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Phoenix

Phoenix is an open source, non-commercial platform designed to enable peacebuilders and mediators to conduct ethical and participatory social media listening in order to inform conflict transformation work.

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California
Open source: Yes (https://gitlab.com/howtobuildup/phoenix/-/raw/main/COPYING?ref_type=heads)

Phoenix is an open source, non-commercial platform designed to enable peacebuilders and mediators to conduct ethical and participatory social media listening in order to inform conflict transformation work. - **Developers** can access the code in [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/howtobuildup/phoenix), and deploy it. Phoenix code is licensed under [AGLP-3.0](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/agpl-3.0/). - **Peacebuilders and mediators** can request access to the platform hosted for free by Build Up by filling out this [application form](https://howtobuildup.org/programs/digital-conflict/phoenix/phoenix-application/). The Phoenix platform is user-friendly, and allows peacebuilders and mediators with no technical knowledge of social media listening to: 1. **Gather** posts and comments from social media platforms, based on search parameters they define; 2. **Classify** social media accounts as well as the text of the posts and comments, including with simple AI-assisted tools; 3. **Explore** the data they have collected from social media platforms, by searching it and building an interactive dashboard with graphs, tables and filters. **Our vision** is for peacebuilders and mediators to be able to conduct social media listening without having to hire intermediary researchers or companies. Since 2020, Phoenix has been deployed in over 20 countries to support mediation teams, INGOs, UN agencies, and over 20 civil society organizations – in Arabic, Kurdish, Swahili, French and English. In 2023, Phoenix was [selected as a featured solution](https://digitalpublicgoods.net/information-pollution/) by The Digital Public Goods Alliance and the United Nations Development Programme and showcased in the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit.

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Parent organization: datavaluepeople

Founder(s)

datavaluepeople, Build Up

Project type
Tool or platform
Project stage
Live
Language(s)
English
Pricing
Free
Features
Network / graph mapping, Search, Private projects
Added
2025-06-19
Last modified
2026-09-09T13:46:50.000Z

Additional details

Formats
toolkits, web app
Number of integrations
0
Activity status
Active
Geographic focus
Global
Pricing
Free

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