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23 projects

Ripoti Africa

RIPOTI is a platform developed by Paradigm Initiative to enable individuals, CSOs, human rights defenders, advocates, activists, and the general public to report and collaboratively address African digital rights violations.

Lagos
cyberwar, corruption, hate speech, Reduced inequalities, human rights, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), anti-harassment, Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV)

TrollWall.ai

AI-powered community management solution with human-level accuracy

Prešov, Slovakia
hate speech

Contrer la désinformation avec l’IA - Studio Hirondelle RDC

An AI project uses natural language processing to identify and neutralize hate speech on community radios in eastern DRC, enhancing social cohesion and stability in conflict-affected areas by providing reliable information through adapted radio content.

Democratic Republic of the Congo
peace, hate speech, "Peace, justice, and strong institutions"

Plattform://Demokratie

Im Zentrum steht dabei folgende Frage: Können “Plattformräte” oder andere Institutionen dafür sorgen, dass öffentliche Interessen und demokratische Werte in den Regelsetzungsprozessen von Plattformen berücksichtigt werden?

Humboldt-Institut Berlin, Invalidenstraße, Berlin, Germany
2022
free speech, hate speech

Hashtag Generation

Hashtag Generation is a non profit organization and movement led and run by a group of young tech-savvy, socially conscious Sri Lankans advocating for the meaningful civic and political participation of youth, especially young women and young people from minority groups

Colombo, Sri Lanka
2015
Issue, hate speech, "Peace, justice, and strong institutions"

Get the Trolls Out

A campaign that harnesses the power of social media to disseminate innovative media outputs and generate dialogue in order to deliver a powerful counter-narrative against diverse forms of hate speech, including antisemitism, anti-Muslim hate, anti-Christian sentiment.

Europe
peace, free speech, hate speech, religion, "Peace, justice, and strong institutions"

Digital Community Stewards Online Course

A training program for digital community stewards (online group moderators and admins) focused on building social cohesion in online communities, and creating inclusive, engaging, and safe digital experiences within their online groups.

Brussels
peace, hate speech, "Peace, justice, and strong institutions", Community

Caught in the Web (CitW)

Caught in the Web (CitW) is a 26 month initiative supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office United Kingdom where Search for Common Ground, Hashtag Generation, and Centre for Equality and Justice work as a consortium to advance effective responses to gendered online hate speech and cyber sexual and gender based violence in Sri Lanka.

Colombo, Sri Lanka
2021
hate speech, Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV)

BridgeBot

Meet BridgeBot, a new chatbot which helps social media users bridge differences and build trust and understanding online.

Global
peace, hate speech, "Peace, justice, and strong institutions"