February 22 2024 GM

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Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EST / 2pm UTC. It is a text-based chat where digital rights defenders can share regional and projects updates, expertise, ask questions, and connect with others from all over the world! Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one here.

• Date: Thursday, February 22
• Time: 9am EST / 2pm UTC
• Who: Kwaku Antwi
• Moderator: Mardiya
• Where: On TCU Mattermost "IF Square" Channel.
  • Don't have an account to the TCU Mattermost? you can request one following the directions here.

Online Monitoring in Ghana

Kwaku will share his insights on how the security structure monitors and intercepts all forms of communication in Ghana, and the use of surveillance tools to monitor persons of interests, critics, and political opponents. The meet-up will also discuss gaps in addressing these threats thus far.

Featured guest bio: Kwaku is a technology advocate with diverse working experience covering Internet governance, policy, regulation, research, academia, open data and Internet community networks across the Caribbean and African markets involving private, public & non-governmental sectors. He currently serves as Programs and Outreach Director at the Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation.

Notes

Notes will be posted here