Digital Trust Initiatives: Seeking to Reward Journalistic Ethics Online
In an online environment increasingly polluted with false information, trust in news has steadily eroded over the years. At the…
Theme: Disinformation
Chilling Legislation: Tracking the Impact of “Fake News” Laws on Press Freedom Internationally
Between 2011 and 2022, 78 countries passed laws designed to limit the spread of false or misleading information on social…
Reviewing progress on the European Democracy Action Plan
On 3 December 2020 the European Commission published the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP), a strategy composed of several legislative…
Civil Society Organisations Call on EU Parliament to Close Disinformation Loophole
Together with other 22 civil society groups and experts from across Europe, we are writing to express our deep concern…
Women’s observatory against disinformation and fake news
The Observatory develops evidence-based education programs and internal and external policy recommendations on preventive and mitigation measures against harmful content…
Push and Poll: How Search Engines Reflected and Relegated Polish State-Backed Media in the 2023 Election
Since coming to power in 2015, Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party has eroded media freedom and pluralism, taking over…
CTAP vs. COVID-19: Changing Community Mindsets in Innovative Ways
What do social media, soccer, and dance have in common? These collaborative activities have been reimagined as innovative methods of…
Conversion Therapy Online: The Ecosystem in 2023 The Ecosystem In 2023
Search Algorithms Continue to Preference Harmful Anti-LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy Material and Providers, Especially in Non-English Languages. This report contains offensive…
The Dangerous Web of Misinformation and Othering in the Darfur Conflict
The first perspective in our Spotlight on Sudan series, written by SACDO President Mohamed Abdo, explores the impact of the…
Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons on Disinformation and Election Disputes
With support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in 2021, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)…