Digital rights amid a regional war: Threats and responses
Five essential reads on gender and tech this March
From the new challenges and regulatory gaps posed by AI to the need to understand the realities in which technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), gendered disinformation and other forms…
APC statement to the CSW70 side event “Empowering Women and Girls in the Digital Age – Action Toward WSIS 2035”
This statement was delivered at a side event held during the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), aimed at exploring how World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)…
AI Impact Summit: Nothing new on the horizon?
Derechos Digitales attended the India AI Impact Summit to take part in important activities, and, within days of its closing, conducted an urgent assessment. The promises of civil society…
APC at the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
APC is participating online in CSW70 aiming to advance our focus on issues relating to technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), gendered misinformation and disinformation, technology and…
Online challenges, offline realities: A feminist analysis of women human rights defenders’ digital experiences
As governments, corporations and Big Tech assert control over online spaces, the internet, once imagined as a space for free expression, has increasingly become a tool for surveillance, censorship…
Unyielding: Personal essays from women human rights defenders
The Unyielding Anthology presents personal essays from women human rights defenders. Over five months, the contributors to this anthology carefully crafted their stories, despite great challenges to…
44 digital commons projects selected for NGI Zero grants
The NGI Zero Commons Fund provides grants to people who help build the digital commons. Meet the new projects.
Community networks newsletter: Reflections on the path towards community-centred connectivity
This monthly newsletter shares updates from communities around the world are taking connectivity into their own hands, driving locally-led initiatives that are inclusive, sustainable and deeply…
Bridging the gap: Addressing technology-facilitated gender-based violence in global AI governance
Among the most urgent and under-regulated consequences of AI deployment is the rise of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), including automated harassment, deepfakes, gendered…
From context to collective action: Outcomes of Africa’s first symposium on technology-facilitated gender-based violence
Over two days, the symposium became a space for these stakeholders to learn more about the problem based on real-life experiences, and discuss the paths and strategies needed to translate the…
Seeding change: Indigenous communities shaping digital futures through trust and relationships
When Indigenous communicators, community radio collectives and community network organisers came together through this project, many brought with them difficult realities: rising insecurity, pressure…
New APC member Progressive Technology Project: “To fight Big Tech, we must work together with as many other like-minded networks as possible”
We are excited to introduce the newest addition to the APC member network: the Progressive Technology Project (PTP). Based in the United States, PTP is organising resistance to oppressive corporate…
Weaving networks of care and creativity: Reflections on a feminist mesh network
A feminist mesh network is a community-owned, decentralised communication network designed and run using feminist principles like equity, care, autonomy, consent, accessibility and collective power.…
Community networks newsletter: Lessons and challenges from communities balancing power
Community-centred connectivity initiatives are forging a path towards more equitable access to connectivity, while remaining committed to gender inclusion and environmental care.. In this specialised…
A tree is known by its fruit: Growing community-centred connectivity for inclusion, equality and sustainability
This paper situates CCCIs within the broader dialogue on just transitions and innovative financing for inclusive growth.
Shaping a virtual collective learning campus for APC
At EsLaRed we are delighted to share our progress in a new project: the development of a virtual campus that we have called ORBIS – from the Latin word for world and circle. ORBIS will serve as an…
APC community’s advocacy gains recognition and new opportunities
The APC community begins 2026 with good news in the areas of policy advocacy and multistakeholder dialogue. Our member TEDIC's executive director Maricarmen Sequera Buzarquis and APC's…
Infrastructures-done-differently
Infrastructure connects us through layers of protocols and software, vast server farms, cables, satellites and more. The material reality of the internet is consuming land, water and human labour.…
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