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. [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/spotlights/labor-rights-unlock-data-power/]

"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 [https://coqui.ai/]. You can also find this story on our [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/spotlights/transparency-real-change-how/]webpage [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/year-in-review/]. [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/spotlights/transparency-real-change-how/]

"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. [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/spotlights/transparency-real-change-how/]

"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 [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/spotlights/racial-justice-decode-the-default/].

Nyamishana Prudence [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/people/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 [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/people/uffa-modey/] telling us more about Nigeria's #EndSars developments, Mohamed ElGohary [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/people/mohamed-el-gohary/] reflecting on the importance of internet communities and Raashi Saxena [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/people/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 [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/people/laura-vidal/]) highlighted the work of digital rights advocators in Venezuela. Go to our special feature [https://2020.internethealthreport.org/] 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 [//internethealth@mozillafoundation.org] or leave us a voice message. This episode was recorded via Zoom on July 2021.