FrontlineSMS \o/ @FrontlineSMS

Send a Better Message. We build global messaging management and automation platforms. frontlinesms.com London, Nairobi, DC. Online. Joined November 2008

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The Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub @DataGovHub

4 years ago

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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The Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub @DataGovHub

4 years ago

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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IFEX @IFEX

4 years ago

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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Legal Services Corp. @LSCtweets

4 years ago

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…

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FrontlineSMS \o/ @FrontlineSMS

4 years ago

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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Justin Kiggins @neuromusic

4 years ago

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

Sean McDonald @seanmmcdonald

4 years ago

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

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FrontlineSMS \o/ @FrontlineSMS

4 years ago

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

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FrontlineSMS \o/ @FrontlineSMS

4 years ago

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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NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyuCIC

4 years ago

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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InternetShutdowns.in @NetShutdowns

4 years ago

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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FrontlineSMS \o/ @FrontlineSMS

4 years ago

👀😂

twilio @twilio

4 years ago

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Shaimaa Lazem @ShaimaaLazem

4 years ago

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

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FrontlineSMS \o/ @FrontlineSMS

4 years ago

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…

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FrontlineSMS \o/ @FrontlineSMS

4 years ago

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

Ada Lovelace Institute @AdaLovelaceInst

4 years ago

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

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Felicia Anthonio @FelAnthonio

4 years ago

#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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Brett Solomon @solomonbrett

4 years ago

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

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FrontlineSMS \o/ @FrontlineSMS

4 years ago

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

Peter Micek @lawyerpants

4 years ago

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

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FrontlineSMS \o/ @FrontlineSMS

4 years ago

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.

RightsCon @rightscon

4 years ago

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TechChange @TechChange

4 years ago

@USAID_Digital "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