Today is the International Day for Universal Access to Information.

From learning to civic life, broadband is the bridge.

Let’s build a future where everyone can connect, learn, and lead.
#AccessToInformation #DigitalEquity #BroadbandForAll

✍️ Sign and share: Solidarität mit Verteidiger:innen der Meinungsfreiheit in Indonesien

Seit Ende August werden in Indonesien landesweite Proteste brutal niedergeschlagen: mind. 10 Tote, viele junge Aktivist*innen inhaftiert unter dem restriktiven Internet-Governance-Gesetz (ITE-Gesetz). Plattformen wie TikTok & Meta verstärken mit der Sperrung von Nutzerkonten und überzogener content moderation die staatliche Unterdrückung kritischer Stimmen.
Der Solidaritätsaufruf von Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) und weiteren Organisationen fordert die sofortige Freilassung der Inhaftierten, ein Ende digitaler Repression, die Verantwortung von TikTok & Meta für Meinungsfreiheit sowie enges Monitoring durch die UN.

👉 Unterzeichnen & teilen: https://my.liberaforms.org/joint-statement-on-indonesias-digital-crackdown

#Democracy #FreedomOfExpression #AccessToInformation #MediaFreedom #InformationIntegrity #Indonesia #Solidarity

Our lead relay engineer @alexhaydock has increased our stateless #Tor exit relay deployment to 96! (+1 because of the new #RISCV bare-metal node, +1 other we redeployed due to a silly spelling error). We're stress testing our three AMD Epyc 7402P servers that use #Proxmox.

Each one of the 96 Tor exit nodes are diskless Unified Kernel Images, 56MB in total size, using @alpinelinux's alpine-make-rootfs with an absolutely bare minimum number of packages. We'll be publishing more about our new architecture and configuration soon.

#AlpineLinux #privacy #anonymity #AntiCensorship #AccessToInformation #TorOps #TorOperators

Anyone figured out how to archive WikiHow yet?

#archive #accessToInformation #tools

Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa - Community Radio Programmes Shut Down, Access to Information in Jeopardy After Voice of America Suspension: [RSF] Disrupted programming, journalists sacked from their jobs: the US government's suspension of Voice of America (VOA), whose programmes were broadcast in all sub-Saharan African countries via over a thousand local partners, undermines access to reliable and… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMBWFD #Africa #SubSaharanAfrica #VoiceOfAmerica #MediaFreedom #AccessToInformation

Librarian Of Congress Unfairly Fired By Trump Returns To Center Stage In New Mellon Role https://shinemycrown.com/librarian-of-congress-unfairly-fired-by-trump-returns-to-center-stage-in-new-mellon-role/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CarlaHayden #LibrarianOfCongress #PublicKnowledge #AccessToInformation #CulturalHeritage

Great initiative: the LGBTQarchive - I'm sharing it because access to information is more important than ever.

https://www.thelgbtqarchive.org/ “a living, community-informed project created to preserve and make accessible federal LGBTQ+ resources that have quietly disappeared from public websites in recent months.”

#USA #LGBTQ #Archive #AccessToInformation

Great question! Are there any European countries where the Freedom of Information Act could mandate politicians and public institutions to publish on alternative, login-free platforms? Or is there a similar requirement at the EU level?

Any legal expert?

https://mastodon.social/@btel/114196826192379571

#foia #accesstoinformation #eu #socialmedia #leavex #law

Towards a fair and equitable copyright system

Access to knowledge is a fundamental right that is not equally enjoyed worldwide. Global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate emergencies, and socioeconomic disparities between the Global North and Global South highlight the barriers that the current copyright system imposes on those who learn, teach, r

https://www.tedic.org/a2k_ompi/

#Blog #CulturaLibre #AccesoALaInformacin #AccessToInformation #copyright #IntellectualProperty

There's a reason I want an OmniMask.

~ it's so I can be the coolest doomer at school ~

https://throne.com/mxverda

But also because I want more people to feel comfortable being around me:
both the immunocompromised or carers,
and people who read lips to help with Auditory Processing Disorder, loss of hearing, d/Deafness;
or anyone who just feels more comfortable seeing whole faces.

I definitely don't understand the "I want to see your FACE" people,
but I don't generally set out with the intention of unnerving people
(until they upset me and I've tried conflict resolution skills, but unfortunately haven't fully concluded it. THEN I get ornery!)

#mask #masks #respirator #MaskMeansRespirator #respirators #MaskBloc #PPE #accessibility #Accessible #LipReading #EaseOfAccess #Access #universal_free_internet_access #AccessToInformation #PublicAccess #Health #health2025 #Healthy #HealthyHabits

Alberta information and privacy commissioner wasn’t expecting bill changes after letter to minister
The bill is one of about a dozen pieces of new legislation awaiting royal assent after the fall legislature sitting wrapped up on Wednesday.
#legislation #politics #Alberta #accesstoinformation #AlbertaLegislature #Albertapolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/10903924/alberta-access-to-information-bill-commissioner/

Alberta information and privacy commissioner wasn’t expecting bill changes after letter to minister
The bill is one of about a dozen pieces of new legislation awaiting royal assent after the fall legislature sitting wrapped up on Wednesday.
#politics #legislation #Alberta #accesstoinformation #AlbertaLegislature #Albertapolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/10903924/alberta-access-to-information-bill-commissioner/

Alberta information and privacy commissioner wasn’t expecting bill changes after letter to minister
The bill is one of about a dozen pieces of new legislation awaiting royal assent after the fall legislature sitting wrapped up on Wednesday.
#legislation #politics #Alberta #accesstoinformation #AlbertaLegislature #Albertapolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/10903924/alberta-access-to-information-bill-commissioner/

There was a discussion on the radio just now, about proposals made by a government somewhere to ban under-16 year olds from social media.

Now, whatever else about this proposal, banning young people from doing things has been famously effective in stopping them from doing and wanting to do the forbidden activity.

Very clever. So smart.

#CBLive #SocialMedia #AgeVerification #GDPR #Privacy #RightToParticipate #AccessToInformation #RightsOfTheChild

⚖️ On this International Day for Universal Access to Information, check out the steps that the #CJEU takes to ensure transparency and make information accessible to all 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rjeJEPooUE
#AccessToInformation #ECJ

#BannedBooks and Other #Book #Controversies

As #BannedBookWeek starts, the #fight over #censorship and #free #AccessToInformation is on the #minds of #authors, #librarians, #educators and #readers. Here's what you need to know about #bookbanning and why it matters in 2024.

https://flipboard.com/@readersdigest/banned-books-and-other-book-controversies-ha4tpe8b6knu53fh

When Ottawa uses the Official Languages Act to deny access to information
#Canada #CanadianPolitics #Bilingualism #Languages #Information #Transparency #AccessToInformation #Transparency #GovernmentTransparency #OfficialLanguages #Accountability
https://the-14.com/when-ottawa-uses-the-official-languages-act-to-deny-access-to-information/

10/20 "Access to Knowledge -in the age of intellectual property"
#AccessToInformation #AccessToKnowledge #OpenAccess #Copyright
(I was once asked in a kind of job interview about my personal motivation. My answer: access to knowledge. I got the job.)

Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days.
#20books #20books20days #BooksThatInfluencedYou #Books
@lesekreis
@boeken
@bookstodon
@buchstodon

Legal scholar Drew Yewchuk skewers the claim of Canadian rule of law and democracy by showing how routine non-compliance (i.e., lawlessness) by our governments subverts both. That's because there is no means of enforcing our laws on governments who break them.

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88372

#RuleOfLaw #Canada #cdnpoli #SpeciesAtRiskAct #AccessToInformation #GovernmentSecrecy

I'm very glad to have found a new digital home and look forward to meeting old and new digital friends. I will mainly write about (political) podcasts and books. But I am also interested in topics like social movements, access to information and freedom of movement.
My profile picture shows my bike at a dry river bed during the summer. The banner is a picture of the same river, but flooded, in the winter.
#Introduction #neuhier #Podcasts #Books #FreedomOfMovement #AccessToInformation #Queer 1/2