Is the Tinubu administration fuelling or fighting information disorder?
The rapid spread of information through online/offline platforms has brought unprecedented challenges within and outside Nigeria. Information disorder has become…
Theme: Tech & Democracy
The State and Civil Society Organizations: Friends or Foes?
Given civil society organizations’ (CSOs) vulnerability to foreign interference, how can the public interest in their operational transparency be balanced…
Access to Public Information, Open Data, and Personal Data Protection: How do they dialogue with each other?
In this study, we aim to examine data protection policies in the European Union and Latin America jux- taposed with…
Indonesia must halt the import and use of highly invasive spyware from Israel and elsewhere, Southeast Asian MPs say
Indonesian government agencies’ purchase and deployment of highly invasive spyware from Israel-based surveillance companies – among others – must be…
Ahead of the EU Elections 2024 | 1 | Towards a coherent digital & democracy agenda
Digital policy had a prominent role in the EU agenda over the past 5 years, as it was one of…
Combatting Disinformation in Cities
Disinformation is at the top of national and global agendas. Cities are also increasingly paying attention to this, and are…
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…
Fact-Finding Mission: Assessing The State of Internet Freedom to Ensure More Inclusive Democracy
In September 2023, APHR organized a fact-finding mission in Timor-Leste focused on the country’s efforts in expanding internet access and…
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.…
How Artificial Intelligence can facilitate investigative journalism
Many articles address the potential risks of generative AI for journalism and democracy, such as threats AI poses to the…