The Serbian civil society organization, SOS Network of Vojvodina, developed a mobile application to report domestic violence and seek help, which was disguised to avoid detection by abusers.
The Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality calls for a feminist approach to the Global Digital Compact to secure sustainable digitalization and build a digital community that benefits everyone. Recommendations include addressing gender dimensions of digital inequality, embedding gender in digital technologies, building inclusive innovation ecosystems, and making digital spaces safe.
The UN's largest annual conference on gender equality and women's empowerment, the 67th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67), will be held this year from 6 March to 17 March with the theme ‘Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.’
The European Parliament's civil liberties committee voted to ratify the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. The Protocol allows for emergency mutual assistance, joint investigations, and evidence collection via videoconference between signatory states. Civil society organizations criticized the Protocol for potential conflicts with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, while the European Data Protection Supervisor highlighted safeguards within the text.
Meta announced they will partner with the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC), civil society groups, and local radio stations to combat the spread of disinformation and protect the integrity of the Nigerian 2023 general elections.
Apple cancels its plan to scan iCloud photos for CSAM, focusing on its Communication Safety feature.
The Pakistani investigative site 'Fact Focus' was completely unreachable for more than 20 hours after publishing its 'Bajwa Leaks' story. The story detailed the immense fortune accumulated by Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa's family since he became the Chief of Army Staff.
A recently launched Ethereum Climate Platform aims to offset Ethereum’s historic carbon footprint by incentivising and funding green projects to combat climate change.
U.S. Department of Commerce appoints 16 experts to advise the IoT Federal Working Group on IoT development policies, benefits for the U.S., small businesses, and international opportunities.
A coalition of eight civil society organisations has issued a joint statement in response to EU member states' actions at the second plenary meeting of the Council of Europe's Committee on AI.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
