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A beautiful moment this evening - #MozFest in the golden hour, just as the sun sets on almost a year of planning Mozilla Festival 2026, and just as we move into executing the festival this week with over 2500 folks from around the world ✨ See you soon, #MozFest2026. @mozilla.org

The #MozFest team has officially arrived in Barcelona and we're wasting no time getting into production mode ⚡ grab your ticket and join us in 4 DAYS in Barcelona www.mozillafoundation.org/festival/

Crazy email to wake up to.

The PfP✨Toronto Showcase is now in waitlist mode! But keep signing up! The Stakeholder Forum participants will be decided over the weekend so this is your last chance to apply. 🤞 protocolsforpublishers.com/toronto-2026/

📢 NEW SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT for #PfP✨Toronto Seher Shafiq @heyitsseher.bsky.social — global community lead global community lead @mozilla.org 🦊🤖 — will be discussing open weight AI models at the Showcase on Oct 5th. See more speakers and register here 👉 protocolsforpublishers.com/toronto-2026/

I'm back at #ElevateFestival this week, Canada’s largest tech and innovation festival! Excited to be repping @mozilla.org where I'll be moderating a fireside chat on the AI stage tomorrow titled Open Models, Open Future: The Next Era of AI Innovation. #ElevateFest2025 #cdntech

Protocols for Publishers ✨ is coming to Toronto! 🇨🇦 Join us Oct 5-6, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys. protocolsforpublishers.com/pfp-toronto-...

A good tech future won't be built by billionaires. Meet our 2026-2027 Mozilla Fellows 🥳 10 global builders making the alternatives. More on their projects coming 🔜 #MozillaFellows mzl.la/4g6d4jh

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

We've been growing something behind the scenes 🌱 The #MozFest 2026 schedule is officially live ✨🌼 Get a peek at the schedule and grab your badge. We can't wait to build with you 🌱 mzl.la/4aVw9Dh

We have seen an incredible outpouring of support from partners, governments, sponsors, and more, with many sharing public statements of solidarity. We are deeply grateful for this support and for the commitment our community continues to show toward RightsCon. ❤️‍🩹

personally I think it's a very big deal that the Canada bureau chief for the @nytimes.com — certainly one of the highest-paid journalists in the country — asked an unspecified "AI tool" what Poilievre said & published its AI-hallucinated quotes in her reporting.

Zambia: RightsCon cancellation is a blow to freedom of expression by @article19.bsky.social www.article19.org/resources/za...

Today is a wonderful day because @mozilla.org Festival Call for Proposals is officially OPEN! We are accepting proposals for consideration until Sun May 24th. How can we uplift community-led alternatives for a better tech future? We want to hear from you. 🔗➡️ mzl.la/48QUyZH #mozfest #mozfest2026

I wrote about RightsCon's cancellation after Zambia's government announced it would postpone the event to sort out its concerns over "thematic issues." With thousands about to depart (or already en route) to Lusaka, it's a huge blow to the digital and human rights field.

Amazing few days in Barcelona with the @mozilla.org Festival team. This year's Mozilla Festival is going to be back in Barcelona from Oct 28-30. Early bird tickets for Mozilla Festival are available, and call for proposals opens in early May. events.mozillafoundation.org/e/mozilla-fe... #mozfest

Mozilla Festival is coming back to Barcelona. 28–30 October 2026 at Recinte Fabra i Coats. Sign up to be first to know when tickets drop⚡ #MozFest mzl.la/47PLTG9

New grant opportunity available at @mozilla.org! Mozilla Foundation just launched its Democracy x AI Incubator, looking for tech that’s making a positive impact on democracy. Know anyone that would be a great fit? Selected projects will be granted $50k USD. mzl.la/3MvbHQt

Our programming is shaped by voices from across 🇨🇦 & across disciplines. With #DXC26 approaching, we spoke with members of our Program Advisory Committee (PAC) about the conversations they’re most excited for at this year’s summit. Read PAC Perspectives at: DemocracyXChange.org/news

This werk’s Brief includes comments on work from @heyitsseher.bsky.social @blairaf.com @jhereia.bsky.social and others who contributed to Part II of the State of AI Ethics Report, Volume 7.

And with that, #mozfest 2025 is officially over. An insanely intense but beautiful few days. Thankful for incredible colleagues and this community, who make it all worth it in the end 💗🙏🏽 Now, we rest!! @mozilla.org #mozillafestival #mozfest2025

Hey from Barcelona, where we are SO READY for you at @mozilla.org Festival 2025! 🇪🇸 Join us alongside 2000+ from across the globe, 500+ session hosts, 275+ sessions/installations/experiences - all centered around creating a better tech future that puts people first #mozfest #mozillafestival

I wrote a piece for the State of AI Ethics Report Vol. 7, published by @mtlaiethics.bsky.social 🌍 For my piece, I married my grassroots work in civic engagement w/ current work in AI: "Reinforcing the Feedback Loop: How AI in Elections Deepens Democratic Inequities." Read: montrealethics.ai

Mozilla Festival 2025 is Nov 7-9 in Barcelona w/ 500+ session hosts, 200+ experiences, talks, labs, forums, film screenings, & installations. Keynotes @xychelsea.tv @audreyt.org @ruha9.bsky.social If you haven't gotten your festival badge, use code MOZSEHER 🎟️ @mozilla.org www.mozillafestival.org

No noise. All signal. Nothing Personal. Meet Nothing Personal — a new counterculture magazine from the Mozilla Foundation. We’re handing the mic to the people rebuilding digital culture from the ground up. mzl.la/3KOMiQF #NothingPersonal #MakeGoodTech

What if the future of the internet relies on us unlearning the "truths" that are holding us back? Introducing the voices of Mozilla Festival Barcelona's Main Stage🎉 📢 Join us and let's build something better 🧡 mzl.la/46lKPJU #MozFest #Tech #Barcelona

The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...

anyone else experience instant guilt of living a full and safe life at even the smallest reminders that we're living through a genocide

We believe the future of technology can be good. That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design. But we can’t do it alone. Join us and let’s make some good. mzl.la/44ZIdAO #MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech

The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/t...

In 2022, I decided to make a big switch into the tech sector, eventually landing at @mozilla.org. It was not easy! I was invited to speak on a podcast about my career journey, switching sectors, as well as my thoughts on AI regulation, among other things! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1JZt...

"Today, I’m compelled to speak, not as a composer this time, but as a citizen alarmed by the role Microsoft is playing in a very different kind of composition: one that leads to surveillance, violence, and destruction in Palestine" www.stereogum.com/2308906/bria...

"By 2028, the researchers estimate, the power going to AI-specific purposes will rise to between 165 and 326 terawatt-hours per year...That could generate the same emissions as driving over 300 billion miles—over 1,600 round trips to the sun from Earth." www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...

Good news for everyone who haven't submitted a session into @mozilla #mozfest The call for proposals/participation has been extended to the end of Monday June 2nd. http://mzl.la/cfp 👈🏿 You can see all the tracks here - https://www.mozillafestival.org/en/proposals/

The Collective Intelligence Project @cip.org has launched the Global Dialogues Challenge, an open call to explore global perspectives on the future of artificial intelligence. A $10,000 prize fund will be distributed among the winning entrants. www.cip.org/challenge

As India and Pakistan face escalating tensions, a parallel war plays out online. In this piece, Surabhi Srivastava and Sana Naqvi reflect on the deep impact of digital misinformation and the urgent need to respond. www.rnw.media/index.php/ne...

@mozilla.org is looking for artists, technologists, and innovators to lead sessions at #MozillaFestival! Submit your idea by May 21 and join us! 📍Barcelona 🗓️ Nov 7–9 🔗mzl.la/cfp #mozfest

Scam political ads on Facebook take a dark turn as #elxn45 looms - via @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/faceboo... #cdnpoli

Long lines at polling stations as Canadians turn up for advance voting www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #elxn45

If you're following #elxn45 in Canada, here's where the English language debate will be streamed tonight at 7pm EST #cdnpoli #cdnelection

🗳️ Feeling overwhelmed this election season? From candidates to key issues, there’s a lot to consider. 🤔 @thesamaracentre.bsky.social has top resources to help you vote with confidence! ✅ buff.ly/XdXe31E #CDNpoli

🔇🔇🔇Announcing new work from DAIR which is very close to my heart, 3 years in the making. When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵 english.elpais.com/internationa...

March marked 5 yrs since COVID. It devastated LTC homes & caring for elders became a top political issue.Ontarians are about to vote in the 2nd election of the year but the issues impacting seniors haven’t gained traction. How come? I wrote about it @tvotoday.bsky.social amp.tvo.org/article/opin...

Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.

Just grabbed my badge to #MozillaFestival in Barcelona 🇪🇸@mozilla We’re bringing together 3000+ innovators & changemakers to help rewrite the rules of tech, society, and justice. 🎟️ Register now for 20% off early bird badges mzl.la/4251mjn #mozfest #ethicaltech #digitalrights

The Most Vocal Redditors Are Shaping Canadian Politics—Here’s How via @thesamaracentre.bsky.social #elxn45 #cdnpoli www.samaracentre.ca/articles/fed...