Brazil is widely recognized as having one of the populations that spends the most amount of time online, averaging over 115 hours of connectivity per week. Discussing the regulation of social media, online platforms, and artificial intelligence, technologies that increasingly shape the daily lives of Brazilians, is essential. This is particularly relevant within the context of Wikimedia Brasil’s Theory of Change (2024) , which advocates for the organization to take a more active role in advocacy for broad, democratic digital rights, maintaining a stance of intentionality in defending free, collaborative projects that serve the public interest.
With this challenge in mind, Wikimedia Brasil organized the Internet Governance and Free Knowledge Training School .…