An illustration of two human hands holding a mobile phone with a hypnotic design on the screen. Hearts, meant to represent social media likes, are coming out of the phone. 

The Pope, the cloud, and your data after you die

Justin Hendrix, left; Dr. Ruha Benjamin, center; Alejandra Montoya-Boyer, right. Photo by Brandon Forester, MediaJustice.

AI and the fight for civil rights 

Icons representing surveillance and espionage.

Geofence warrants and privacy in the digital age 

An upside-down US flag waves as people attend the 'People's State of the Union' rally near the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 24, 2026. The event, hosted by the MoveOn organization, was billed as a boycott and livestream counterprogramming of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. (Photo by Bryan Dozier/NurPhoto via AP)

Countering authoritarianism and the rise of AI dictatorships

Felix Mutati, MP, Zambia’s Minister of Technology and Science, in a 2025 photo. Earlier this week, Mutati announced the government would seek to ‘postpone’ RightsCon just days before it was set to begin. 

Felix Mutati, MP, Zambia’s Minister of Technology and Science, in a 2025 

 the government would seek to ‘postpone’ RightsCon just days before it was set to begin. 

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