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Fake news is never without mass decay
Fake news is an increasingly pervasive problem in today’s society, and its effects can be devastating. From impacting the outcome of elections to spreading false and damaging information, the effects of fake news can be far-reaching. Another way in w... -
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Empowering Europeans Against Disinformation (EEAD) - ToT Training
This module is intended to grow and support the European network of trainers/Civil Society Organizations’ (CSO) workers/educators/subject matter experts on media literacy so they can carry out countering disinformation and digital activism activities... -
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ChatGPT and the inclusion of artificial intelligence in the world of (dis)information
ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence program developed by OpenAI, has impressed many recently, with the way it works and the information it provides in a few seconds. It is another example that shows that humanity faces new challenges raised by such t... -
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Information sources and the public sphere in Hungary
Media diversity is not just a question of the quantity and quality of media content available on the media market. Diversity, pluralism, has ultimately become one of the most important guiding principles for thinking about the media because behind th... -
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Partner Spotlight Series: Phambano
We are a one-stop solution for technology capacity and we support organisations through:● Digital literacy skills development;● Technology systems and infrastructure support;● Software donations.We joined the Hive Mind Project in August 2022 and it h... -
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WACSI Equips 15 Digital Activists with Digital Literacy and Resiliency Skills
In February 2023, the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) trained activists under the Hive Mind Scale Up project being supported by TechSoup.The 15 participants enhanced their skills in digital activism, safety, and literacy in the two-day co... -
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What is behind the use of social networks? Webinar takeaways
Professor Gordon Ingram is a cyber psychologist at the University of the Andes and his main area of research has been influenced by his curiosity in investigating the behaviors of the young population in digital environments.Professor Ingram highligh... -
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Digital Rights – What Are They? Why Are They Important? How Can I Ensure I Have Them?
According to Statista the number of internet users globally will grow to 5.3 billion by 2023, which is more than 50% of the world population. The compound annual growth rate for the whole period from 2018 to 2023 is six percent. The fastest expecte... -
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Launch of WACSI Node Nigeria
Despite the important role the third sector plays, civil society actors face several constraints that weaken their prowess to pursue their mandates as agents of national development and democracy.Some of these challenges, include lack of access to af... -
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Why and how are we vulnerable to disinformation?
Disinformation understood as any information that turns out to be false, poses an inevitable challenge to human cognition and social interaction. This is a consequence of the fact that people are often wrong and sometimes lie. This fact and phenomeno...
