Something has changed—the progressive spaces that used to be the biggest defenders of free speech and digital autonomy now frequently side with BigTech and Big Government.
NetworkAffects explores digital authoritarianism - privacy threats, bio-metric ID, surveillance, programmable currencies, and attacks on digital civil liberties and free expression from the ‘anti-disinformation’ and ‘fact-checking’ fields.
I have worked in human rights and technology for more than 25 years. For almost 18 years I lead EngageMedia, an Asia-Pacific digital rights, open and secure technology, and documentary non-profit.
I am now CEO of liber-net, a digital civil liberties initiative.
I am a former fellow of Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and MIT’s Open Documentary Lab.
I worked with Matt Taibbi on the #TwitterFiles and mapping of the Censorship-Industrial Complex, and with Michael Shellenberger to develop the Westminster Declaration.
I am developing NetworkAffects to bring accountability and transparency to the captured ‘anti-disinformation’ and digital rights fields.
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You can contact me at andrew.lowenthal@protonmail.org or @NAffects.