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Interactive computer game "Disinformation Challenge" for developing critical thinking and building resistance to disinformation
"Disinformation Challenge " is a unique game based on the "Civic Resilience Initiative" and the "Three Cubes" project, with a focus on the Baltic countries. The project is supported by Google, which contributes to initiatives promoting digital litera... -
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Parents should be cautious when their children interact with chatbots
In a tragic case, the mother of a 14-year-old boy from Florida, USA, has accused an artificial intelligence company of contributing to her son’s suicide, claiming he received encouragement for the idea from the chatbot he was talking to. After the bo... -
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Moderating Discussions on Social Media in Response to Hate and Disinformation
By answering these questions, we are clarifying our position on the topic of moderating discussions in the online space. Moderation is one way of responding to problematic content, but reactions to this kind of intervention are contradictory.Is it ne... -
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The Impact of Disinformation on U.S. Elections: Insights From a European Perspective
Disinformation's Political Weaponization in the U.S. Election ContextIn the U.S., recent tactics in disinformation have become increasingly complex. Unlike the Internet Research Agency troll factories of 2016 or fake advocacy groups of 2020, the tact... -
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Some Practical Steps to Counter Dangerous TikTok Trends
A study by the American Center for Countering Digital Hate, published in late 2022, found that TikTok promotes harmful content encouraging eating disorders and self-harm. This unfortunately has not changed since then.According to the study, it can ta... -
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Every time an election approaches, hate speech targeting ethnic groups in the media intensifies
Taking into account the fact that political parties in North Macedonia traditionally use nationalist rhetoric to gain political points, hate speech, mainly on ethnic grounds, increases intensively in every pre-election period. This year too, nothing... -
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Reading Recommendation from the Metamorphosis Foundation
This publication covers various topics, including governments’ capacities to tackle disinformation, legislative venues for counter-disinformation tactics, regulation of the digital space, adaptations to education curricula, and possibilities and limi... -
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Music and Hatred: How a Song Caused Ethnic Tensions at a Student Party in Skopje
Whose agenda is undermining student unity, and how does nationalism, disguised as “patriotism,” perpetuate ethnic hatred and discrimination? What actually happened at the student party?We talked about the event with Aleksandar Ristoski, Vice Presiden... -
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Why Is Open Data Important?
Open Data empowers individuals and organizations by making information freely accessible to use, modify, and share. It drives transparency, innovation, and collaboration, allowing anyone to contribute to solving complex societal issues. By promoting... -
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Centrum LOCIKA Experience in the Fight Against Disinformation and Misinformation
Identification of the sourceFor starters, it is good to remember that WE ARE FIGHTING AGAINST THE INTENTIONS, NOT AGAINST THE MESSAGE.There is no need to refute every piece of nonsense and respond to every comment on social media. Instead, in order t...
