A Strained Special Relationship
British foreign policy goals will remain the same after upcoming UK and US elections but achieving them may become much…
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Looking Back to Look Forward
Humanity United’s Managing Partner, Srik Gopal, reflects on some of the milestones and successes from 2023 while looking forward to…
What media and civil society leaders can do to mitigate technology-fueled misogyny in the 2024 elections
In 2024, elections will take place in multiple countries with a collective population of 4 billion people; nearly half the…
Three Ways to Better Govern the Use of AI
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) offers the potential for significant positive benefits for society. However, there are profound concerns…
Advocating for Improved Children’s Rights in Timor-Leste
Sometimes both the goal and the means matter, particularly when strengthening civic society organizations and fighting for the rights of…
It’s time to reform social media recommender systems
In 2023, the generative AI boom dominated tech policy discussions, overshadowing the urgent need to overhaul social media’s recommender systems.…
Online Racism Targeting South Asians Skyrockets
Since January 2023, slurs directed at South Asians on fringe platforms have been rising exponentially, as the community is blamed…
Developing data systems: Five issues IREX and DG explored at Festival de Datos
Both IREX and Development Gateway: An IREX Venture (DG) participated in Festival de Datos. This conference, held in Uruguay from…
Countering Disinformation: A Guidebook for Public Servants
Disinformation is a global issue that erodes public trust in democratic institutions in Canada and elsewhere, worsening existing social divisions…
What democracy won and lost in the EMFA trilogues
The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) proposal has been keeping stakeholders busy for quite some time. Proposed in September 2022,…