DRF ED Nighat Dad spoke today at the @rightscon.org panel "Platform accountability in crisis? Global perspective on platform accountability frameworks and what's next" #RightsCon2025

At #RightsCon2025 in Taipei! Platform accountability, tech justice, countering misinformation & TFGBV... DRF is here at @rightscon.org to connect with the global movement for digital rights, and highlight our work and resources, such as the Cyber Harassment Helpline.

“It’s untenable to have an industry without any external regulation.” Our COO @jemma-levene.bsky.social on social media giants enabling the spread of lies in the @rightscon.org panel 'The Twin Threats of Misinformation and Censorship in SRHR' with @msichoices.org & CIJ. #RightsCon2025

Thanks @rightscon.org & @accessnow.org for bringing us together from all continents. Meeting colleagues who share the same values & passion is a powerful reminder that hope is always alive. #RightsCon2025

DRF ED Nighat Dad was also in a meeting of the @oversightboard.bsky.social with Taiwan MODA minister Yennun Huang at @rightscon.org #RightsCon2025

At @rightscon.org this week? Look for one of our Advisory Board members, Hinako Sugiyama, who is speaking at several events. #RightsCon2025 is a conference dedicated to tackling pressing issues at the intersection of human rights & tech. For in-person & online details: www.rightscon.org/program/

We're honored to have co-hosted a joint session with @arabifactshub.bsky.social on tech-driven solutions to combat information disorder, with @alsayyad.bsky.social , @monashtaya.bsky.social, Alexei Abrahams & @michatobia.bsky.social, moderated by Abdelrahman Mansour at this year's @rightscon.org.

More pictures of #RightsCon25 from Asia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia @rightscon.org really connecting communities.

"Social media can be a lifeline for those going through genocide, but also a battlefield too.” @marwasf.bsky.social @rightscon.org #decenter #designfromthemargins #rightscon25 🔏 🔐

#China: “There’s no anti-depressant for a government tracking you down”. Great comment from a talk @rightscon.org on the victims of transnational repression. The huge mental health toll is being overlooked. We’re getting good at talking about the problem, less so the solution. This must change.