[IFF] Newsletter: Jan 28 - Feb 1

Wed Jan 30 22:55:11 CET 2019

Dear friends,

This newsletter is a service for the community of Internet Freedom
defenders around the world! Send us interesting updates, open positions,
events and resources and we will share it in our next newsletter.
Contact us at team at internetfreedomfestival.org.

Here are your updates for the week of January 28 to February 1:

*** The 2019 IFF is Now At Capacity! ***

You are amazing: Once again, it just took a few weeks before all IFF
tickets were sold out.

If you are still waiting to hear back from us regarding your ticket
request, we must share that it is very unlikely that you will be
receiving a ticket at this point (we wish we could you fit all of you in!).

Because this is the first year that we are implementing the IFF Ticket
system, we are asking all of you to check the status of your ticket
prior to booking your flight and accommodation.

To access the IFF you will need to provide your Ticket ID, found in the
IFF Ticket confirmation email, and on the IFF Ticket view on the IFF
Community Platform:

http://platform.internetfreedomfestival.org/

*** What’s Up With All the Animals? The Backstory of the IFF’s New, Wild
Image ***

“Every year the graphic image of the Internet Freedom Festival evolves.
2019 marks the 5th anniversary of the project, and we wanted to
celebrate all of you. We’ve created five symbolic representations with
unique characteristics to capture the importance of your work, your
values, and your strength as a group.”

Have a look at the amazing illustrations and read the full blog post here:

https://medium.com/iff-community-stories/the-power-of-symbols-for-community-building-designing-the-2019-internet-freedom-festival-image-55d4579b44d8

*** Undercover Agents Target Citizen Lab Researchers ***

This past week an Associated Press report revealed that Citizen Lab
researchers were targeted by international undercover operatives who
were attempting to compromise the researchers work. In response,
Director of Citizen Lab has issued a response to the incident.

https://citizenlab.ca/2019/01/statement-from-citizen-lab-director-on-attempted-operations-against-researchers/

*** Block of Social Media in Venezuela ***

As many of you know, Venezuela has been in the news this week for
various reasons. We wanted to share some information coming out of the
IFF community regarding the situation. Net Blocks reported network
disruptions affecting multiple platforms on Tuesday, January 29 during
the live streaming of a politically significant session of the
Venezuelan National Assembly. Over the weekend they noted that regions
in the east and southwest were offline for over 28 hours.

https://netblocks.org/reports/venezuela-national-assembly-live-streams-disrupted-4M8JQvy0https://netblocks.org/reports/venezuela-total-internet-blackouts-qr8VeYy5

In addition, former IFF Fellow Melanio Escobar from Redes Ayuda held a
press conference in Venezuela this week denouncing both the blocking of
social media and new portals.

You can hear it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxkTVktIk84&feature=youtu.be

*** OONI Probe mobile 2.0 is launched***

The Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) project has released a
new OONI Probe mobile app version. The new version includes improved
design and UX, a bird’s-eye view of all test results, and enhanced
website testing, among other things.

https://ooni.torproject.org/post/revamped-ooni-probe-mobile-app/

*** Open Call for Information Access Fund (IAF) Grant *** IAF is
awarding up to one $250K grant to a European group or individual with
innovative solutions to combat misinformation around the world.
Submission deadline is February 8th, 2019. More information on the tech
challenge:

https://www.theiaf.org/information-access-fund-program/

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### Events Calendar ###

Please note that we only feature events with a code of conduct. Have a
look at the full Internet Freedom Events Calendar over here:

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/internet-freedom-events-calendar/

TICS: Topics on Internet Censorship and Surveillance | March 24-28, 2019

+ Valencia, Spain

https://www.iaria.org/conferences2019/filesICN19/TICS.pdf

Internet Freedom Festival | April 1-5, 2019

+ Valencia, Spain

https://internetfreedomfestival.org

RightsCon | June 11-14, 2019

+ Tunis, Tunisia

https://www.rightscon.org/

EuRuKo | June 21-22, 2019

+ Rotterdam, The Netherlands

https://euruko2019.org/

Citizen Lab Summer Institute | July 31 - August 2, 2019

+ Toronto, Canada

https://citizenlab.ca/summerinstitute/

IFF Glitter Meetups | Every Thursday at 10am EST

+ IFF Mattermost Square Channel

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/

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### Job Opportunities ###

All submitted jobs are always available at:

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/

✎ JavaScript Developer (Privacy Badger) | Electronic Frontier Foundation

+ San Francisco

https://www.eff.org/opportunities/jobs/staff-technologist-javascript-developer-0

✎ Communications Assistant  | The Engine Room

+ Remote

https://the-engine-room.breezy.hr/p/b020e54063a501-part-time-remote-communications-assistant

✎ Senior Programme Officer  | Article 19

+ Remote, New York, London

https://article.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=c85cdc59-d757-4f17-b44e-86af66e7ca14

✎ Information Controls Fellow | Citizen Lab

+ Toronto, Canada

https://citizenlab.ca/2019/01/2019-otf-information-controls-fellowship/

✎ Technology Officer | Civil Rights Defenders

+ Stockholm, Sweden

https://crd.org/2019/01/11/civil-rights-defenders-is-looking-for-a-technology-officer/

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The IFF Team