Combatting Disinformation in Cities
Disinformation is at the top of national and global agendas. Cities are also increasingly paying attention to this, and are…
Theme: Tech & Democracy
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…
How can the DSA Guidelines on Election Integrity be improved?
The recently published European Commission’s draft guidelines for Providers of Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Very Large Online Search…
Journalism Cloud Alliance Launches to Increase Investigative and Accountability Reporting Capacity Worldwide
April 17, Perugia, Italy – The Journalism Cloud Alliance launched today at the International Journalism Festival to ensure that watchdog…
Insights from the NATO Youth Summit in Stockholm
The NATO Youth Summit was hosted in Stockholm, bringing together over 200 young leaders in person and many more online.…
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…
Identifying systemic risks for civic discourse and electoral processes and related mitigation measures under EU’s Digital Services Act
The Digital Services Act (DSA) mandates that Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), such as Facebook, and Very Large Online Search…