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This is EVP Margrethe @Vestager speech "Democratic values in a digitalised world" @HumboldtUni 25.10.21. It explains rationales, set up basis for what I think will be a successful #EuropeanDigitalLaw! A speech that will continue to resonate for us #Thread ec.europa.eu/commission/com…
Late 1990: large platforms “emerged and started organizing the internet for what would soon become millions of users around the world.” For 1st time "the platforms acted as global “match-makers” B2C. With “ever-growing match-making” platforms have power, & control. 1/1
Power & control are particularly important 4 #socialmediaplatforms. "Clicks matter. The more content is seen and shared, the higher the income from advertising. Hence, it is not so much the quality or the truthfulness of the content that matters but its “virality”" 1/2
🧵Today we are expanding our #ThereIsHelp notification service for people in need of legal advice relating to Freedom of Expression in 🇹🇭, as we learnt many of them are not fully aware of their legal rights or how to seek help from existing resources:
According to @TLHR2014, more than 635 people (incl. 40 under 18 years old) have been charged for political involvement and expression since the Thai youth rallies on in 2020; some were without legal representation at the time of arrest.
We strongly believe that people are entitled to freely express their political opinions. Our service relies on a free and #OpenInternet which in turn enables greater participation in civic events, such as the #MilkTeaAlliance, peaceful demonstrations and elections.
🧵Today we are launching an emoji for the #MilkTeaAlliance, an online solidarity alliance first started in April 2020 as a Twitter meme which has grown into a global pro-democracy movement led by activists and concerned citizens in 🇭🇰🇹🇭🇹🇼🇲🇲 and around the world.
To celebrate the first anniversary of the #MilkTeaAlliance, we designed an emoji featuring 3 different types of milk tea colours from regions where the Alliance first formed online. It automatically appears when you Tweet any of the hashtags below👇
We have seen more than 11 million Tweets featuring the #MilkTeaAlliance hashtag over the past year. Conversations peaked when it first appeared in April 2020, and again in February 2021 when the coup took place in Myanmar🇲🇲:
Um...
#openinternet... Are YFKM?
Twitter/Facebook/Google/Apple isn't the Ugandan govt.
But if you think after they removed POTUS, as well as many alternative websites for 'dangerous rhetoric'...what exactly will the Ugandan govt do when you explain the 'nuance' of the situation?
Oh, yeah: THIS:
But if you think after they removed POTUS, as well as many alternative websites for 'dangerous rhetoric'...what exactly will the Ugandan govt do when you explain the 'nuance' of the situation?
Oh, yeah: THIS:
Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps.
We strongly condemn internet shutdowns – they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet.
We strongly condemn internet shutdowns – they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet.
Earlier this week, in close coordination with our peers, we suspended a number of accounts targeting the election in Uganda.
If we can attribute any of this activity to state-backed actors, we will disclose to our archive of information operations:
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If we can attribute any of this activity to state-backed actors, we will disclose to our archive of information operations:
transparency.twitter.com/en/reports/inf…
Access to information and freedom of expression, including the public conversation on Twitter, is never more important than during democratic processes, particularly elections.
#UgandaDecides2021 #KeepItOn
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#UgandaDecides2021 #KeepItOn
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Day 7 start
Been about a week and people are still trying to figure out what’s what axios.com/newsletters/ax…
The Internet is at a crossroads. What happens next will define our online lives for an entire generation.
Today, in Europe, Twitter is joining @automattic @mozilla @Vimeo to call on regulators to endorse a digital future built on the #OpenInternet.
blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/c…
Today, in Europe, Twitter is joining @automattic @mozilla @Vimeo to call on regulators to endorse a digital future built on the #OpenInternet.
blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/c…
We need to ask ourselves: what kind of Internet do we want?
A one-size-fits-all approach fails to consider our diverse online environment and risks crippling smaller players. It risks seriously undermining fair competition and effectively helps to entrench bigger companies.
A one-size-fits-all approach fails to consider our diverse online environment and risks crippling smaller players. It risks seriously undermining fair competition and effectively helps to entrench bigger companies.
We need regulatory proposals that encourage effective collaboration and meaningful transparency between companies, regulators, and civil society.
Oversight grounded in regional and global norms can ensure company efforts are effective, durable, and protect individuals’ rights.
Oversight grounded in regional and global norms can ensure company efforts are effective, durable, and protect individuals’ rights.
The most incredible aspect of the internet is that no one person or organization controls it: the people make it what it is every day. That ideal is constantly under threat, especially today. We commit as a company to fighting for an #OpenInternet.
The power of the internet is only as good as the power it gives to individual people. The more we do to advance that, the stronger it becomes. This underlies all else. But there are two emergent and growing threats.
The first is a number of large organizations effectively building walled-garden alternative internets, sustained by favorable regulation, and thus killing competing ideas and organizations that could be better for society.
Protecting the #OpenInternet is a key objective for Twitter – it’s why we exist. There are two key areas to consider:
1. Avoid entrenching the dominance of the biggest players by protecting competition
2. Focus on how content is discovered + amplified, less on removal alone
1. Avoid entrenching the dominance of the biggest players by protecting competition
2. Focus on how content is discovered + amplified, less on removal alone
By delivering unprecedented economic and technological progress, the Open Internet has led to wider access to information and opportunities to speak that are core to participatory, democratic societies.
As the EU develops a number of critical proposals, including the #DigitalServicesAct and the #DemocracyActionPlan, it's time to establish principles of what constitutes a values-driven Open Internet and place them at the heart of the online century.
