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Dialogues on digital rights: Teardown of Hong Kong’s internet freedom
This article is a part of a series of essays commissioned by the OPTF, written by people from all around the world. Charles Mok is an internet entrepreneur and IT advocate. He was formerly a
Antitrust Day ’22: Putting people back in control of tech
We need to give internet users more power and choice, and stop dominant tech companies from exploiting people’s digital rights in the name of profit.
Call for submissions: Articles and short essays on digital rights and privacy issues
The OPTF is calling journalists, researchers, and writers to propose articles and short essays about digital rights, digital privacy, and cyber security issues.
I need a new identity: Social media and the identity ecosystem
Originally published on Session. Platforms like Facebook have been pushing social media identities for a long time. These days you can login or create an account on pretty much any website using your Facebook, Google,
Disposing of Big Tech: Building better algorithms (Part Two)
Originally published on Session. Maths is maths — it can’t lie, it can’t be biased, it’s a force of nature that’s too pure and honest to be meddled with by mere humans. And algorithms…well algorithms
Disposing of Big Tech: Free speech is not disposable (Part One)
Originally published on Session. In the United States—the capital of the tech world—there is an ongoing struggle between the belief in people’s right to free speech and concerns over the violent and malicious content being
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