The Platform Question: Power, Accountability and Global South It is urgent to build and support networks that are not subject to corporate interests. Decentralized platforms like the fediverse, community media, digital cooperatives, and alliances between civil society organizations offer alternatives to preserve our stories and sustain collective memory. Resistance also means protecting spaces where our words are not silenced by opaque algorithms and reclaiming our right to develop alternative technologies. Words matter. And when we write them in full, even when they’re uncomfortable or challenging, we affirm that some truths cannot be contained, not even by an algorithm. Recovering, protecting, and defending language is an urgent task for those working toward a more just internet. In an era of automation and silent censorship, reclaiming the right to name is also reclaiming the right to exist. Adaptation is not enough. We must transform the digital environment so our words never have to hide. Content moderation must move beyond punitive approaches and be reimagined as a form of participatory governance, one that is accountable to the communities it affects and that centers freedom of expression, dignity, and equity as fundamental principles, not as optional considerations. Endnotes [1] Outside the algorithm: How to communicate beyond social media. (2025, July 23). Derechos Digitales. https://www.derechosdigitales.org/en/recursos/outside-the-algorithm-how-to-communicate-beyond-social-media/ We must transform the digital environment so our words never have to hide. 84 The Platform Question: Power, Accountability and Global South Meta’s Censorship.” https://7amleh.org/post/erased-and-suppressed-palestinian-testimonies-of-meta-s-censorship-en. [6] Situación de derechos humanos y el uso de tecnología en el contexto de la protesta social en Chile (Octubre-Noviembre de 2019). (2025, July 23). 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