Your Mozilla news: A victory, a new fund, and exploring digital security.

What's happening at Mozilla in July ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ [Mozilla | News Byte]( Welcome to the Mozilla News Byte! This month at Mozilla, we celebrate a campaign victory, introduce a new fund you can apply for, and explore digital security from messaging apps to social justice work. [Slack isn't safe](~~qs3/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) Campaign Victory: [Slack takes an important step to block abuse]( On July 5, Slack announced it would soon be introducing a “Hide messages from another member” feature, allowing people to “support their needs for a safe and productive work environment.” This comes shortly after a series of campaigns from Mozilla activists including: thousands signing our petition to slack; delivering your demands directly to Slack HQ with our partners at Fight for the Future; and joining a group of 96 rights organizations in sending [a letter]( to Slack demanding the company protect its users by offering basic safety mechanisms. It's not everything we asked for in our petition – we still want Slack to offer end-to-end encryption. Yet this is a significant milestone and worth celebrating as we work towards a full victory. [Read the full story]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Take Action [Tell TikTok]( [Tell TikTok to stop misleading users](2QZGGGgCjX/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) In Google’s app store, TikTok claims it doesn’t share your data with third parties. Our research showed otherwise. [Sign the petition →]( What we're Funding [Patients](QWEEELc4/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) [Patients are Pooling Data to Make Diabetes Research More Representative](xHRXXXysEr/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) Meet Tidepool, an incubatee of Mozilla’s Data Futures Lab, supporting the advancement of diabetes research by sharing anonymized data from people living with diabetes with researchers. [Learn more →]( [Community blocking hateful content]( [A Community-based Tool to Block Hateful Content on Social Media]( Mozilla’s Data Futures Lab incubatee Tattle’s latest product Uli, enables users to block and report hateful content on their social media feeds. [Read more →]( [Infrastructure Fund](WQ9zzz2cx/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) [Funding Building Blocks for a Better Data Ecosystem](dQLddd3Ca/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) The Data Futures Lab’s new Infrastructure Fund will provide awards of up to $50,000 for tools that fuel a more fair data economy. Submit your letter of intent by August 31st to be considered. [Find out more →](hk~~~vMmA/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) Become a Mozilla Donor Mozilla's non-profit work for an open and secure internet is powered by people like you making small, regular contributions. Most people give $30 USD. Can you make a contribution today? [Donate Today]( Discover [OONI]( [Fellow Research: As AI Companies Scale Datasets, They Scale Hate, Too]( Research New research by Mozilla Fellow Dr. Abeba Birhane and others reveals how expanding AI training datasets leads to disproportionately more bias and discrimination. [Find out more →](_J-444gTag/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) [AI]( [Advancing AI Accountability in the US](dddafz/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) Policy The mantra of “move fast and break things'' can no longer serve as the blueprint. Read Mozilla’s comments on AI accountability to the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). 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[Read more →](QWEEELca4/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) [DSA](8_WQ7qqqdcG8/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) [The Coming Months are Crucial for the DSA](dddafLz/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) Policy The European Parliament’s official position on the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) prioritizes robust safeguards protecting people from harm; negotiations now enter the final round. [Read more →]( [Digital Security](pJ3YYYEsYy/U3NUM1Y0UkcwSVBnTmJ6WFZjcC96S2YxTmY5RExGdDNzYk5yUTdSVHRvenZvMi81Y1UzV0FneGtBRk90cEhFaFEyT2dMbXlRSXlIcFRzazZpVkJGdm1OVXlERXN5eG5hWnhseE9LZG01REk9S0/) [Digital Security in Social Justice Work]( Press Former fellow Alumni Sarah Aoun was in conversation with Catalina Vallejo and Eliana Blam on the importance of following digital security safeguards when working in activism and human rights and the question of [“What is just technology?”]( [Read more on JustTech →]( [Mozilla Hubs]( [Mozilla Hubs Expands with Community Edition & Professional Plan]( Mozilla Developers can soon deploy Hubs with complete open-source freedom. Plus, a new subscription plan increases customization and accessibility for professionals. Now supported in 33 regions across the globe. 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