Tag: Disinformation
Sri Lanka: shutting down social media to fight rumors hurts victims
Cutting communications channels can block the emergency and rescue services that keep people alive.
Morocco’s Hirak movement has gone quiet, but the crackdown on independent media continues
Journalists remain behind bars for covering the protests.
Comment les médias pro-gouvernementaux du Maroc utilisent les “fake news” pour cibler et faire taire les militants rifains
Le militant emprisonné Nasser Zefzafi diffamé par les médias marocains
How pro-government media in Morocco use “fake news” to target and silence Rif activists
Jailed activist Nasser Zefzafi was smeared by Moroccan media. He’s not alone.
AI and disinformation: our contribution at UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week
As part of a workshop for UNESCO’s annual Mobile Learning Week, we advocated for an evidence-based approach to AI and disinformation that respects human rights.
Your data used against you: reports of manipulation on WhatsApp ahead of Brazil’s election
Ahead of presidential elections on Sunday, Brazil is experiencing a scandal involving misuse of data for political manipulation. How do we protect users’ rights and defend free democratic discourse?
Civil society calls for evidence-based solutions to disinformation
Human and digital rights organisations published a joint report evaluating the European Commission’s online disinformation and propaganda initiatives.
Access Now and global partners report to Human Rights Council on most pressing digital rights issues in Nicaragua, DRC, Qatar, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica
Our reports cover a country’s human rights obligations, developments since the last review, and pressing examples with evidence to show how rights are being violated or put at risk.
Malaysia’s dangerous “fake news” law is still on the books. It must be repealed.
This law is part of a global trend that harms free expression and threatens democratic discourse. We’re urging Malaysia to re-table the legislation for repeal.
Fake comments by real soldiers: South Korean scandals through a digital rights lens
In South Korea, troll armies have spurred political scandals. The response must protect free expression and democratic discourse.