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This is the round-up of my Better Web week. Five links show you what, in my opinion, has been important in the digital sphere for change makers during the last few days.
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And here we go.
1. What happened this week?
RightsCon Costa Rica
The most important conference on human rights took place this week in Costa Rica. Unfortunately, there was no permanent stream available without pre-registration. But after some searching, I got to the Access Now YouTube channel which provides some videos. I guess that policy is better to be changed by next year towards public access to a livestream and/or more recorded videos.
Where to start? I found the conversation with Anika Collier Navaroli, a former Twitter employee-turned-whistleblower, particularly interesting.
The link leads to the RightsCon YouTube channel.
2. What happened this week, too?
Re:publica23
The re:publica23 took place at the same time as the RightsCon this week. The re:publica calls itself the festival of the digital society and is one of the most important internet conferences in Europe. There was a live stream of part the main stage and all talks and keynotes can be viewed afterwards.
The conference is very German-oriented, both in terms of content and language, but many topics are universal and an English translation, either by voice-over or subtitles, is provided.
I recommend the following talk about Internet Activism in Cuba.
The link leads to the rep:ublica YouTube channel. Check out the program here.
3. Campaigning
State of Emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans
For the first time ever, a so-called state of emergency was declared for LGTBQ+ Americans.
I consider this a smart campaign because its an on-point headline for getting attention. At the same time it is an appropriate reaction to the increasingly difficult circumstances for LGBTQ+ people in the USA.
4. Activism in history
The censored history of the Tiananmen Square
This page tells the story of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. A few of the very rare pictures from June 4th and the days before and after the terrible events in Beijing are shown.
What you can see is activism in its most dangerous form and with very little fame. The Tank Man, for example, remains unidentified to this day.
5. Online privacy & security
Office365 and surveillance
Microsoft’s Office365 offers features that can enable employers to access all communications and activities on Microsoft services without the employees' knowledge. More here …
Just nice!
Food photographer award
It shows many stunning photographs of nature, people, interiors and of course, food. Enjoy!
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