by Saskia Rowley | Feb 9, 2026 | Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice
According to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, social media platforms have become a “toxic, unpunished world” that “children were never meant to navigate alone.” This sharp critique, delivered at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on 4 February, reflects...
by Saskia Rowley | Jan 26, 2026 | Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice
Recent headlines I read run from the latest attempts by Donald Trump to own Greenland to Taylor Swift becoming the second–youngest ever inductee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. There doesn’t seem to be a connection, but there is – digital technology. Whether it’s the...
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 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 | Jul 28, 2025 | Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice
The US government just announced it will withdraw from UNESCO (again) effective December 31, 2026, stating that “[c]ontinued involvement in UNESCO is not in the national interest of the United States.” UNESCO’S statement in response was a diplomatic shrug,...
