Age assurance mandates to limit children's social media access are a sea change in Internet policy, with profound implications for rights online. New from GNI: key learnings from our May learning discussion. 🔗 globalnetworkinitiative.org/examining-th...

Examining the rights implications of age assurance requirements - Global Network Initiative

More than 40 countries are moving to restrict children's access to social media - a sea change in Internet policy with profound implications for privacy and expression. GNI convened experts to unpack ...

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As the UN prepares for next week’s Global Dialogue on AI Governance, GNI’s Jason Pielemeier, Elonnai Hickok, & CCG's Jhalak Kakkar examine WSIS as critical lessons for AI governance, from multistakeholder approaches to accountability & implementation: globalnetworkinitiative.org/as-the-un-la...

As the UN Launches its Global Dialogue on AI Governance, WSIS Offers Critical Lessons - Global Network Initiative

This article was republished with consent from Tech Policy Press. By Jason Pielemeier (GNI), Elonnai […]

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Today, @thegni.bsky.social and @dtspartnership.bsky.social released the Event Summary Report from the 2026 Rights & Risks Forum, held in April in Dublin. More than 90 experts came together to discuss how tech companies can manage risks to fundamental rights in the current global context.

📣 GNI is pleased to welcome the Penn Center on Media, Technology and Democracy (Penn MEDIATED) to its academic constituency as a member. globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-welcomes...

GNI Welcomes New Member: Penn MEDIATED - Global Network Initiative

GNI is pleased to welcome Penn MEDIATED to its academic constituency as a member.

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📣 GNI is pleased to welcome WITNESS and Research ICT Africa to its civil society constituency as members. globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-welcomes...

GNI Welcomes New Members: WITNESS and Research ICT Africa - Global Network Initiative

GNI is pleased to welcome WITNESS and Research ICT Africa to its civil society constituency as members.

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The 2027 AI Summit is an opportunity to build inclusive AI governance. On May 6, MAP-AI (GNI and @CCGNLUD) convened stakeholders from 5 regions to discuss multistakeholder roles in AI Safety Summits, co-hosted with Switzerland’s OFCOM. Read the summary: globalnetworkinitiative.org/collective-s...

Collective Stewardship: Multistakeholder Roles in AI Safety Summits and what the 2027 AI Summit can achieve - Global Network Initiative

The 2027 Swiss AI Summit is still taking shape, and that is an opportunity. On […]

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GNI welcomes the release of "Trust, Safety, and the Internet We Share," a new open-access volume from the Trust & Safety Foundation. GNI team members co-authored two chapters addressing human rights and regulatory frameworks. globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-welcomes...

GNI Welcomes Release of New "Trust, Safety, and the Internet We Share" Volume - Global Network Initiative

GNI team members co-author two key chapters exploring the intersection of human rights, trust & safety, and global online safety regulations.

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GNI and Centre for Communication Governance, under MAP-AI, are making written submissions to the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance (UNGD). The Dialogue, the first of its kind, will be held in July 2026 in Geneva. You can read more here: globalnetworkinitiative.org/wp-content/u...

GNI’s Q1 newsletter is out. We condemn the postponement of #RightsCon2026 and stand in solidarity with the global digital rights community. Also in this edition: AI governance (MAP-AI), WSIS+20, cybercrime convention, and policy engagement across regions. mailchi.mp/globalnetwor...

🔴 GNI joins a chorus of individuals and organizations expressing shock and deep disappointment at the Government of Zambia’s unilateral decision to “postpone” #RightsCon2026. We are appalled by the timing of this decision & the manner in which it was made: globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-condemns...

GNI Condemns the Postponement of RightsCon 2026 by the Zambian Government - Global Network Initiative

The ripple effects of this postponement will be felt across the global digital rights community for a long time.

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📢 Update: Due to the unfortunate postponement of RightsCon 2026, our convening on Collective Stewardship: Multistakeholder Roles in AI Safety Summits will now take place online. 📩 Interested in joining? Reach out to ehickok(at)globalnetworkinitiative(dot)org

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We’re convening a private meeting at #RightsCon2026 focusing on multistakeholder roles, participation, accountability & human rights in the AI Summit series. With Centre for Communication Governance, NLUD (MAP-AI) & Swiss Federal Office of Communications 📍 May 6, Lusaka

In the wake of the Zambian government’s abrupt postponement of the #RightsCon2026, GNI's Fulbright Hubert Humphrey Fellow Chilombo Mukena examines Zambia’s legal landscape for privacy, free expression, and press freedom: globalnetworkinitiative.org/scrutinizing...

Scrutinizing Zambia's New Cyber Law Regime in the Shadow of RightsCon - Global Network Initiative

By Chilombo Mukena, GNI Fellow

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We’re convening a private meeting at #RightsCon2026 focusing on multistakeholder roles, participation, accountability & human rights in the AI Summit series. With Centre for Communication Governance, NLUD (MAP-AI) & Swiss Federal Office of Communications 📍 May 6, Lusaka

The India AI Impact Summit marked a key milestone for MAP-AI - a GNI and CCG initiative advancing inclusive AI governance. Across global pre-events + 2 days in Delhi, we convened 400+ participants from 55+ countries. Full Report📄: globalnetworkinitiative.org/map-ai-phase...

MAP AI Phase One: Summary of Events Report Launch - Global Network Initiative

This MAP-AI Phase One: Summary of Events Report Launch summarizes the perspectives, agendas, themes, and discussions articulated throughout this first phase of our MAP-AI activities alongside the Indi...

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🇺🇸 GNI is concerned about the possibility that legislators may miss another opportunity to enact meaningful privacy-protecting reforms as part of the impending reauthorization of Section 702 of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-statemen...

GNI Statement on the Reauthorization of Section 702 of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Global Network Initiative

Section 702 carries serious implications for people, companies, & governance frameworks around the world.

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MAP-AI submits oral inputs to the informal consultation on the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance Calling for: ⚖ Human rights–centered AI governance 🤝🏾 Real multistakeholder participation 🛠️ Global Majority leadership 💬 From dialogue → accountability 🔗: globalnetworkinitiative.org/map-ai-submi...

MAP-AI Submits Oral Inputs to the Informal Stakeholder Consultation on the Global Dialogue on AI Governance - Global Network Initiative

The Multistakeholder Approaches to Participation in AI Governance (MAP-AI) initiative - launched by the Global Network Initiative (GNI) and the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law Univ...

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GNI calls for an action-oriented, rights-based #WSISForum 2026 Priorities: ⚖️Human rights at the core 🌐 Meaningful connectivity 🤝 Stronger multistakeholder participation 🌎 Global Majority inclusion From negotiation → implementation Read more: globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-calls-fo...

GNI Calls for Action-Oriented, Rights-Based WSIS Forum 2026 - Global Network Initiative

The Global Network Initiative has submitted recommendations to the WSIS Open Consultation Process, calling for the WSIS Forum 2026 to shift from dialogue to implementation, with a stronger focus on hu...

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We’re excited to welcome three new academic members to GNI: @alhohlfeld.bsky.social , Daniel Arnaudo, and Jen Weedon, each bringing valuable expertise to our work on human rights, platform governance, and AI accountability. Read more here: globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-welcomes...

GNI Welcomes New Academic Members: Alexander Hohlfeld, Dan Arnaudo and Jen Weedon - Global Network Initiative

GNI is pleased to welcome Alexander Hohlfeld, Dan Arnaudo and Jen Weedon to its academic constituency as members.

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At #ICANN85 in Mumbai, India, GNI with NCSG and Global Partners Digital reflected on what comes next for global digital governance. Key question: In this new phase, how do we continue to make multistakeholderism work in practice? Reflections: globalnetworkinitiative.org/reflections-...

Reflections from ICANN85: Looking Ahead After the WSIS+20 Review - Global Network Initiative

At ICANN85, the Global Network Initiative (GNI) co-hosted a session with the ICANN Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) and Global Partners Digital (GPD) to reflect on what the WSIS+20 process reve...

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GNI welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the OHCHR's consultation on protecting human rights defenders (HRDs) in the digital age. globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-submissi... Digital tools empower HRDs to communicate widely, document violations in real time, and amplify advocacy efforts.

GNI Submission to OHCHR's Consultation on Protecting Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Age - Global Network Initiative

Digital technologies have transformed the work and nature of threats faced by human rights defenders.

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As the momentum for the AI Summits swing from New Delhi to Geneva, with Switzerland set to host in 2027, critical questions emerge on Summit architectures and the future of AI Summits!

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Global AI summits have increasingly embraced the language of multistakeholder governance, yet the ability of non-state and non-corporate actors to shape agendas and outcomes remains limited, write Elonnai Hickok, Shashank Mohan, Jason Pielemeier, and Jhalak Kakkar.

🇬🇦 GNI's Samaya Anjum spoke with Mamadou Thior on Senegal National Radio, discussing the temporary social media blocks in Gabon. Watch the full YouTube broadcast here: youtu.be/UZEOtmxErvQ?...

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🇺🇳 The UN Cybercrime Convention is now open for signature, but its real impact will depend on human rights-aligned implementation. In a new blog for EU Cyber Direct, GNI's Jason Pielemeier, Elonnai Hickok, & Samaya Anjum reflect on its promise & perils: globalnetworkinitiative.org/shaping-the-...

Shaping the UN Cybercrime Convention: Human Rights at a Crossroads - Global Network Initiative

This article has been republished from The DIRECTIONS blog by EU Cyber Direct.

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How did the WSIS+20 Review unfold at the national level—and how did country positions evolve? Our new blog series explores insights from 8 countries: globalnetworkinitiative.org/looking-back...

Looking Back: Tracking National Positions in the WSIS+20 Review - Global Network Initiative

Project partners reflect on how the WSIS+20 review unfolded on a national level.

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Our #MAPAI Initiative Advisor, Alexandra Reeve Givens, shares with us the vision of the Initiative, and the value of meaningful participation and elevation of underrepresented perspectives for Global AI Governance. #Multistakeholderism #GlobalSouth #GNI #CCG #IndiaAIImpactSummit

AI governance cannot be built in a vacuum. Ahead of the AI Impact Summit, GNI and CCG-NLUD convened multistakeholder dialogues across 4 continents to surface perspectives from communities living AI’s impacts first, particularly in the Global South. (1/3)

#EventAnnouncement 📢Announcing the themes for the sessions at event on 17 February, ‘Reinforcements & Learning: #Multistakeholder Convening on #AIGovernance.’ (1/2) #IndiaAIImpactSummit #MAPAI #CCG #GNI #GlobalSouth #DigitalRights #ResponsibleAI

#EventAnnouncement As part of the #MAPAI Initiative, CCG and GNI are organising an event on the sidelines of the #IndiaAIImpactSummit on 17 February 2026. (1/3) #CCG #GNI #AIGovernance #Multistakeholderism #GlobalSouth #DigitalRights #ResponsibleAI

GNI is pleased to welcome the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, Digital Rights Nepal, and Hashtag Generation to its civil society constituency as members. globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-welcomes...

GNI Welcomes New Members: the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, Digital Rights Nepal, and Hashtag Generation - Global Network Initiative

GNI is pleased to welcome three new members to its civil society constituency.

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We welcome this important step toward more inclusive and rights-respecting AI governance. Initiatives like MAP-AI help ensure civil society and Global South perspectives are not an afterthought, but a core part of how AI frameworks are shaped and implemented. Looking forward to the Summit in Delhi ⬇️

Global Network Initiative @thegni.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌍🤝 GNI, with CCG, NLU Delhi launches the landing page for our Multistakeholder Approach to Participation in AI Governance initiative (MAP AI) 🔗 Explore here: globalnetworkinitiative.org/map-ai/ Delhi convenings this February: 📚 Shared Learning Forum (Feb 16) 🧵 Multistakeholder Convening (Feb 17)