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This month at Mozilla, we celebrate a campaign victory, introduce a new fund you can apply for, and explore digital security from messaging apps to social justice work.

Campaign Victory: Slack takes an important step to block abuse

On July 5, Slack announced it would soon be introducing a “Hide messages from another member” feature, allowing people to “support their needs for a safe and productive work environment.”

This comes shortly after a series of campaigns from Mozilla activists including: thousands signing our petition to slack; delivering your demands directly to Slack HQ with our partners at Fight for the Future; and joining a group of 96 rights organizations in sending a letter to Slack demanding the company protect its users by offering basic safety mechanisms.

It's not everything we asked for in our petition – we still want Slack to offer end-to-end encryption. Yet this is a significant milestone and worth celebrating as we work towards a full victory.

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Tell TikTok to stop misleading users

In Google’s app store, TikTok claims it doesn’t share your data with third parties. Our research showed otherwise.

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What we're Funding

Patients are Pooling Data to Make Diabetes Research More Representative

Meet Tidepool, an incubatee of Mozilla’s Data Futures Lab, supporting the advancement of diabetes research by sharing anonymized data from people living with diabetes with researchers.

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A Community-based Tool to Block Hateful Content on Social Media

Mozilla’s Data Futures Lab incubatee Tattle’s latest product Uli, enables users to block and report hateful content on their social media feeds.

Funding Building Blocks for a Better Data Ecosystem

The Data Futures Lab’s new Infrastructure Fund will provide awards of up to $50,000 for tools that fuel a more fair data economy. Submit your letter of intent by August 31st to be considered.

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Fellow Research: As AI Companies Scale Datasets, They Scale Hate, Too

Research

New research by Mozilla Fellow Dr. Abeba Birhane and others reveals how expanding AI training datasets leads to disproportionately more bias and discrimination.

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Advancing AI Accountability in the US

Policy

The mantra of “move fast and break things'' can no longer serve as the blueprint. Read Mozilla’s comments on AI accountability to the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

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Celebrating MozFest House 2023

Events

ICYMI catch up on what happened during two days of jam-packed programming with 84 workshops, round tables, interactive installations, exhibitions, feedback sessions, podcasts, interviews and performances.

The Coming Months are Crucial for the DSA

Policy

The European Parliament’s official position on the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) prioritizes robust safeguards protecting people from harm; negotiations now enter the final round.

Digital Security in Social Justice Work

Press

Former fellow Alumni Sarah Aoun was in conversation with Catalina Vallejo and Eliana Blam on the importance of following digital security safeguards when working in activism and human rights and the question of “What is just technology?”

Mozilla Hubs Expands with Community Edition & Professional Plan

Mozilla

Developers can soon deploy Hubs with complete open-source freedom. Plus, a new subscription plan increases customization and accessibility for professionals. Now supported in 33 regions across the globe.

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What is Secure? An Analysis of Popular Messaging Apps

Press

Former fellow Alumni Caroline Sinders and others co-authored an extensive report that provides a technical review, user design analysis and policy review.

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Welcome to the Mozilla News Byte!

Campaign Victory: Slack takes an important step to block abuse

Take Action

Tell TikTok to stop misleading users

What we're Funding

Patients are Pooling Data to Make Diabetes Research More Representative

A Community-based Tool to Block Hateful Content on Social Media

Funding Building Blocks for a Better Data Ecosystem

Become a Mozilla Donor

Discover

Fellow Research: As AI Companies Scale Datasets, They Scale Hate, Too

Advancing AI Accountability in the US

Celebrating MozFest House 2023

The Coming Months are Crucial for the DSA

Digital Security in Social Justice Work

Mozilla Hubs Expands with Community Edition & Professional Plan

What is Secure? An Analysis of Popular Messaging Apps

We want to hear from you!

Sharing is Caring

Donate to Mozilla

Connect with us

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