Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression: Monitoring hate speech in Syrian media
The Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression, an NGO devoted to promoting media freedom and supporting human rights,…
Theme: Tech & Democracy
Exploring Worldwide Democratic Innovations – A case study of South Korea
This document explores how South Koreans have historically been active participants in their democracy. This is evidenced by the high-level…
Exploring Worldwide Democratic Innovations – A case study of Taiwan
This case study surveys civic tech’s transition from oppositional politics to a more institutionally anchored role in facilitating inclusive decision-making…
Exploring Worldwide Democratic Innovations – A case study of Georgia
This document offers a close examination of Georgia’s case that reveals insightful developments in participation that can be used as…
Exploring Worldwide Democratic Innovations – A case study of North Macedonia
This paper explores how North Macedonia’s three decades of independence have been tumultuous. Although it seceded peacefully from Yugoslavia and…
The Digital-Democracy-Development Nexus: How to effectively advance the EU’s Digital Policy abroad
The paper looks at 6 areas where the EU can tackle digitalisation while strengthening development and democracy at the same…
Ukraine: The information war | DRI
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine is not just a ground war, but also an information war. DRI is monitoring Ukrainian…
The deeper the fake, the more dangerous: The disinformation potential of text-to-image generation
The internet you know is already filled with disinformation that spreads like a digital wildfire. Artificial intelligence (AI) and synthetic…
#Dalle2 and other text-to-image generation tools pose risks to #democracy.
This emerging technology allows users to create realistic images with a simple text description. Will fake pictures soon flood the…
Non-transparent power in our societies
This post discusses how the way digital giants use power in society is an issue that needs to be better…