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After 15 memorable years, we're re-releasing FrontlineSMS as an open source, desktop product - and shutting the company down. \o/ More: frontlinesms.com/blog/2021/6/28…


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What's the role of surveillance capitalism in undermining #humanrights, affecting #political and #social stability, and reducing human autonomy and trust? 🗓️27, w/ @MarechalPhD of @rankingrights, @MChrisRiley of @RSI, and @seanmmcdonald of @FrontlineSMS. bit.ly/3nsJB8P

DataGovHub's tweet image. What's the role of surveillance capitalism in undermining #humanrights, affecting #political and #social stability, and reducing human autonomy and trust?

🗓️27, w/ @MarechalPhD of @rankingrights, @MChrisRiley of @RSI, and @seanmmcdonald of @FrontlineSMS.

bit.ly/3nsJB8P

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Join @DataGovHub for our next #webinar, "Profits Built on Personal Data: gains and losses from our #data being monetized and how to mitigate." With @MarechalPhD, of @NewAmerica; @MChrisRiley of @RSI, and @seanmartinmcdonald, of @FrontlineSMS. Register➡️bit.ly/3nsJB8P

DataGovHub's tweet image. Join @DataGovHub for our next #webinar, "Profits Built on Personal Data: gains and losses from our #data being monetized and how to mitigate."

With @MarechalPhD, of @NewAmerica; @MChrisRiley of @RSI, and @seanmartinmcdonald, of @FrontlineSMS.

Register➡️bit.ly/3nsJB8P

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Circumventing internet shutdowns has become part of Sudan's young Wifi-jackers default setting as they find ways and means to access free internet writes Zeinab Mohammed Salih for @indexcensorship: ow.ly/3LBR30s1Pc3 #KeepItOn @ParadigmHQ @gbengasesan @cipesaug


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The latest Talk Justice episode is out! Host @jtashea, @SRLN15's Katherine Alteneder, @lsnftweets' Leslie Powell-Boudreaux & @FrontlineSMS' Sean McDonald discuss the risks the "digital divide" presents as legal services increasingly go online. Listen now: lsc.gov/talk-justice/t…

LSCtweets's tweet image. The latest Talk Justice episode is out! Host @jtashea, @SRLN15's Katherine Alteneder, @lsnftweets' Leslie Powell-Boudreaux & @FrontlineSMS' Sean McDonald discuss the risks the "digital divide" presents as legal services increasingly go online.

Listen now: lsc.gov/talk-justice/t…

A lot of folks think mobile dependence is only happens in low-income countries. In reality, it's not only global, it's generational. \o/

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There are a whole host of lessons in here for anyone trying to sustain an open source platform

The first-hand account of running a last-mile, social impact technology organization. Not easy to write, but hopefully useful to those who are considering the leap. Frontline Business \o/ frontlinesms.com/blog/2021/7/19…



Frontline Business \o/ On our strategy, markets, mistakes, and lessons over 15 years of building public interest technology. frontlinesms.com/blog/2021/7/19…


The second post in our closing series is on our business, strategy, and markets - and the lessons we learned in each. Frontline Business \o/ frontlinesms.com/blog/2021/7/19…

FrontlineSMS's tweet image. The second post in our closing series is on our business, strategy, and markets - and the lessons we learned in each. 

Frontline Business \o/

frontlinesms.com/blog/2021/7/19…

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Some of the notable organizations include: ▫️@ACLEDINFO (data collection/analysis) ▫️@BusaraCenter (qualitative research) ▫️@Clingendaelorg (data-driven analysis) ▫️@myanmarido + @frontlinesms (digital tools/Peacetech) ▫️@TheSafecityApp (visualization tools) ▫️@turinginst (AI)


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Time to #LetTheNetWork Following our mission to keep India online since 2010, @SFLCin is deploying a new #internetShutdowns tracker that helps in measuring the real impact of Internet Shutdowns. #KeepItOn #internet #DigitalIndia #HumanRights #internetshutdown

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Following our mission to keep India online since 2010, @SFLCin is deploying a new #internetShutdowns tracker that helps in measuring the real impact of Internet Shutdowns. 
#KeepItOn #internet #DigitalIndia #HumanRights #internetshutdown

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At last year's #SIGNALConf we introduced Twilio Frontline. Today, we're excited to announce it is now available in Public Beta! 🎉 twilio.com/blog/twilio-fr…



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Tech is not inclusive until it is inclusive of multiple languages and multiple digital skills. @HeatherLeson #acmcompass2021 #closing_keynote.


We are re-releasing the updated FrontlineSMS as a free, open source, downloadable software. \o/ And, we are closing the company. /o\ It's been a long, rewarding, road to here - we're grateful to our community, team, clients, and supporters. \o/ frontlinesms.com/blog/2021/6/28…


Big agree with this! opensource.com/life/15/3/fron…

5⃣ @wsisaac describes a 'missing middle' in which through the development of tools and principles, some of the socio-technical challenges have been overlooked..



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#KeepItOn update: who is shutting down the internet in 2021? We documented at least 50 cases of #InternetShutdowns in 21 countries from January - May. Click here for more details: accessnow.org/who-is-shuttin… @isoc_pulse @OpenObservatory @AfricaShutdowns


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The #outage is a reminder that we need to #keepiton. There's already been 55 (intentional) internet shutdowns this year in 21 countries, so if you're experiencing the outage today, think what no internet is like for a day, a week, 6mths accessnow.org/keepiton/ #RightsCon #fastly


Often, for the vital services treated as political "collateral damage," like healthcare, education, and basic commerce.

5⃣ @wsisaac describes a 'missing middle' in which through the development of tools and principles, some of the socio-technical challenges have been overlooked..



Let's not forget - connectivity isn't an end. It's access to the services that connectivity is meant to create - and most of those services simply aren't designed for anything other than constant, stable bandwidth and power. Two things that don't exist in... lots of places.

@NeemaIyer biggest issue neglected in the debate is access and connectivity. "Marginalized people are left behind and the privileged have more power eg - not online less access to fact checking, gender digital divide, high internet costs"



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"3.7 billion people still lack any form of online access, that's 49% of the world's population," mentioned @ITUDevelopment Director Doreen Bogdan-Martin (@ITUBDTDirector) @ #GDDF2021. "Getting the remaining half of the world online will be a whole different ballgame." #TechChange


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