Imagine you had global digital activists, government officials from around the world, and executives from Google, Facebook, Telefonica, and other tech companies in the same room -- what you would ask them?
Here's your chance. We’ve been hard at work over the past year getting all these leaders to meet and discuss how technology and the internet are shaping the future of our world and our rights. Next Thursday and Friday, May 31 and June 1, we’re bringing them all together for the Rio de Janeiro Human Rights and Technology Conference (RightsCon: Rio), and we want you to be a part of it.
Regardless of where you live, the outcomes of these discussions will have an impact on you and your internet. Because of this, we’ve put together a platform so you can participate. Here’s how you can get involved:
Send us your questions or comments for one of the many jam-packed panels being held over two days at RightsCon: Rio. Click here to find out more information about the panels and to submit a question.
And be sure to join the discussion at the hashtag #rightscon on Twitter on May 31 and June 1 to stay up to date on all the action.
Continuing the important conversations started at the first RightsCon in Silicon Valley, this international event will be the first-of-its-kind conference in Latin America, and will examine how the information and communications technology industry can better plan for and manage the human rights implications of their technologies.
With governments and technology companies making decisions every day about our rights online, these conversations could not come at a more pivotal time. This is our chance to shape the debate, so send us your questions to hold technology companies and governments accountable for our rights online.
Obrigado por seu apoio,
The Access Team
PS: Live in the region or know someone who would like to attend? Head to the RightsCon: Rio website for registration information, and check back on May 31 and June 1 for the liveblog: https://www.rightscon.org/rio
Access is an international NGO that promotes open access to the internet as a means to free, full and safe participation in society and the realization of human rights. To help protect the internet around the world, you can donate to Access. To reply, please email info@accessnow.org.