Disinformation/Info Integrity

Social Media Monitoring for Democracy (Part I): Getting Comfortable with the Concepts

Social Media Monitoring for Democracy (Part I): Getting Comfortable with the Concepts

By Cat Ramsey | April 10, 2023

Social media monitoring is an essential tactic for many pro-democracy initiatives. In order to find out what is being said on social media and by whom, find coordinated information campaigns, and identify and respond to online threats in a timely manner, democratic actors need tools and methods to get data from social media platforms and analyze it. 

DemTech Wrapped 2022

DemTech Wrapped 2022

By Moira Whelan | December 28, 2022

DemTech Wrapped 2022 is here. All year we’ve worked to make tech work for democracy As we look forward to 2023, we wanted to share with you what we’ve been up to. 

Weekly Roundup 16 May, 2022

Weekly Roundup 16 May, 2022

By Cat Ramsey | May 16, 2022

To address a spike in online child sexual abuse material(CSAM) during the pandemic, the European Commission has published a proposal that would allow courts to order internet service providers to block sites containing CSAM. The law would also require platforms to scan content to detect and remove CSAM and report annually on how much content they remove, while also increasing their obligations to prevent online grooming.