Community Updates
The weekly town hall of the digital rights community, Glitter Meetups (GMs)are text-based and take place on our Mattermost. They regularly feature guest experts that participants can questions to directly. However, GMs are also a great opportunity to connect with digital rights defenders from around the world.
- Every Thursday at 9:00am EDT
- Where On the TCU Mattermost? Secure an account here.
- Missed a Glitter Meetup? Don't worry the notes of each GM is listed below.
We would love to have featured guests! If interested, email team@digitalrights.community
Upcoming Meetups with Featured Guests
The following are upcoming Glitter Meetups with featured guests and/or topics every Thursday:
Topic: Target Threats Research - A Breakdown of 3 Years of Civil Society Threat Research in South & North Korea
Featured Guest: Ovi
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world April 10, 2025 Glitter Meetup
Topic: Network measurements - How to gather and use evidence of an internet shutdown happening in your country?
Featured Guest: Elizaveta
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup April 24, 2025 Glitter Meetup
Topic: The Sound of Independence: Building Your Own Music Streaming Service
Featured Guest: Raphael Mimoun
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: team@digitalrights.community
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup March 13, 2025 Glitter Meetup
Topic: The Digital Security School
Featured Guest: Sebastien March 6, 2025 Glitter Meetup
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world February 27, 2025 Glitter Meetup
February 27, 2025 Glitter Meetup
Topic: The Hong Kong Accountability Archive
Featured Guest: The Hong Kong Accountability Archive
As a result of funding freezes, GMs of February 6, 13, and 20 where dedicated to helping furloughed employees update their resumes.
January 30, 2025 Glitter Meetup
Topic: Undersea Cables in Africa - New Frontiers for Digital Colonialism
Featured Guest: Laurisha Rampersad and Kayee Au January 23, 2025 Glitter Meetup
January 23, 2025 Glitter Meetup
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world January 16, 2025 Glitter Meetup
January 16, 2025 Glitter Meetup
Topic: Bitpart: Sending Secure Automated Messages Over Signal
Featured Guest: Throneless Tech January 9, 2025 Glitter Meetup
January 9, 2025 Glitter Meetup
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Glitter Meetup Notes Before March 26, 2020
