S04E04: Justin Hendrix Internet Of Humans, With Jillian York And Konstantinos Komaitis. Edited By Javier Pallero. podcast

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In this episode, Jillian and I talk with Robin Berjon and Juan Caballero about the value of decentralisation and federated systems and what it means reimagining the Internet and the web. We also discuss about how best technology can serve its users and what the role of regulation is in achieving this.…

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S04E04: Justin Hendrix 38:18

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For this episode, we sit down with Justin Hendrix, CEO and Editor of Tech Policy Press, a new nonprofit media venture concerned with the intersection of technology and democracy. With years of experience in covering tech policy issues, we chat about a bunch of different issues, including privacy, misinformation and disinformation, elections and the future of tech.…

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S04E03: Rumman Chowdhury 41:10

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In this episode, we talk with Rumman Chowdhury, a data scientist and social scientist and the CEO of the tech nonprofit Humane Intelligence, which builds a community of practice around evaluations of AI models. Rumman the United States Science Envoy for Artificial Intelligence. We ask Rumman about AI and how it intersects with humanity, the role of human rights in AI, what responsible AI means and what is the best way to govern it, given the current geopolitical tensions. Rumman also walks us through her thoughts on AI accountability and her term "moral outsourcing".…

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S04E02: Tin Geber 39:26

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In this episode, Konstantinos Komaitis and Jillian York speak with Tin Geber. Tin is a creative technologist and founder of Draftlab, a digital agency for social change makers. In the past decade he was Design and Tech Lead for The Engine Room, Social Innovation Specialist with Hivos, and Managing Director of Greenhost. tools…

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S04E01: Rose Jackson 47:01

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In this episode, Konstantinos Komaitis and Jillian York speak with Rose Jackson, Director, Democracy and Tech Initiative at the Atlantic Council. We discuss her work on human rights and promoting democracy and how it relates to the Internet and Internet governance, especially the ongoing processes happening at the UN. We also discuss disinformation, its impact on societies and how best to address it. Like all other episodes, this episode was edited by Javier Pallero.…

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S03E04: Mona Shtaya 37:48

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For this episode, Konstantinos and Jillian talk to Mona Shtaya, the Campaigns and Partnerships Manager (MENA) and Corporate Engagement Lead at Digital Actions. We discuss with Mona about the way social media platforms are performing in moderating content since the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel and how their actions have affected, and continue to affect, Palestinian people. We also discuss the challenges Palestinian Internet users are facing regarding infrastructure, connectivity and communication. This episode was edited by Javier Pallero. The music in this episode is Nightlapse by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US…

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S03E03: Meredith Whittaker 42:28

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In this episode, Konstantinos Komaitis and Jillian York talk with Meredith Whittaker,the President of the Signal Foundation. Meredith is also the current Chief Advisor, and the former Faculty Director and Co-Founder of the AI Now Institute. Meredith shares with us the role of Signal in ensuring the privacy and security of communications and her plans for the messaging service. We also discuss the fight for encryption, as pressure to undermine it in jurisdictions across the world is increasing. Finally, we also discuss about AI, its governance and the concerns that have recently manifested by policy makers. This podcast is edited by Javier Pallero. The music in this episode is Nightlapse by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US…

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S03E02: Thomas Lohninger 39:34

há 2 years39:34

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For this episode, Jillian York and Konstantinos Komaitis talk with Thomas Lohninger, the Executive Director of the digital rights NGO, epicenter.works based in Vienna, Austria. Focusing both on European and international Internet policy, we talk about the highly controversial "fair share" debate, about the nexus between privacy and encryption, digital identity as well as the cybercrime convention.…

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S03E01: Reagan MacDonald 42:22

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In the first episode of Season 3 of the Internet of Humans podcast, Jillian and Konstantinos speak with Raegan MacDonald, who has has been a part of the digital rights scene for more than a decade, working with such organizations as Access Now, EDRI and Mozilla. She now serves as the Director of Policy Leadership for Aspiration Tech. Among others, we discussed the biggest changes and challenges that have happened in the digital rights movement, the real impact of the Brussels effect and what takes to be a leader.…

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Evan Greer 42:48

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In this episode, Jillian and Konstantinos talk to activist and musician Evan Greer about Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition and his first six weeks, content moderation all the way down the "Internet stack", antitrust and surveillance capitalism and punk rock. Evan is an active writer and you can find her body of work through her personal website: https://evangreer.org. Her latest piece on Twitter was for TIME magazine: https://time.com/6228045/elon-musk-twitter-free-speech-future/…

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Anriette Esterhuysen 45:52

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In this episode, Jillian and I talk with Anriette Esterhuysen, former Chair of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and former executive director of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). We discuss a variety of issues, including the future of the Internet Governance Forum, the upcoming World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) and what it means for the future of the Internet and the IGF, human rights and the role of civil society in Africa. This episode is edited by Javier Pallero.…

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A Special Conversation about Alaa Abd El Fattah 20:39

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There is nothing normal with the case of Alaa Abd El Fattah, arguably Egypt’s highest profile political prisoner. This episode is a special one - I chat with Jillian who has met Alaa and they are friends. In light of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference, which starts on Sunday and is hosted by Egypt, it important that the case of Alaa remains front and centre. In our conversation, Jillian remembers meeting Alaa, his role during the Arab Spring, his contribution to the Internet and what his current state is. There is an ongoing campaign for Alaa -- #FreeAlaa! We can all help him by continuing to mention his name!…

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Mahsa Alimardani and Nima Fatemi 49:03

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In this episode, Jillian and I talk to Mahsa Alimardani and Nima Fatemi. Mahsa is an Internet researcher, looking at the intersection of technology and human rights, particularly in Iran; Nima is an activist and security researcher as well as the founding director of Kandoo, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering civil society and vulnerable populations through educational and information security services. In our discussion, Mahsa and Nima take us through the protests in Iran and what makes this movement different, both on the ground and digitally, the role of sanctions, how the Internet and social media have facilitated or prohibited people on the ground, how they understanding digital human rights, and the role technology companies, big and small, have been playing and can play in Iran. This episode was edited by Javier Pallero.…

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Javier Pallero 46:23

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Season 2 of the Internet of Humans podcast starts with Javier Pallero, Access Now's International Policy Director. We discuss about the future of the internet in a world of increasing internet shutdowns, internet infrastructure and content moderation, civil society and inclusion in the digital rights space.…

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Chris Riley 49:30

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