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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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What the CSOs Want, What the CSOs Need
In an era where disinformation is a persistent threat to democratic societies, understanding its complex and evolving nature is crucial for the resilience of civil society organizations (CSOs) and the wider society.As part of the ongoing Digital Acti... -
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Social media monitoring tools in NGO practice
The Politial Capital article was created at the request of the NIOK Foundation, in which we present in detail the basic functions and possibilities of community and non-community media monitoring tools that can be used to monitor narratives involving... -
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Traditional media disappearing - what does this mean for NGOs?
Media then and nowAccording to my experience, the decades-old model of traditional media lived until the economic crisis of 2008. In this, a relatively small number of newspapers – later radio and TV – reported to the public, which mostly competed fo... -
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Increasing Your Reach on Social Media
The algorithm: what do you need to know?The algorithm is the invisible hand in the online space that organizes all the content that is fighting for attention on social media. The criteria by which the algorithm works and ranks are not easy to deciphe... -
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Why Do Politicians Lie?
In this video, we delve into the world of political disinformation and uncover why politicians often resort to lies and manipulation of citizens.You will learn:What tactics do politicians use to manipulate public opinion.What are the hidden agendas b...
