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Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly Canceled

https://www.404media.co/rightscon-human-rights-conference-suddenly-postponed/
42•Brajeshwar•2h ago

Comments

fortran77•1h ago
It's misleading to call "RightsCon" a "Human Rights Conference."
radiorental•1h ago
Why?
geodel•36m ago
It may be because some folks do not consider Human Rights as Rights.
kedislav•1h ago
https://archive.is/M0sjy
2OEH8eoCRo0•55m ago
They likely cancelled at the behest of China

https://x.com/BethanyAllenEbr/status/2049683100565950937

Arodex•12m ago
Or the USA.

The fact that both are equally likely tells you all you need to know about the current state of the USA.

yeah879846•8m ago
Who would have to be threatened so much to cancel this? Even if it is canceled it does not mean that those who were going still can't meet and discuss things.

'Oh its canceled, well shit.. guess we can't do ANYTHING now.'

How Mark Klein told the EFF about Room 641A [book excerpt]

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-whistleblower-who-uncovered-the-nsas-big-brother-machine/
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57•g0xA52A2A•2d ago•14 comments

Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly Canceled

https://www.404media.co/rightscon-human-rights-conference-suddenly-postponed/
42•Brajeshwar•2h ago•7 comments

Because It Doesn't Have To

https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/04/because-it-doesnt-have-to.html
24•zdw•1d ago•5 comments