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Report on Open Source Digital Safety Tool Ecosystem

Internews (2022), 18 pp.

"This is a report on the health of the open-source digital safety tool ecosystem that draws from the BASICS experience. Internews' BASICS project (Building Analytical and Support Infrastructure for Critical Security tools) was a 30-month initiative to strengthen the capacity of open source digital s ... more

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Religious Populism, Cyberspace and Digital Authoritarianism in Asia

Ihsan Yilmaz, Raja M. Ali Saleem, Mahmoud Pargoo, Syaza Shukri, Idznursham Ismail, Kainat Shakil

Brussels: European Center for Populsim Studies (ECPS) (2022), 43 pp.

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Memes: Formen und Folgen eines Internetphänomens

Joanna Nowotny, Julian Reidy

Bielefeld: transcript (2022), 258 pp.

"Memes dienen nicht nur der popkulturellen Unterhaltung oder der Kunst, sie werden auch in der Politik, in lokalen und internationalen Wahlkämpfen oder auf Demonstrationen verwendet. In ihrer typischsten Form sind sie Text-Bild-Gefüge, die sich digital mit viraler Geschwindigkeit verbreiten und tr ... more

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Digital Divide: Who in Africa is Connected and Who is Not
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Libuseng Malephane

Afrobarometer (2022), 22 pp.

"Afrobarometer finds that most Africans own a mobile phone and have access to a mobile phone network. However, fewer than half own a mobile phone with Internet access, and even fewer have access to a computer. This translates to low levels of Internet use in many countries. Lack of Internet access a ... more

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Legislating for the Digital Age: Global Guide on Improving Legislative Frameworks to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
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New York: UNICEF (2022), 172 pp.

"This Global Guide provides guidance on how to strengthen legislative frameworks to protect children from online child sexual exploitation and abuse. It is intended for use by governments, country offices of international organizations, civil society and business organizations to advocate for and de ... more

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From Research to Action: The Practice of Decolonizing ICT4D

Caroline Khene, Silvia Masiero

Information Technology for Development, volume 28, issue 3 (2022), pp. 443-450

"The production of knowledge in Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) research has been characterized by an ongoing shift from dominantly Western-based to Indigenous theory formulations. This editorial puts forward core concepts in the decolonization of ICT4D, arguing that ... more

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Guidelines for Judicial Actors on Privacy and Data Protection

Danilo Doneda

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 23 pp.

"These guidelines aim to provide a general framework for judicial actors to assess matters of privacy and data protection in the face of other rights, such as freedom of expression and the right to privacy. The document includes relevant case law from various national, international and regional bod ... more

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WeChat and the Chinese Diaspora: Digital Transnationalism in the Era of China's Rise

Wanning Sun, Haiqing Yu (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2022), xiv, 273 pp.

"WeChat, launched in 2011, has rapidly become the most favoured Chinese social media. Globally available, equally popular both inside and outside China and widely adopted by Chinese migrants, WeChat has fundamentally changed the ways in which Mandarin-speaking migrants conduct personal messaging, en ... more

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Redes sociales y ciudadanía: Ciberculturas para el aprendizaje
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Ignacio Aguaded, Arantxa Vizcaino Verdú, Ángel Hernando Gómez, Mónica Bonilla del Río (eds.)

Huelva: Grupo Comunicar Ediciones (2022), 1181 pp.

"Presentamos en este texto una ingente obra colectiva de investigaciones, propuestas, reflexiones, estudios y proyectos en el emergente ámbito de la educación mediática. Con 151 capítulos de 298 autores únicos se ofrece una panorámica general en un mundo postpandemia global con un análisis po ... more

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Patient Zero: A Study on the Philippine Information Ecosystem

Rappler Research Team

Internews (2022), 115 pp.

"To illustrate the dynamics of the digital information ecosystem and how disinformation is seeded within this environment, Rappler explored cascades around the following themes: war on drugs, attacks against the press, and messaging around Martial Law and authoritarian rule. The themes were selected ... more

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Counter the Digital Monoculture: Building an Inclusive Environment

Hivos (2022), 45 pp.

"Hivos sees vital opportunities to support creatives and build alternative digital spaces and activist communities that will stand up to the digital monoculture. They are essential if we want to imagine and work towards a more humane and sustainable digital future. In 'Counter the Digital Monocultur ... more

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Access Rules: Freeing Data from Big Tech for a Better Future

Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Thomas Ramge

Oakland, Cal.: University of California Press (2022), 209 pp.

"Access Rules mounts a strong and hopeful argument for how informational tools at present in the hands of a few could instead become empowering machines for everyone. By forcing data-hoarding companies to open access to their data, we can reinvigorate both our economy and our society. Authors Viktor ... more

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Inclusion, Not Just an Add-On

Neema Iyer, Garnett Achieng

Kampala: Pollicy (2022), 25 pp.

"This guide was created to drive conversations within technology entities to reconsider and reconceptualize how they approach inclusive design practices. Historically, inclusion has been a “nice-to-have” add-on within digital platforms, and as such, discriminates against and excludes a large pro ... more

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Digital Justice: A Study and Action Guide
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Erin Green

Toronto; Geneva: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC);World Council of Churches (WCC) (2022), 51 pp.

"This compact, accessible guide unpacks a number of key digital justice issues and looks at how digital communication impacts marginalized peoples and groups. Case studies, facts and figures, discussion questions, and suggested readings offer tools for reflection and action. For use by individuals o ... more

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Revisiting Digital Inclusion: A Survey of Theory, Measurement and Recent Research

Matthew Sharp

Manchester: Centre for Digital Development (2022), 50 pp.

"Focusing on the internet as a foundational technology, this paper begins by summarising recent developments in digital inclusion theory, particularly as this relates to developing countries. It sets out a framework of core components of digital inclusion - including access/use, quality of access/us ... more

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Strategy Paper for Circular Economy: Mobile devices

London: GSMA (2022), 51 pp.

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Towards a Normative Perspective on Journalistic AI: Embracing the Messy Reality of Normative Ideals

Natali Helberger, Max van Drunen, Judith Moeller, Sanne Vrijenhoek, Sarah Eskens

Digital Journalism, volume 10, issue 10 (2022), pp. 1605-1626

"Few would disagree that AI systems and applications need to be “responsible,” but what is “responsible” and how to answer that question? Answering that question requires a normative perspective on the role of journalistic AI and the values it shall serve. Such a perspective needs to be grou ... more

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The AI Ethics Playbook: Implementing Ethical Principles Into Everyday Business

GSMA (2022), 37 pp.

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Artificial Intelligence and Disinformation: State-Aligned Information Operations and the Distortion of the Public Sphere

Courtney Radsch

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2022), 28 pp.

"In light of the role played by state-aligned actors, the private sector and lawmakers in countries with strong democratic institutions should adopt policies that mitigate the ability of state actors to manipulate AI and weaponize communication platforms. Efforts to combat disinformation must recogn ... more

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Pivots, Perseverances & Pleasures

Favour Borokini, Bonnita Nyamwire, Neema Iyer, Meital Kupfer

Pollicy (2022), iii, 26 pp.

"This is the final report in Pollicy's three-part series on African Women in AI. Launched in 2021, this project frames analysis of the state of artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa through a gender lens by exploring the impact of AI on women. This project emerged out of the need to fill the visibl ... more

Digital Divide: Who in Africa is Connected and Who is Not Quick Overview

Legislating for the Digital Age: Global Guide on Improving Legislative Frameworks to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Top Insights Key Guidance

Redes sociales y ciudadanía: Ciberculturas para el aprendizaje Top Insights

Digital Justice: A Study and Action Guide Quick Overview Key Guidance

Digital Divide: Who in Africa is Connected and Who is Not
Quick Overview

Legislating for the Digital Age: Global Guide on Improving Legislative Frameworks to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Top Insights

Key Guidance

Redes sociales y ciudadanía: Ciberculturas para el aprendizaje
Top Insights

Digital Justice: A Study and Action Guide
Quick Overview

Key Guidance