media development library

"Generative artificial intelligence is reshaping how information is produced, accessed, and circulated, while enabling disinformation campaigns of increasing scale and sophistication. There is currently no clear evidence that fully autonomous AI swarms conduct influence operations at scale, but thei ... more

"While scholars have already identified and discussed some of the most urgent problems in content moderation in the Global North, fewer scholars have paid attention to content regulation in the Global South, and notably Africa. In the absence of content moderation by Western tech giants themselves, ... more

Automated Disinformation and Malicious AI Swarms: Risks for Democracy and Development in Africa

How African countries respond to fake news and hate speech