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Semana passada estivemos presentes no seminário anual do Centro de Estudos de Liberdade de Expressão (CELE) da Universidade de Palermo. A Data Privacy Brasil organizou o painel “Igualdade e não discriminação na regulação de IA na América Latina” com a Derechos Digitales e colaborou com um painel sobre spywares e vigilância (com Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales) e um painel sobre a mais recente decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal com relação a responsabilidade civil dos intermediários e aplicações de Internet (organizado por Agustina Del Campo). Ótimo estar com tantas referências e lideranças regionais que estão construindo o campo de direitos digitais nos últimos vinte anos. Aprendi muito sobre as dinâmicas institucionais na Colômbia, Peru, Chile, México e Argentina.

Fue un gusto participar en el taller del Center for Studies in Freedom of Expression (CELE) la semana pasada. CELE is una de las organizaciones fundadores de la Global Network Initiative y la parceria entre nuestras organizaciones es aun mas fuerte despues de esta colaboracion tan exitosa.

🌎 Navegando los cambios de paradigma globales para proteger los derechos digitales La semana pasada participé en el Foro Anual de Aprendizaje 2025 organizado por Global Network Initiative ,y Centro de Estudios en Libertad de Expresión (CELE), en la sesión plenaria “Comprender las implicaciones en derechos humanos de las intervenciones gubernamentales en tecnologías de IA”. Durante mi intervención compartí algunos hallazgos sobre cómo los gobiernos de América Latina están utilizando la inteligencia artificial en formas que pueden tener efectos inhibitorios sobre el espacio cívico y la disidencia. Entre las prácticas más preocupantes se encuentran: 1️⃣ IA aplicada a la vigilancia, 2️⃣ IA para la predicción y el control social, y 3️⃣ IA para el perfilamiento de personas o territorios. Casos recientes en países como Colombia, Chile, Brasil, El Salvador, México, Perú y Paraguay muestran que, en contextos de débil supervisión, la IA puede amplificar patrones preexistentes de control y vigilancia. Lo que distingue la experiencia latinoamericana no es la sofisticación tecnológica, sino la fusión entre infraestructura digital e intención política, donde los algoritmos se convierten en extensiones del comportamiento autoritario. 🧭 Estos hallazgos forman parte del trabajo que realizamos desde el consorcio AlSur y la investigación realizada por Derechos Digitales R3D: Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales IPANDETEC TEDIC Fundación Karisma Hiperderecho InternetLab - human rights and internet policy think tank en el reporte Tendencias y prácticas de vigilancia en América Latina 📘 Les invito a descargar y revisar nuestro más reciente informe: https://lnkd.in/ebcC9BM4 (Eng) 🌍 Navigating Global Paradigm Shifts to Protect Digital Rights Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in the GNI Annual Learning Forum 2025. During the plenary session “Understanding the Human Rights Implications from Government Interventions in AI Technologies.” In my remarks, I shared insights on how governments across Latin America are deploying artificial intelligence in ways that may have chilling effects on civic space and dissent. The most concerning practices include: 1️⃣ AI applied to surveillance, 2️⃣ AI used for predictive policing and social control, and 3️⃣ AI-driven social profiling. Recent cases in Latin America countries show that, in contexts of weak oversight, AI amplifies pre-existing patterns of control and surveillance. What distinguishes the Latin American experience is not technological sophistication, but rather the fusion of digital infrastructure and political intent, where algorithmic tools become extensions of authoritarian behavior. 🧭 These findings build on the collective work we lead through the AlSur consortium. https://lnkd.in/eXWbyw_z

🇺🇳 Last week, I had the pleasure of joining colleagues and friends in Bangkok and Hanoi for two important conversations on digital governance and cybercrime. 🇹🇭 In Bangkok, at the ASEAN–UNESCO Multistakeholder Forum on the Governance of Digital Platforms, I joined a panel with Shita Laksmi, Judy OConnell, Lena Slachmuijlder, and Irawati Tjipto Priyanti to share GNI’s work in the region — from advancing meaningful multistakeholder participation to promoting human rights–based approaches in digital governance. A huge thanks to UNESCO, the European University Institute, and the Government of Thailand, and in particular Ana Ruelas, Ana Lomtadze, and Patryk Pawlak, for convening this Forum at such a critical time. With ASEAN’s Draft Guidelines on the Governance of Digital Platforms on the horizon, this conversation on upholding multistakeholderism and human rights frameworks in governance couldn’t be more timely. 🇻🇳 From there, and after a few bureaucratic adventures ✈️, I made it to Hanoi for the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime (UNCC) — where nearly 70 States have now become signatories. As the focus shifts to implementation, the key challenge ahead will be ensuring transparency, enabling meaningful multistakeholder engagement, and safeguarding human rights, including freedom of expression and privacy. I had the pleasure to join a rich discussion on “Translating the UNCC into Practice: Multistakeholder Pathways and Perspectives to Effective Implementation” with Andrea Calderaro (EUISS), Monika Kopcheva, PhD (DG HOME), Manon Le Blanc (EEAS), Anders Frantzen (UNODC), and Seila Samleang (ECPAT International). I was also glad to join a panel co-organized by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and Government of Vietnam on “Smarter Threats, Smarter Defenses: AI Use Cases in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity,” where I shared insights on human rights due diligence in AI governance, drawing on GNI’s new Policy Brief on Government Interventions in AI (published just last week and highly recommend giving it a read: https://lnkd.in/eNWcBCNz). Grateful to all the amazing organizers, panelists, and colleagues — especially Andrea Calderaro, the EUISS team, Pavel Mraz, and everyone driving this vital work forward. Global Network Initiative