The September issue of Wasl focuses on accountability for digital decisions and the conditions needed to make the protection of rights effective in practice. Masaar’s publications examine technology companies’ responsibility for harms that their technical systems contribute to, the limits of relying on SIM registration data as evidence, the rights of platform workers, and the
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Masaar and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) call on the Supreme Council for Media Regulation and the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to publish the full text of their joint decision on children’s social media accounts, and to set out its legal basis and safeguards governing its implementation.
This paper examines tech companies’ responsibility for the human rights impacts of the systems and services they design or operate. It traces a company’s control from defining a product’s purpose and collecting data to marketing, choosing clients and suppliers, and addressing harm.
Digital Decisions, Tangible Consequences: Tech Companies’ Responsibility for Harm Read More »
The paper examines the extent to which the Convention Concerning Decent Work in the Platform Economy can translate recognition of platform workers into enforceable labor protections, as well as the legal and institutional conditions required to achieve this.
Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention: Rights and the Limits of Enforcement Read More »
The publications in this issue explore the intersection of privacy, public participation, and technology regulation, raising a broader question about who sets the rules governing digital spaces and who bears the consequences of those rules. In Egypt, Masaar’s publications examine restrictions on women’s participation in public debate on social media, the risks of addressing problems
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This paper examines how platforms can shift from setting pay based on task characteristics and market conditions to individualizing pay and allocating work opportunities based on each worker’s data and behavior.
Individualized Pricing of Labor Power and Workers’ Right to Compare Pay Read More »
The undersigned organizations reject any policy that makes providing a facial image, fingerprint, or other biometric identifier data a condition for registering, managing, or recovering a mobile phone line; using the “My Numbers” service; or challenging the registration of mobile lines in an individual’s name without their knowledge.
The paper proposes non-biometric responses to unauthorized SIM registration in Egypt, including tighter oversight of sales points, access controls, and records; user notification and correction mechanisms; privacy safeguards; and operator accountability for agents and registration errors.
Non-Biometric Alternatives to Egypt’s Mobile SIM Registration Crisis «Policy Paper» Read More »
Social media is central to debates on women’s rights in Egypt. This paper examines how algorithms, state institutions, echo chambers, polarization, and generative AI shape these debates.
Women’s Issues on Social Media in Egypt: The Dynamics and Limits of Public Debate Read More »