by Saskia Rowley | May 18, 2026 | Comment, Digital Justice
I seem to spend a lot of my working days reading, writing, and speaking about the harms and risks of our increasing digitalization, especially artificial intelligence. Granted, this all gets channelled into plans and actions to address harms and strengthen benefits:...
by Saskia Rowley | May 4, 2026 | Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice
Is it any wonder people are in thrall to the power and vicarious thrill of digital technologies when many acclaimed films and TV series extol the apparent virtues of digital surveillance. At the same time, they fear that State surveillance has gone too far. A swift AI...
by Saskia Rowley | Apr 20, 2026 | Comment, Digital Justice
On 25 March 2026, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google negligent for designing social media platforms that harmed a young user through addictive features, awarding $6 million in damages. Just one day earlier, a New Mexico jury had ordered Meta to pay $375 million...
by Saskia Rowley | Mar 9, 2026 | Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice
Reuters recently reported that US diplomats worldwide have been ordered to track and counter data localization efforts, naming the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an example of “unnecessarily burdensome” regulation. According to Reuters,...
by Saskia Rowley | Feb 23, 2026 | Comment, Digital Justice, Gender
The plot could easily have been from a Netflix dystopian thriller. “The Russian Guy” approaches ordinary women and girls leading ordinary lives, one walking her child to school, another stocking supermarket shelves, and a young girl walking by. “Hello. What’s your...
