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January 24, 2017 05:55 pm GMT

New video series highlights activists using tech to defend human rights

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Passionate activists are using technology to make the world a safer, more equitable place — and a new video series shines a light on their powerful stories. 

"Internet Without Borders" is a four-part series from Jigsaw, the tech incubator at Google's parent company Alphabet, featuring interviews with activists and technologists who use digital tools to defend human rights in their countries.

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Jigsaw, whose mission is to look at how technology can make people safer around the world, filmed the videos at the 2016 Oslo Freedom Forum last May. There, the company sought out people who are "courageously fighting for freedom in diverse communities around the world." Read more...

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