12th-annual festival will feature over 400 virtual sessions

This March, internet advocates around the world will convene and confront the thorniest problems facing the internet and society — from disinformation, to biased algorithms, to the environmental impact of our digital technologies.

The 12th-annual Mozilla Festival, or MozFest, will be March 7-11, 2022. MozFest is the premier gathering for activists in diverse global movements fighting for a more humane digital world.

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“At MozFest 2022, we harness the power of unexpected partnerships — from analog artists and public interest technologists to policymakers and queer activists — to reimagine our online world and build more trustworthy AI.”

The festival will feature 10,000+ participants; 400+ hands-on sessions; 30+ lightning talks and art exhibits; a cutting-edge Science Fair; and more.

Says Sarah Allen, MozFest Director: “At MozFest 2022, we harness the power of unexpected partnerships — from analog artists and public interest technologists to policymakers and queer activists — to reimagine our online world and build more trustworthy AI.”

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Highlights include:

400+ hands-on sessions that teach people to protect their privacy and security online; strategize how to build more just technologies; and much more.

The world premier of “AfroAlgorithms,” an Afro-futurism short film exploring AI bias and featuring a slate of well-known Black artists, including Robin Quivers, Hoji Fortuna, and Ava Raiin.

A “Parable of the Sower” theme, entailing a collaboration with musician Toshi Reagon centered on the beloved sci-fi tome “Parable of the Sower.”

The Grand MozFest Web Monetization Experiment, a cutting-edge micropayments experiment that seeks alternatives to data-hungry digital advertising.