For years, weโve worked to prepare human rights defenders for the realities of #AI + emerging technologies.
While we arenโt new to this space, the landscape we work in + the challenges we face are ever-evolving and the stakes have never been higher ๐จ
Check out our work on AI at gen-ai.witness.org
As a leader in privacy and security, we are delighted to have the generous support of the @proton.me community behind us โ fueling our mission to protect truth and secure #accountability โ๐ฝ
Learn more about our work at witness.org
WITNESS is thrilled + honored to announce we have been named as a beneficiary of the @proton.me Lifetime Charity Fundraiser ๐
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So what can we do to make sure we get this right? At @witnessorg.bsky.social weโre calling for:
โก๏ธ Pipeline responsibility
โก๏ธ Interoperable provenance standards
โก๏ธ Honesty about the limits of automated detection
โก๏ธ Meaningful civil society participation
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ปFull statement: wit.to/india-ai-summit
In contrast with the countryโs official AI rhetoric, the ground reality of AI-generated hate, discrimination, + surveillance against marginalized communities signals a stark gap between what โsafe and trustedโ AI promises vs. what it is actually delivering.
โSafe and trustedโ AI โ Rights-respecting AI ๐จ
In India, we see this playing out in real time.
We are living through an epistemic crisis.
Every fabricated clip or synthetic recording strengthens the liarโs dividend and weakens our ability to trust what we see and hear ๐ตโ๐ซ
India's move towards development impact + Global Majority agency is a welcome shift.
BUT a development framing without a human rights framework is incomplete ๐ซ
The first global #AI summit in the Global Majority is currently underway in New Delhi. Hereโs what we need to get right ๐๐ฝ
โผ๏ธ wit.to/india-ai-summit
The #USโ National Institute of Standards & Technology is developing #AI detection guidelines๐
In response, we're advocating for the integration of sociotechnical evaluation frameworks to ensure that standards are grounded in human rights, transparency, + real-world context
wit.to/NIST-AI-Standards
At the #UN Human Rights Council, we affirmed that generative technologies must support (not replace) human creativity, respect communities, and never appropriate creative traditions without consent ๐จ
wit.to/HRC-AI-Creativity
If we continue to treat contending with NCII and AI-enabled sexual abuse as secondary to innovation, we will keep rediscovering the same harm- only louder, faster, and harder to undo, write WITNESSโ Bruna Santos and shirin anlen.
Queen Elizabeth stopped by police. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shoplifting. 'Leaked conversationsโ from elections. A wave of deceptive media circulating during conflicts. 2025 saw AI-generated media cross a threshold, write Zuzanna Wojciak and shirin anlen from WITNESS. What lessons can we learn?
+1 @maddow.bsky.social: @witnessorg.bsky.social and others' expert, clear advice on how to film ICE and what to do next (more resources on our site on filming, archiving, accountability)
In the #UK, we urged the Human Rights Committee to create protections against deepfakes threatening public trust + human rights so that potential harms are identified and mitigated before they can impact peopleโs lives ๐ซฑ๐ฝโ๐ซฒ๐ฟ
wit.to/UK-HR-Committee
The EUโs โDigital Omnibusโ aims to simplify the #AIAct + #GDPR.
While streamlining regulations can help strengthen #EU industries, we submitted guidance to ensure that fundamental rights arenโt weakened in the process โ๐ฝ
โก๏ธ wit.to/Digital-Omnibus
#India is a ๐ country in the global majority participation on AI governance.
In Nov 2025, we called for the creation of a more comprehensive, rights-respecting #AI transparency framework as the government reviews its rules for synthetically generated information.
wit.to/India_AI
#Meta's Oversight Board examined an AI-generated video falsely showing damage in Haifa during the IsraelโIran conflict.
Our submission highlighted how synthetic media can distort public understanding in moments of crisis and how current platform responses are NOT keeping pace โ ๏ธ
wit.to/MetaBoardAI
๐จ Are you paying attention to how #AI is shaping your rights?
At WITNESS, weโve been working tirelessly with lawmakers + tech companies to ensure #HumanRights considerations are built into the regulations, laws, + policies shaping our digital future ๐
wit.to/AI-policy
Part 3 of our #FilmingImmigrationEnforcement series covers considerations + critical steps for AFTER you stop recording๐ฑ
๐ซฑ๐ฝโ๐ซฒ๐ฟ Do NOT share without consent from those impacted
๐ป Follow the 3-2-1 rule: 3 copies, 2 locations, 1 w/ a trusted person
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป NEVER edit the original file
๐ wit.to/immigrant-justice
"We are not built to watch murders on our phonesโฆthen casually scroll to a job update." @baratunde began
Then...how to witness ICE/CBP violence, discern real from fake, and build archives of accountability despite AI. It's our work @witnessorg.bsky.social
www.lifewithmachines.media/p/seeing-is-...
So you filmed a protest, arrest, or immigration raid - now what? ๐ฝ๏ธ
Preserving + sharing your documentation responsibly can mean the difference between protecting your community or exposing them to greater harm.
More guidance โก๏ธ wit.to/immigrant-justice
If you feel unsafe filming, DO NOT do it. There are other things you can do instead like taking notes!
More guidance โก๏ธ wit.to/Immigrant-Rights
Part 2 of our series covers tips for #FilmingImmigrationEnforcement in the U.S. safely and effectively ๐น
๐Capture verifiable details (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE)
๐จFocus on law enforcement, NOT community members
๐ฅ Document from multiple angles when safe
More guidance โก๏ธ wit.to/Immigrant-Rights
Whether youโre protesting against immigration enforcement or documenting ๐ง arrests/ raids directly, your camera can be a powerful tool for resisting, exposing human rights abuses, and amplifying the voices of those demanding justice.
๐คณ๐ฝ wit.to/immigrant-justice
Part 1 of our #FilmingImmigrationEnforcement series covers how to prepare BEFORE going to film.
๐ Secure your devices before filming.
๐ก๏ธ Do NOT expose the identities of protesters.
โ๏ธ Prioritize SAFETY!
More guidance โก๏ธ wit.to/immigrant-justice
From Minneapolis to Tehran, witnesses are filming. State lies and AI fakes are trying to bury truth.
@witnessorg.bsky.social makes evidence matter - in streets with documenters, in halls of power shaping tech so truth can be trusted.
It's what we do. And we need your help.
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At WITNESS, we support those documenting #HumanRights abuses in doing so safely, ethically, & effectively.
Before heading out to film, check local sources for the most up-to-date + relevant information on the #RightToRecord in your area.
๐ฑ wit.to/immigrant-justice
Video is playing a critical role in exposing immigration enforcementโs unlawful tactics and challenging โofficialโ narratives in the #US. In response, communities are organizing, protesting, and documenting these abuses ๐คณ๐พ
๐ฆ wit.to/immigrant-justice
Thank you for amplifying our resources!
โผ๏ธ For folks looking for more guidance on how to film #immigration enforcement safely, ethically, and effectively, you can visit our full collection of resources at: wit.to/immigrant-justice
