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"Protecting Digital Freedom"
These words are often taken for granted by those who have never lost them, but they mean everything to those who have.
For people who have lived through internet blackouts, from Iran to Russia, and even Nigeria, where I come from. Digital freedom isn't an abstract idea. When it's taken away, businesses suffer, fundamental rights are restricted, and the promise of "protection" can quickly become a justification for greater control.
In recent years, proposals like the EU's Chat Control initiative have been promoted under the banner of "protecting children." While protecting children is a goal everyone shares, many groups argue that blanket surveillance comes at the cost of everyone's privacy and security. The debate is far from over, and the outcome will shape the future of digital freedom.
If we're not careful, we risk waking up in a world where privacy becomes a privilege, freedom of expression is increasingly restricted, and our ability to communicate depends on what those in power decide is acceptable.
We all have a role to play in defending digital freedom.
This is my submission for the Telegram Digital Freedom Contest, inspired by Pavel Durov's Oslo Speech.
Username: @GbezomeCache
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I do not wish to work in a place like this. Definitely, everyone will end up hating me because I will surely be the bad vibe of the office. You can be a good person without having to be this performative. what are all these highly stimulating events about?
Àshàké(not Ololade)❤️@Molayoo_
The same company btw😂😂😂 They even have a speaker😭
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Reminder that in high school the biracial and yt kids in my school were never made to cut their hair or style it to look appropriate.
Reminder that Nigerian men were so heavily profiled in 2020 bc of their way of expression (hair, clothes etc) it resulted in actual death.
Instablog9ja@instablog9ja
Man shares how he was asked to shave his hair before entering the venue at his Call to Bar Ceremony
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Shave his African hair off to wear a fake wig of a White man's hair.
An act of pride from the Nigerian law school
Instablog9ja@instablog9ja
Man shares how he was asked to shave his hair before entering the venue at his Call to Bar Ceremony
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What I find strange is the quality of interviews in Nigeria today.
Why invite a medical doctor, a tech founder, a chef, or a business owner onto a podcast only to spend most of the conversation talking about their marriage?
Why are so many podcasters obsessed with people’s relationships instead of the expertise that made them worth interviewing in the first place?
If you invite a doctor, talk about medicine. If you invite a tech founder, discuss innovation. If you invite a chef, talk about food. Let people share the knowledge that earned them a seat on your platform.
I’ve rarely seen a society so fixated on marriage that it overshadows everything else a person has accomplished.
Tuchel@Officially_Kriz
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of Flutterwave, reveals why he didn't marry a Nigerian lady. He says he chose to marry someone who is not influenced by external parties. Most Nigerian girls are suseptible to external influence from mother, friends and family. They don't have a mindset of their own.
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