Chat
Apps to support civic action through chat and messaging technologies
Aunt Meiyu
- line.me
- Artificial Intelligence, Bots, Chat, Fight disinformation, High-tech civic tech, Media, The Tech
A Taiwanese developer Carol created a chatbot called Aunt Meiyu on popular messaging app LINE. Aunt Meiyu is designed to combat disinformation circulated in private chat group, especially family chat groups
Taiwan
Conferencing for Government Meetings
- docs.google.com
- Chat, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Government Projects, High-tech civic tech, Meeting tech, The Tech
A useful comparison of videochat solutions
Dr.Message 防詐達人
which is true and which is false? Pass it to me and know right away! //臉書網頁優惠商品、免費Line貼圖、朋友傳的買一送一好康，到底哪些是真哪個是假？傳給我馬上知道!
Engage Whatsapp app
Change the face of social impact engagement globally
South Africa
HeLawyer
- play.google.com
- Adjacent Fields, Chat, High-tech civic tech, Legal tech, Organize campaigns, SMS campaign tools, Tech for public challenges, The Tech
HeLawyer provides legal information and access to lawyers through an Android application, SMS, phone call andWhatsapp.
Benin
Legal Chat
- lsc.sa.gov.au
- Adjacent Fields, Chat, High-tech civic tech, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges, The Tech
Legal Services Commission of South Australia’s Legal Chat service provides live chat support during working hours.
Australia
Nametag.chat
- nametag.chat
- Chat, Civic forums, Engagement tech, Graveyard, High-tech civic tech, Online forums, The Tech
Tool for creating small online group discussions around an issue, originally created for political campaigning in the US
Proto’s WhatsApp Checkpoint Tipline
- www.theverge.com
- Chat, Fight disinformation, High-tech civic tech, Learn about civic tech, Media, Peer-reviewed research, The People, The Tech
“The Checkpoint tipline is primarily used to gather data for research, and is not a helpline that will be able to provide a response to every user.”
London, UK
smscollect
Build SMS bots for remote surveys
WhatsApp: The Widespread Use of WhatsApp in Political Campaigning in the Global South
The research conducted by Tactical Tech and our partners over the last 18 months has confirmed that WhatsApp is now a primary means of delivery for political messaging in many countries in the Global South, with particularly strong penetration in rural communities where internet is accessed mostly via smartphones.
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