2025 was marked by political tensions, setbacks in rights, and rapid technological transformations. In this context, we strengthened our national and international advocacy efforts, demonstrating that civil society plays a crucial role in sustaining and defending digital rights. Throughout the year, we reaffirmed our role as global actors, working from Paraguay toward the world.
One of the year’s most significant milestones was the regulation of Paraguay’s Personal Data Protection Law, a long-awaited achievement driven by TEDIC alongside partner organizations and the result of years of collective work. During 2025, we also conducted research and advocacy initiatives addressing the use of surveillance drones, platform regulation, the impacts of disinformation, the expansion of artificial intelligence and its social risks, as well as the relationship between technology and mental health. At a time when technological developments advance faster than democratic safeguards, we sought to produce evidence, foster public debate, and support regional processes that help imagine alternative digital futures.
At the same time, 2025 was also a year of coming together. We organized community exchange spaces — after-office gatherings, community picnics, and collective mapping initiatives to identify and recognize safe spaces for our communities. Because defending digital rights is not only about resistance: it is also about building networks of care, celebrating the commons, and embracing joy as a political practice.
This institutional report brings together a year of work, learning, challenges, and alliances that shaped our journey. Once again, we reaffirm that in the face of shrinking rights, collective organizing remains our most powerful tool.