by Saskia Rowley | Jan 12, 2026 | Comment, Communication Rights
Germany’s far-right political party Alternative für Deutschland recently relaunched a youth wing called Generation Deutschland. One of its posters portrays a young blond Aryan woman instantly recalling – for those who have not forgotten 20th century European history –...
by Terri Miller | Dec 15, 2025 | Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice
After all, that is the vision of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), whose +20 outcomes will be finalized by UN member states this week (December 16–17). Both at the WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting in July in Geneva and in the negotiations involved in...
by Saskia Rowley | Dec 1, 2025 | Comment, Communication Rights
In 1960s Britain it was common for travelling salesmen (hardly ever women) to go from door to door selling subscriptions to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Twenty-four volumes whose cost could be spread over monthly repayments. Parents who could afford it, and even...
by Terri Miller | Oct 20, 2025 | Climate Justice, Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice
In recent years, a lot has been said about the “extractivist” nature of today’s digital information ecosystem. While there has been some focus on the environmental impact of digital devices, the extractivism accusation has been directed primarily at the economic model...
by Saskia Rowley | Oct 6, 2025 | Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice
The Internet is the world’s digital lifeline. For the approximately 5.6 billion people connected to the Internet (some 70% of the global population), access is essential. The entire Internet cannot be switched off, but governments and other actors can temporarily...
by Saskia Rowley | Sep 22, 2025 | Comment, Gender, GMMP, GMMP2025
A Beijing+30 reflection Exactly 30 years ago today, hope for a new dawn for women and girls was palpable. Governments and civil society that had gathered in Beijing for the Fourth UN World Conference on Women were united on a roadmap to end gender-based discrimination...
