Deborah Brown
@deblebrown
senior researcher on tech & human rights @HRW formerly @apc_news @accessnow
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18-06-2009 06:30:27
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As Indians head to the polls, Human Rights Watch has released a new Q&A on the risks of technology being misused to undermine free, fair elections. Tech companies should invest more in content moderation, resist threats from authorities & do rigorous impact assessments
hrw.org/news/2024/04/0…
“The risk of misuse of technology in India’s election is significant and could result in further tilting the playing field in favor of the ruling party,” said Deborah Brown acting associate technology and human rights director at Human Rights Watch.
As voters in India prepare to head to the polls Human Rights Watch examined how the use of technology risks undermining this high stakes election. Read our explainer on key digital threats, incl. misuse of data, the role of tech companies, human rights standards & more
hrw.org/news/2024/04/0…
🧵In Dec, Human Rights Watch found Israel using starvation of Gaza as a weapon of war, a war crime. Today, we detail its deadly consequences: kids not only killed in airstrikes but now dying from malnutrition, dehydration, and other starvation-related complications.
hrw.org/news/2024/04/0…
Breaking: new Human Rights Watch report documents another apparent Israeli war crime—Oct 31 strike on central Gaza apartment building killing 106+ civilians, including 54 kids, many playing football. No evidence of military target—making strike unlawfully indiscriminate hrw.org/news/2024/04/0…
“Meta insists that there’s been no discrimination against Palestinian-related content on their platforms, but at the same time, is refusing to provide us with any evidence or data to support that claim”
Elizabeth Warren Bernie Sanders write to Meta theintercept.com/2024/03/26/met…
Tuesday!: Deborah Brown and Rasha Younes, on the Human Rights Watch report, “Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook.'
Live at 10AM CDT and podcast shortly after at thisishell.com
hrw.org/report/2023/12…
I spoke to Al Jazeera World for this segment last July to present Human Rights Watch 's 2021 research on Meta's censorship of Palestine content. Since Oct 7 the problem has only become more acute & the stakes higher.
Read our 2023 report: hrw.org/report/2023/12…
Watch: aljazeera.com/program/al-jaz…
The enduring costs of communication blackouts and lack of connectivity in Gaza: 'We can't even call an ambulance. We use a horse cart to get the dead or injured into the hospital”
Radio has become the easiest, most reliable way to get the news in Gaza.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/palestini…
How do attacks on freedom of expression limit knowledge about the situation on the ground? How to ensure the safety of those bravely seeking to document and report?
Join IFEX, APC, MADA Center for Development and Media Freedoms, 7amleh حملة in this webinar on #JournalismPalestine .
apc.org/en/news/upcomi…