Sounds of Mozilla's 2020 Internet Health Report

"Data rights are labor rights, especially when it comes to the platforms  of the gig economy. Leveraging data for the collective good is essential  for the future of work and internet health." Listen to Zeina Abi Assy, MozFest Partnerships and Dialogue Lead, read "Labor Rights: Unlock Data Power", one of the spotlights of the 2020 Internet Health Report. You can also find this story on our webpage.

"In a challenging year for the world, the internet helped us and harmed us like never before. With 2020 in the rearview, we combine research and stories about what can be done." Listen to this automated reading of "Year in Review: A Healthier Internet is Possible" with open text-to-speech technology by Coqui. You can also find this story on our webpage.

"Transparency is often described as a first step towards holding social  media companies accountable. But what does meaningful transparency look  like and how could it spark real change?" Listen to Chad Sansing, Project Coordinator for MozFest, read "Transparency: Real Change How?", one of the spotlights of the 2020 Internet Health Report. You can also find this story on our webpage.

"Technology has never been colorblind. Since the beginning of the  internet, calling out racial inequities of data and algorithms means  facing denials and backlash. It’s time to abolish notions of “universal”  users of software and beneficiaries of digital rights." Listen to Lou Huang, a software engineer at Nava and a wrangler for the 2021 Mozilla Festival, read "Racial Justice: Decode the Default", one of the spotlights of the 2020 Internet Health Report. You can find this story on our webpage. 

Nyamishana Prudence invited us for a Zoom coffee to share our hopes for the future, our favorite stories from the IHR and what's ahead for internet health in 2021. You'll hear Uffa Modey telling us more about Nigeria's #EndSars developments, Mohamed ElGohary reflecting on the importance of internet communities and Raashi Saxena explaining the particularities of hate speech. Nyamishana also spoke about what women in Uganda are doing to defend their rights online, and I (Laura Vidal) highlighted the work of digital rights advocators in Venezuela. Go to our special feature to find out more about the 240 stories that made our global portrait of internet health in 2020. For questions, comments or ideas, send us an email or leave us a voice message. This episode was recorded via Zoom on July 2021.

Cuando nos dispusimos a reunir historias y momentos de internet que fueran saludables o preocupantes en 2020 nos tocó conversar y reflexionar con las personas que colaboraron en el Informe sobre cómo se ven y se reconocen los momentos saludables en internet. Los momentos preocupantes sí se vieron con claridad (y además, nos llovieron). Con las historias que mostraran momentos saludables la cosa fue un poco más complicada.  Por eso, en esta conversación exploramos las diferentes maneras en las que se manifiesta la salud de internet.  Para expandir nuestros horizontes llamamos a Marianne Díaz, a Erick Huerta, a Julio Gaitán y a Fátima Valdivia a que nos contaran qué era para ellos un internet saludable.  Este proyecto en audio forma parte de un apéndice del Informe de Salud de Internet 2020 y su sección especial con 120 experto/a/es de internet. En esta sección encontrarás las más de 200 historias con momentos saludables e insalubres en 2020, y también muchísimas ideas sobre cómo podemos sanear el internet en 2021. El Informe tiene una sinopsis especial en español con los análisis más importantes. Esta sinopsis incluye una compilación hecha por Eeva Moore con acciones concretas que pueden llevarse a cabo en colectivo y también a nivel personal.    ¿Cómo se ve desde tu perspectiva un internet saludable? Déjanos saber por mensaje de voz o a través de nuestras redes. La música que nos acompañó en este proyecto es de Chad Crouch (CC BY-NC).

The stories and the ideas shared by the contributors of the 2020 Internet Health Report left us with over 100 ideas to make the internet healthier in 2021 and more than 200 stories showing us what an unhealthy, as well as a healthy internet can look like.  We learned a lot from the process and even more from the results. Hear more about it here! The music we used and mixed was made by Chad Croud (CC BY-NC 3.0). Discover more of his work in the Free Music Archive.  Read the Report and find all the stories here! You can also find out what you can do to make the internet healthier here.

Subhashish Panigrahi comments on initiatives to  include indigenous and oral languages online, as well as caste  discrimination in India, Silicon Valley and the internet. An problem of  ancient origins that still impacts today’s digital world. The music is Chad Croud's "Small Hours" (CC BY-NC 3.0). Read the Report and find all the stories here! You can also find out what you can do to make the internet healthier here.

Soledad Magnone describes interesting  initiatives made by and for Uruguayan youth, and how despite their  efforts, new public policies for the internet in Uruguay did not take  their rights into account. The music is Chad Croud's "Starlight" (CC BY-NC 3.0). Read the Report and find all the stories here! You can also find out what you can do to make the internet healthier here.

Tetyana Bhodanova speaks about the story behind  her research on political campaign ads in Ukraine and big tech policies.  Spoiler alert: big tech does not apply the same transparency principles everywhere. The music is Chad Croud's "Fuzzy Caterpillar" (CC BY-NC 3.0). Read the Report and find all the stories here! You can also find out what you can do to make the internet healthier here.

Catherine Muya expands on her contributions to  the 2020 Internet Health Report and describes what can happen when  internet shutdowns interrupt your daily life online (and offline). The music is Chad Croud's "Small Hours" (CC BY-NC 3.0). Read the Report and find all the stories here! You can also find out what you can do to make the internet healthier here.

Julia Schneider reads and comments on her contributions about the potential for AI to improve internet health, and  the importance of recognizing online hate speech as a major challenge. The music is Chad Croud's "Nocturnal" (CC BY-NC 3.0). Read the Report and find all the stories here! You can also find out what you can do to make the internet healthier here.