This week, our staff @abyro.bsky.social led a session on AI driven Misinformation in Windhoek, Namibia, hosted by CIPESA She discussed emerging trends, vulnerabilities faced by African communities in deciphering AI-generated misinformation, and tools to build their capacities.

Last week, we attended the FIMI conference in Brussels! We discussed the creation of systematic metrics that quantify FIMI engagement across both social media and traditional media, as well as frameworks that can protect developing nations!

🚨 Social media is turning into the Wild West—no rules, no accountability! With recent changes shaking things up, what does this mean for governance and online safety? 🤔 Join us;Tuesday, March 25th for a deep dive into this new digital frontier!

Digital platforms empower independent journalism but also fuel harassment, disinformation & attacks on dissenting voices. Read more on Rana Ayyub battle's with tech-facilitated gender-based violence: ⬇️ 🔗 shorturl.at/YLGFX

#Rightscon session was on "Democracy and the Detection gap" 👌 #ai #democracy @thraets.org

🚨 We're excited to be at #RightsCon2025! Join us on February 27th from 11:30am - 12:30pm CST in Room 201B for our session on "Democracy and the Detection Gap: Responding to #GenAI in the 2024 Election Cycle." 🗳️🤖 Hosted by Neiman Journalism Lab. Don’t miss it!

Countries in the global south are constantly adopting technology in the guise of smart cities, curbing crime. However the question is how does this infringe on privacy and also , is it a method to keep control over a population ? Read more in our research.⬇️#Surveillance #Humanrights #Privacy

🚨Behind the "modernization" narrative lies a 24/7 surveillance grid. 🚨 Is it real time tracking, foreign control? Who has access to your data, and how will it be used? 🔗 Read more : shorturl.at/zd4f1 #Uganda #Surveillance #Digitalplates

For #16DaysOfActivism2024, we would love to highlight a worrying trend that disproportionately affects female journalists, tech-facilitated gender-based violence. Last month, we published our investigation into what happened to Rana Ayyub. Read more here: thraets.org/when-technol...

Just before the elections, we wrote about how the Global South is watching the U.S elections because whichever administration is in power, their foreign policy tends to affect us. thraets.org/an-election-...

With Donald Trump elected to a second term as President, this analysis explores the expected transformations in the United States, focusing on political institutions, economic policies, social dynamics, environmental commitments, and global alliances. #USPolitics #Democracy tinyurl.com/mtbcurxm

We have created a platform called Community Fakes that empowers users to crowdsource & expose deepfakes using AI + human insight. Read more about our new platform here: thraets.org/community-fa...

I recently spoke at the "Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa" - Dakar Senegal on a panel with @eff.org @thraets.bsky.social @oversightboard.bsky.social #FIFAfrica24

Our @thraets.bsky.social research on AI-generated content in Rwanda's elections was cited in @freedomhouse.bsky.social's 2024 report! First deep dive into synthetic media's impact on African elections. freedomhouse.org/country/rwan...

Our @thraets.bsky.social team uncovers how social media is systematically weaponized against female journalists in the global south. Our first report reveals coordinated hate campaigns, political targeting & platform inaction faced by journalist @RanaAyyub in India. thraets.org/when-technol...

Finally verified @thraets.org on BlueSky and I'm impressed - domain verification is so smooth here you barely feel it happen. Drop by if you're into civic tech research and want to learn more about the global south digital threats. #civictech #disinformation #Surveillance