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Seeing the Ripples
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Earlier this year, my fellow intern wrote about Social Network Analysis and how it can be used to study the connections that make up the social fabric of networks.… Read More
Silicon Valley Meets Net Freedom
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The Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference in San Francisco this week sought to connect tech companies that build tools and services that are used in challenging political environments with the activists…
Read MoreHigh Stakes Testing
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Another story from our efforts around the Zambia election.
We brought through a group of University of Zambia students together to select our team of data clerks for the…
Read MoreGovernments Should “Like” Social Media - But Stay Safe
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Last week the Senate Foreign Relations Committee published a report [PDF] on Latin American governments and their need to embrace social media and technology. As a avid… Read More
Do Know Harm
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The NDItech team recently wrapped up a meeting of private sector security professionals advising on some of our work in difficult countries. It was a fascinating experience; while our team has got a pretty good grasp of the fundamentals, these…
Read MoreUpgrading the Airwaves
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Radio often seems like a lost art. Enthusiasm for mobile technologies and online resources overshadows more traditional, low-tech broadcasting methods. But by no means has radio been left behind. Community radio stations around the world are using… Read More
Filtering at the Legal Layer
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Restriction of open dialogue can take a variety of forms. Systematic and pervasive technical means to block keywords, denial-of-service attacks against websites, and overcrowding discussion platforms in order to drown out dissenting points-of-view… Read More
140-Character Election Monitoring
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Here are a few thoughts from our friends on the NDI Elections Team about the utility of Twitter in election monitoring efforts across the globe. Twitter is a powerful and multidimensional tool.… Read More