Kommunikation für soziale Gerechtigkeit im digitalen Zeitalter MANIFEST

The document outlines the challenges of the digital age—including the digital divide, data monopolies, and online violence—and proposes a set of principles to promote social justice in digital spaces. It emphasizes the need for a global movement involving civil society and faith communities to protect human rights, ensure equitable access to infrastructure and energy, and challenge the 'attention economy' and systemic inequalities embedded in algorithms.

• Digital technologies present a duality: while they offer tools for inclusion, education, and the defense of human rights, they are also used to spread hate and misinformation, and to undermine democratic processes through 'Fake News' campaigns.
• The 'attention economy' transforms users into commodities, where a small number of platforms collect and control personal data for economic or political exploitation, threatening the diversity of voices.
• Algorithmic systems often perpetuate and exacerbate existing social injustices, reflecting the lasting impacts of colonialism, racism, and systemic power imbalances.
• The digital divide is multifaceted, encompassing economic, geographic, ethnic, educational, gender, and age-related disparities, which requires an intersectional approach to achieve digital justice.
• Gender inequality limits women's access to digital spaces and increases their risk of experiencing online harassment, surveillance, and hate, which can lead to physical violence and the silencing of women.
• The document proposes specific rights for the digital age, including the right to data privacy and control, the right to a cultural and linguistic identity, and the right to sustainable energy sources like solar and wind power to operate devices.
• The Darknet is identified as a significant danger due to its facilitation of illegal activities such as human trafficking, organ trafficking, sexual exploitation, and the recruitment of extremists.

APA

World Association for Christian Communication (2022). Kommunikation für soziale Gerechtigkeit im digitalen Zeitalter MANIFEST. https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Communication-for-Social-Justice-in-a-Digital-Age-Manifesto-GERMAN.pdf

Chicago

World Association for Christian Communication. Kommunikation für soziale Gerechtigkeit im digitalen Zeitalter MANIFEST. 2022. https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Communication-for-Social-Justice-in-a-Digital-Age-Manifesto-GERMAN.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{worldassociationforchristiancommunication2022kommunikation, author = {{World Association for Christian Communication}}, title = {{Kommunikation für soziale Gerechtigkeit im digitalen Zeitalter MANIFEST}}, publisher = {World Association for Christian Communication}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Communication-for-Social-Justice-in-a-Digital-Age-Manifesto-GERMAN.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }