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Glitter Meetup (GM) is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community, attracting digital rights defenders from all corners of the world!!

@ Every Thursday at 9:00am EDT/1:00 PM UTC.
@ Where On the IFF Mattermost? Secure an account here.
@ Missed a GM? Don't worry we take notes every week.


GMs is a place for digital rights defenders to share regional and projects updates, ask questions, share expertise with each other, secure support and resources and, most importantly, connect with other digital rights defenders from all over the world. In addition, we invite featured guest from time to time, giving participants the opportunity to learn from their expertise and ask questions. Most importantly, however, for the community of digital rights defenders that are dispersed throughout the globe, GMS help build trust, cooperation, and community. It is also a guaranteed place where individuals can cultivate collaborations and network throughout the year. Check out our:

In addition, we invite featured guest from time to time, giving participants the opportunity to learn from their expertise and ask questions. Most importantly, however, for the community of digital rights defenders that are dispersed throughout the globe, GMS help build trust, cooperation, and community. It is also a guaranteed place where individuals can cultivate collaborations and network throughout the year. Check out our:


Upcoming Meetups with Featured Guests

The following are upcoming Glitter Meetups with featured guests and/or topics. GMs happen every Thursday.


May 26, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Moussa

Topic of Discussion Bread&Net Festival - The 5th edition


May 12, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Fenya Fischler

Topic of Discussion Colour of Surveillance Europe Conference

Notes from Past Glitter Meetups

The following are community updates from the weekly Glitter Meetup. If you need to connect to anyone mentioned below, please reach out. We do practice "consensual introductions," meaning we have to check with the person before doing so. No names are associated with the summary notes. Please contact us if you have any questions related to these notes: [email protected]


June 9, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Ifat Gazia

Topic of Discussion How social media censorship affects dissidents in Kashmir


June 2, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Garnett Achieng

Topic of Discussion Inclusion: Not Just an Add On


May 26, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Moussa

Topic of Discussion Bread&Net Festival - The 5th edition


May 12, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Fenya Fischler

Topic of Discussion Colour of Surveillance Europe Conference


May 5, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Leandro Ucciferri

Topic of Discussion Using Data from Ranking Digital Rights to Make Your Case


April 28, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Raphael Mimoun

Topic of Discussion What's new in Tella 2.0?


April 21, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Claudio Agosti & Laura Carrer

Topic of Discussion Makhno, an experimental content takedown mapper for social media


April 7, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Maya Ninova & Nicholas Merrill

Topic of Discussion Digital Privacy and Security Survey 2021


March 31, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Dr. Gina Helfrich

Topic of Discussion BASICS project


March 24, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Laureen van Breen, Tom Howie, Lucía Ixtacuy

Topic of Discussion The WikiRate project


March 17, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Mohammed Al-Maskati

Topic of Discussion Spyware attacks against human rights defenders in the MENA region


March 3, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Selma Zaki

Topic of Discussion Addressing Burnout


February 24, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Vasilis

Topic of Discussion Pluggable Transports Monthly Meetup


February 17, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Dia Kayyali, dkg

Topic of Discussion The Facebook Papers: thoughts from technologists and activists


February 10, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Fabiola Maurice, Vladimir Cortés and Martha Tudón

Topic of Discussion Circle App


January 27, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Gus Andrews

Topic of Discussion Security in a Box


January 20, 2022 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest Vasilis

Topic of Discussion Pluggable Transports Monthly Meetup


December 9, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Community Updates


December 2, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Pluggable Transports Monthly Meeting


November 11, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Community Updates


November 4, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Community Updates


October 28, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest David Oliver, Co-Founder & Fabiola Maurice, Community Manager of The Guardian Project

Topic of Discussion Butter App & Butter Box


October 21, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Community Updates


October 14, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Pluggable Transports


September 30, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Community Updates


September 23, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Resources for Young Adults


September 16, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Lingua Cafe


September 2, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Pluggable Transport


July 29, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


July 22, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


July 15, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Bread&Net


July 8, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic of Discussion Community Health Report Debrief


July 1, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


June 24, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


June 17, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


June 10, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


June 3, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Featured guest Yonah Welker

Topic Algorithmic Diversity: Zero Exclusion, AI & Ethics (AI & Human Rights)


May 27, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


May 20, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


May 13, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Featured guest Gus Andrews

Topic Feedback on Thunderbird


May 6, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


April 29, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Featured guest Tenzin Dolker, Association for Women’s Rights in Development

Topic Feminist funder space and autonomous resourcing


April 22, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


April 15, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


April 8, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Featured guest Gus Narea

Topic Relaynet


April 1, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


March 25, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


March 18, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Featured guest Jac sm Kee & Esra'a Al Shafei

Topic Numun Fund


March 11, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Featured guest Karen Reilly

Topic Accessibility Knowledge


March 4, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


February 25, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


February 11, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Topic Community Health


February 4, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


January 28, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Featured guest Gus Andrews

Topic Security Training and Security in a Box


January 14, 2021 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


December 3, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Featured guest Phyu Phyu Kyaw

Topic The rise of online censorship and surveillance in Myanmar


November 12, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


October 29, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


October 22, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Featured guest Hapee


October 15, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Improving our work/network on Digital Rights


October 8, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Q&A with TunnelBear

Featured guest Rodrigue Hajjar, TunnelBear’s Director of VPN.


October 1, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


September 24, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


September 17, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic VPN Glitter Meetup


September 10, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Greatfire's AppMaker

Featured guest Greatfire developers


September 3, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Future Skills for Current Challenges


August 27, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


August 13, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic What is Hong Kong National Security Law

Featured guest Lulu and Kaia, Open Culture Foundation


August 6, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Center for Digital Resilience Help Desk Link

Featured guest CDR staff


July 30, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Self-care


July 16, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Social Media as recordkeepers of activism

Featured guest Isabella, Meedan


July 9, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


June 25, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Save Internet Freedom: what's going on with OTF


June 18, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic The Onion Browser

Featured guest Fabiola and Benjamin


June 11, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Community Updates


June 4, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Tiananmen Protests Anniversary


May 28, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Trolls and Bullying on the Internet


May 14, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic WomenOnWeb Blocking in Spain

Featured guest Vasilis and Samba, Magma


May 7, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Community Prototype Fund - Open Tech Fund

Featured guest Tara Tarakiyee, Program Manager


April 30, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic OONI - Open Observatory

Featured guest Maria Xynou and Arturo Filastò


April 23, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Journalism during quarantine and Low-end Tech


April 16, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Improvements for IF Funders


April 9, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Racism in times of COVID-19


April 2, 2020 Glitter Meetup

Topic Contact Tracing Apps

Featured guest Sean McDonald, FrontlineSMS.



Glitter Meetup Notes Before March 26, 2020