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Since much of our daily lives are conducted on both the Internet and digital communication platforms, digital rights have become fundamental human rights in the digital era. | |||
''Digital Rights'' is a term that encompasses not just the human rights all citizens are entitled to, but also the emerging community of practice that actively addresses the [https://www.digitalrights.community/blog/what-are-digital-rights different challenges arising at the intersection of human rights, technology and social justice]. This includes everything from online surveillance and censorship to dis/misinformation, to even AI ethics and governmental biometrics systems. | |||
As we can imagine, the list of problems and societal threats grows longer each year as technology becomes more prevalent in our lives and bad actors invest more in weaponizing it against the public. | |||
=== The Digital Rights Community === | |||
Revision as of 20:32, 16 January 2024
Digital Rights Community & Field Primer
Since much of our daily lives are conducted on both the Internet and digital communication platforms, digital rights have become fundamental human rights in the digital era.
Digital Rights is a term that encompasses not just the human rights all citizens are entitled to, but also the emerging community of practice that actively addresses the different challenges arising at the intersection of human rights, technology and social justice. This includes everything from online surveillance and censorship to dis/misinformation, to even AI ethics and governmental biometrics systems.
As we can imagine, the list of problems and societal threats grows longer each year as technology becomes more prevalent in our lives and bad actors invest more in weaponizing it against the public.
