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We are publishing the introduction to this new special edition of GisWatch in full in advance, providing an overview of the content to come. The nine reports published in it offer powerful arguments…

This month’s profile in our interview series “Building a Free Internet for the Future” features the Livervia project, an all-in-one communication platform offering alternatives for instant messaging…

Input to the report on “Environmental human rights defenders and the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment”

As AI is rapidly reshaping digital spaces, the harms it can enable and amplify are evolving just as quickly. However, those who are most vulnerable and bear the greatest impact are the ones most…

Point of View and Quicksand went to multiple cities and asked the same question across India: "What does social media make you feel?". These are the words that surfaced repeatedly:…

From 4 to 6 September, APC network will engage in a range of events examining the intersection of human rights and technology during the 2026 Team CommUNITY Global Gathering. From FLOSS and…

Whether or not to move away from these technologies is not a simple decision. Aiming to support those seeking alternatives, we drew on the resources of our community to prepare a simple list of…

For communities in the Global South, conversations about AI must begin with meaningful and affordable connectivity, reliable energy, digital skills, locally relevant data and institutions capable of…

DrFed is a web-based platform for developing and debugging implementations of ActivityPub – an open standard and protocol for decentralised networking. A team of four people from East Asia is…

As South Africa updates its digital policy landscape, community network practitioners are leading the push for inclusion. Read their insights on how to bridge connectivity gaps and ensure that the…

Discover three powerful stories of grassroots resilience. From water tracking in Nigeria and solar-powered pollution monitoring in South Africa, to community-led flood responses in Indonesia, this is…

In its first statement to the plenary of the newly created Global Mechanism on ICTs in the context of international security, APC emphasised that cyber threats, models and actors are different in…

Gendered disinformation is more than just false stories about women; it’s often deliberate. It leans on existing stereotypes and biases to question women’s credibility, especially during elections,…

This civil society report was developed collectively by members of civil society organisations from five coalitions – the Global Digital Rights Coalition, the Global Digital Justice Forum, the Global…

This submission responds to the Committee’s invitation to civil society and other stakeholders to comment on the Draft General Comment.

Every quarter, this special digest brings together stories and updates from across APC's network. Here's a glimpse of what our community has been working on over the past three months, from…

In July, the APC network actively engaged in the 2026 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, alongside the first ever Global Dialogue on AI Governance. APC focused our contributions on…