[IFF] Weekly | October 19-23

[IFF Team]

Dear friends,

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

Here are our updates for the week of October 19 - 23:
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*** Upcoming Virtual Events ***

@ October 29 | MENA CKS: Icarus Project: Testing and Analyzing Internet
Censorship Circumvention Solutions
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/mena2

@ November 3 | Civilsphere's Emergency VPN: Analyzing Mobile Network
Traffic to Detect Digital Threats
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks26

@ November 9 | Telling Stories about Algorithms
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks30

@ November 10 | VPN & Policy
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage3

@ November 15 | Women & GNC Meetup
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Women_GNC_Meetup

@ November 19 | Latin American Monthly Meetup
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Latin_America_Monthly_Meetups

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*** The Global Expression Report is Out ***

ARTICLE 19’s recently published “Global Expression Report” is the most
comprehensive, data-based report that tracks freedom of expression
across the world. The report reflects not just the rights of
journalists, media, and activists, but how much space there is for all
of us – as individuals and communities to access information and
communicate freely. Sadly, freedom of expression has fallen to its
lowest score since 2009.

Report: https://www.article19.org/gxr2020/

Oped with ARTICLE 19’s ED Quinn McKew:
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-freedom-of-speech-democracy-information-journalism-b1159249.html


*** Governments are Using the Pandemic to Crack Down on Digital Rights ***

In their fight against the coronavirus, some governments are introducing
digital surveillance and data collection tools that could pose a lasting
threat to citizens' rights, according to a new report by research
institute Freedom House.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/world/covid-19-internet-freedom-intl/index.html


*** Facebook Repeatedly Censors Dissents in Vietnam ***

In the last several years, Facebook has repeatedly censored dissent in
Vietnam, trying to placate a repressive government that has threatened
to shut down the platform if it does not comply, The Times found. In
interviews, dozens of Vietnamese activists, human rights advocates and
former Facebook officials say the company has blocked posts by hundreds
of users, often with little explanation

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-10-22/facebook-censorship-suppress-dissent-vietnam


*** For Kenyan Journalists, 2020 is the Worst Year on Record’ ***

According to ARTICLE 19, since the novel coronavirus outbreak in Kenya
in March, the environment has grown much more hostile, with a concerted
effort on the part of the government to silence dissenting voices. More
than 47 cases of arbitrary arrest, assault and harassment have been
perpetrated against bloggers, online activists and human rights
defenders. For female activists and journalists, the situation is
particularly critical.

https://globalvoices.org/2020/10/19/for-journalists-in-kenya-2020-is-the-worst-year-on-record/



*** State of Emergency Lifted after Days of Rallies in Thailand ***

Thailand has revoked an emergency decree it imposed a week ago as it
tried to end months of protests against the prime minister and the
monarchy. An official statement said the "violent situation" that had
led to the decree had eased. The measures, which banned gatherings of
more than four people and imposed a curfew, prompted even larger rallies.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54641775


*** OTF Global Community Receives the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Pioneer Award ***

With this award, EFF is honoring the entire OTF community for their hard
work and dedication to global Internet freedom and recognizing the need
to protect this community and ensure its survival despite the current
political attacks.

https://youtu.be/nw6EUQ-TAXg


*** US Congressional Members Introduce Bill to Prevent Internet Shutdown ***
Two members of the U.S. Congress have introduced legislation that would
prevent the president from taking action to restrict the U.S. public’s
access to the internet, the Preventing Unwarranted Communications
Shutdowns Act (PUCSA).

https://gizmodo.com/new-bill-aims-to-rein-in-the-presidents-power-to-order-1845455315


*** Media Manipulation Website Launches ***

Media Manipulation is a new resource created by Joan Boston and the team
at Harvard's Technology and Social Change project (TaSC). It is a custom
theory/methods package for detecting, documenting, and debunking media
manipulation and disinformation campaigns.

https://mediamanipulation.org/


*** Security Planner Moved to Consumer Reports ***

The Security Planner, previously at Citizen Lab, has found a new home at
Consumer Reports. The interactive guide provides users with advice on
how to be more secure and safe online, and protect against identity
theft, ransomware, among other things.

https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/


*** Help Researchers with COVID19 Remote Workplace Research ***

Caroline Sinders, Ellen Pao, and McKensie Mack are conducting a survey
to research and measure the rise of remote workplace harassment and
toxicity that is unfolding during COVID19. The research is focused on
getting a scope of the type of harms taking place on platforms such as
Slack, email etc. Take a few minutes and share your experience!

https://survey.projectinclude.org/take/0e522a48


*** The Widespread Power of U.S. Law Enforcement to Search Mobile Phones ***

A new report by Upturn documents the widespread adoption of mobile
device forensic tools (MDFT) by USA law enforcement, a powerful
technology that allows police to extract a full copy of data from a cell
phone. The report documents more than 2,000 agencies that have purchased
these tools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, representing
a dangerous expansion in law enforcement’s investigatory powers.

https://www.upturn.org/reports/2020/mass-extraction/


*** The New York Times: Activists Turn Facial Recognition Tools Against
the Police ***

Law enforcement has used facial recognition to identify criminals, using
photos from government databases or, through a company called Clearview
AI, from the public internet. But now activists around the world are
turning the process around and developing tools that can unmask law
enforcement in cases of misconduct.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/technology/facial-recognition-police.html


### Grants, Fellowships, & Awards ###

Send us your opportunities, and we will include them in our newsletter
and in our Fundraising Opportunities page!
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Fundraising_Opportunities

2020 UXFund
Internews
Deadline: October 30th
https://usable.tools/blog/2020-10-01-uxfund2020/

Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence & Freedom of Expression
OSCE
Deadline: October 31st
https://www.osce.org/fom/ai-free-speech

2020 <A+> Tech Fellowship
The Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms
Deadline: November 1st
https://aplusalliance.org/en/articles/29

Rapid Response Fund
Pulsante
Deadline: December 10th
https://pulsante.org/en/rapid-response-fund/

Rapid Response Fund
Derechos Digitales
Deadline: Rolling Basis
https://derechosdigitales.tumblr.com/post/187151070656/qu%C3%A9-son-los-derechos-digitales-una-gu%C3%ADa-al

NetGain Year Five Small Grants: Request for Proposals
Media Democracy Fund
Deadline: January 11, 2021
https://www.netgainpartnership.org/smallgrantsrfp

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### Events Calendar ##

// Free Course on Internet Governance. Openings available for January
and March.
https://www.virtualsig.org/2020/07/27/schedule/ //

Consultation Forging a Path for a Better Information Ecosystem
UNESCO & UNDP
October 5 - 23, 2020
https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-and-undp-launch-consultation-impact-disinformation

Investigating Political Ads Datasets
October 23, 2020 | 4pm IST
https://hasgeek.com/PrivacyMode/investigating-political-ads-datasets/

MENA CKS: Icarus Project: Testing and Analyzing Internet Censorship
Circumvention Solutions
October 29, 2020 | 5:00pm UTC+2 (El Cairo/Berlin)
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/mena2

Mediating Sexualities. The sexual politics of media production and
regulation
November 2 - 4, 2020
https://mediasex2020.univ-lille.fr/?page_id=49&lang=en

IFF CKS: Civilsphere's Emergency VPN: Analyzing Mobile Network Traffic
to Detect Digital Threats
IFF VPN Village
November 3, 2020 | 10am EST / 3pm UTC
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks26

Tor L10 Hackathon
Tor & Localization Lab
November, 6 - 9, 2020
https://blog.torproject.org/tor-l10n-hackathon

IFF CKS: Telling Stories about Algorithms
November 9, 2020 | 1:00pm EST / 6pm UTC+0
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks30

VPN & Policy
IFF VPN Village
November 10, 2020 | 10am-12pm EST / 3-5pm UTC
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage3

Women & GNC Meetup
November 15, 2020 | 10am EST / 2pm UTC / 4pm Cairo / 10pm Taipei
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Women_GNC_Meetup

Latin America Monthly Meetup
November 19, 2020 | 5:30pm Mexico (UTC-6) / 7:30pm Chile
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Latin_America_Monthly_Meetups

The Internet Days
The Internet Swedish Foundation
November 23 - 24, 2020
https://internetdagarna.se/english/

Exposing the Invisible Investigative Institute
Tactical Tech
23 November - 11 December 2020 | 25 January - 12 February 2021
https://exposingtheinvisible.org/news/call-for-applications-investigative-institute-eu/

Topics on Internet Censorship and Surveillance (TICS)
December 14, 2020
https://tics.site/

IFF Glitter Meetup | Every Thursday
9am EST | 1pm UTC | 9pm UTC+8
+ Mattermost - IFF Square Channel
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup

Check out a list of our virtual events here:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Calendar_of_Events

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### Job Opportunities ###

To view the complete list of jobs or post a job, visit the IFF Job
Board: https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/

✎ Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellows | Paradigm Initiative (PIN)
+ Remote in Africa
https://paradigmhq.org/call-for-drimf/

✎ Director, Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2407507?gh_src=5c3123731us

✎ Data Investigation Lead | The Sentry
+ Remote in Africa
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2180233008/

✎ Grants Specialist | Internet Society Foundation
+ Remote
https://internetsociety.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=127

✎ Program Officer West Africa | Paradigm Initiative
+ Senegal
https://paradigmhq.org/powa

✎ Communications Manager | Paradigm Initiative
+ Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Cameroon
https://paradigmhq.org/cm

✎ Digital Security Documentation Coordinator | Access Now
+ Global-Multiple Locations
https://accessnow.bamboohr.com/hiring/jobs

✎ Asia Communications Manager | Article 19
+ Bangkok, Thailand
https://www.article19.org/careers/

✎ Asia Digital Programme Manager | Article 19
+ Bangkok, Thailand
https://www.article19.org/careers/

✎ Full Stack Software Engineer | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2382942?gh_src=75303d581us

✎ Associate | Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law
+ Washington DC
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/privacy-technology-center/jobs/

✎ Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab Fellow (DRILL) | Paradigm
Initiative
+ Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia or Zimbabwe
https://paradigmhq.org/drill21/

✎ Finance and Assets Manager | Paradigm Initiative
+ Lagos, Nigeria
https://paradigmhq.org/fam/

✎ Policy Adviser | Digital Action
+ CET ± 2 hours
https://digitalaction.co/news/2020/9/11/were-hiring-policy-adviser

✎ Head of Tech Support | OCCRP
+ Sarajevo / Remote
https://www.occrp.org/en/occrp-jobs/head-of-tech-support

✎ Global Partnerships Lead | Ranking Digital Rights
+ Washington, DC or remote
https://newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/uclXtmYt3J/

✎ Postdoctoral Researcher | Digital Harm group at the Max Planck
Institute for SoftwareSystems
+ Saarbrucken, Germany
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php?title=Postdoctoral_Researcher&action=edit&redlink=1

✎ Software Engineer, Frontend | Meedan
+ Remote, Atlantic Time Zone (UTC-3/4) preferred
https://meedan.com/jobs/software-engineer-frontend/

✎ Digital Rights Project Manager | EngageMedia
+ Remote (Indonesia)
https://engagemedia.org/2020/job-indonesia-digital-rights-project-manager/

✎ Digital Rights Research Consultant | EngageMedia
+ Remote (Indonesia)
https://engagemedia.org/2020/job-indonesia-digital-rights-research-consultant/

✎ Product Manager, Android | The Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2372811?gh_src=9536cdc61us

✎ Senior Program Officer, Community Resources | The Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2332720?gh_src=4a4a72891us

✎ Software Engineer III (Anti-Harassment Tools) | The Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2341630?gh_src=d3a44d6f1us

✎ Technical Product Manager (anti-censorship team) | TunnelBear
+ Remote / Toronto
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Technical_Product_Manager_(anti-censorship_team)

✎ Product owner and project manager | eQualitie
+ Montreal, Canada
https://equalit.ie/job-post/product-owner-and-manager/

✎ Myanmar Programme Manager | ARTICLE 19
+ Yangon, Myanmar
https://article.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=83446e9f-f29b-44ec-8f0e-48ffd7c8728d

✎ Digital Event Producer | IFEX
+ Remote
https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Terms-of-Reference-Digital-Events-Producer-Final-.pdf

✎ Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Foundations | The Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2357206?gh_src=2ce895461us

✎ Director of Product, Anti-Disinformation | The Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2350645?gh_src=79537eed1us

✎ Senior Product Manager, Search & Relevance | The Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2152872?gh_src=ff238aea1us

✎ Asia Pacific Policy Analyst | Access Now
+ Multiple Locations-South Asia
https://www.accessnow.org/asia-pacific-policy-analyst-multiple-locations-south-asia/

✎ Senior Manager, People Operations | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2342683?gh_src=81153c7a1us

✎ Software Engineer | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2338515?gh_src=446c24f51us

✎ Committee to Protect Journalists | Global Tech Researcher
+ US
https://cpj.org/about/jobs/#global-tech-researcher

✎ Internews | Technical Expert/Senior Advisor, Internet Governance and
Policy
+ Remote
https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=INTERNEWS&cws=38&rid=1250


✎ Internews | Technical Expert/Senior Advisor, Digital Safety
+ Remote
https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=INTERNEWS&cws=38&rid=1251


✎ Wikimedia Foundation | Director of Product, Platform
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2335186?gh_src=61f167141us

✎ Policy Analyst or Policy Counsel | New America's Open Technology Institute
+ Washington, DC
https://newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/7TU5k22g4L/

✎ Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Service Operations) | Wikimedia
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2321513?gh_src=4aeb38651us

✎ Associate Policy Counsel | Internet Freedom Foundation
+ Remote / New Delhi
https://internet-freedom-foundation.breezy.hr/p/cf336c1f62a1-associate-policy-counsel

✎ Legal Officer | Centre for Law and Democracy
+ Halifax, Canada
https://www.law-democracy.org/live/interested-in-an-exciting-international-human-rights-career-come-work-with-us-5/

✎ Human Rights Lead | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2308558?gh_src=70a7a1d01us

✎ Communications & Outreach Associate | NetFreedom Pioneers
+ Los Angeles, CA
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/job/c7143f97

✎ Testing & Release Manager | BASIC
+ Remote
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1193

✎ Android Development | BASIC
+ Remote
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1184

✎ iOS Development | BASIC
+ Remote
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1185

✎ Issue and Code Management | BASIC
+ Remote
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1186

✎ UX & Android Development | BASIC
+ Remote
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=38&org=INTERNEWS&rid=1188

✎ Digital Media Expert | Consensus Gentium with Karen Palmer
+ Remote
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Digital_Media_Expert_Required_for_an_R%26D_Arts_Project

✎ Movement Communications Director | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2292966?gh_src=53d403321us

✎ Research Scientist (Disinformation) | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2267633?gh_src=d68c401f1us

To view the complete list of jobs or post a job, visit the IFF Job
Board: https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Job_Board

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