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US and Chinese tech giants are investing in Africa's digital infrastructure to avoid internet censorship from authoritarian regimes
Author: Clarissa Herrmann, Deutsche Welle
"Who brings the internet to Africa's remote regions?", 28 May 2019....
- Related in-depth areas: Chinese investment overseas Technology and Human Rights
- Related companies: Alphabet Amazon.com Bharti Airtel Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Huawei Technologies MTN Orange SpaceX Twitter
Author: Sameh, News 24
« Les Efforts Des Actionnaires Pour Endiguer La Technologie De Reconnaissance Faciale D'Amazon Échouent », 22 mai 2019 ...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Artificial Intelligence
- Related companies: Alphabet Amazon.com Google (part of Alphabet) Microsoft
Amazon faces investor pressure over facial recognition
Author: Natasha Singer, The New York Times
Facial recognition software is coming under increasing scrutiny from civil liberties groups and lawmakers... [Amazon] [s]hareholders have introduced two proposals on facial recognition for a vote. One asks the company to prohibit sales of its facial...
- Related stories: Shareholders & civil society groups urge Amazon to halt sale of facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies USA: Investors file resolutions with companies at risk for human rights violations due to govt. contracts related to immigration
- Related companies: Alphabet Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Twitter
Eight companies & 17 govts. support Christchurch Call to address terrorist & violent extremist content; civil society expresses concerns with the process
On 15 May 2019, 8 companies, 17 governments, and the European Commission adopted the Christchurch Call, a voluntary commitment to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. This call was proposed two months after terrorist attacks at two...
Author: Eurogamer (España)
“Riot intenta esquivar algunas demandas por discriminación mediante el arbitraje privado” - 29 de abril de 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Últimas noticias legales
- Related companies: Alphabet Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Riot Uber
Author: Stan Adkens, Developpez.com
« Les actionnaires demandent le démantèlement de la société mère de Google », 2 mai 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights
- Related companies: Alphabet Facebook Google (part of Alphabet)
Commentary: Both ethics & legislation are needed to address risks associated with AI
Author: Daniel Susser, Slate
"Ethics alone can't fix big tech," 17 April 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Artificial Intelligence
- Related companies: Alphabet Amazon.com Google (part of Alphabet) Microsoft Salesforce.com
Commentary: Content moderation by social media companies should be more transparent & aligned with human rights norms
Author: Jillian C. York & Corynne McSherry, Electronic Frontier Foundation
"Content moderation is broken. Let us count the ways." 29 April, 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
- Related companies: Alphabet Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) YouTube (part of Alphabet)
Commentary: Legislators should support whistle-blower protections to prevent limitations on collective action
Author: Jack Poulson, New York Times
"I Used to Work for Google. I Am a Conscientious Objector.", 23 April, 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Artificial Intelligence
- Related companies: Alibaba.com Alphabet Cisco Systems Google (part of Alphabet) Thermo Fisher Scientific Verizon Yahoo! (part of Verizon)
Commentary: Tech companies should support openness & ethical product development in addition to increasing diversity when combating AI bias
Author: Dawn Duhaney, People of Color in Tech
"Diversity Alone Will Not Be The Solution To Bias In AI", 11 April, 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Artificial Intelligence
- Related companies: Alphabet Bulb Comuzi Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Projects: by IF Wellcome (part of Jardine Matheson) YSYS