offline. Different statistics also show that the divide can be worse depending on the countries ...

It is on that same ground that they confront the consequences of climate change and the environmental impact of the economic activities that move beyond the limits of nature and life. How can ...

For the past decade, internet connectivity has been praised for its potential to close the gender gap in Africa. Among the many benefits of digitalisation, digital tools enable groups that are ...

Myanmar faces regular digital repression by the military and challenges such as surveillance, doxxing and security threats. Despite these challenges, people in Myanmar are finding ways to resist and ...

The Global Digital Compact (GDC) is expected to “outline shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all”. Just as international cooperation is critical to protecting the health ...