Digital media

‘I hold Facebook directly responsible for my father’s murder’: Lawsuit alleges platform fueled violence in Ethiopia

December 15, 2022Conflict & Justice

Abrham Meareg, an Ethiopian researcher, said his father was killed last year after being targeted on social media. The lawsuit comes amid growing criticism that Facebook and other social media giants are not doing enough to stop hate speech and inciting language from spreading online across Africa.

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Mexico’s community radio network shares critical COVID-19 info in Indigenous languages

April 21, 2020COVID-19

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How to step away from the screen

February 26, 2019Lifestyle

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Shutting down the internet doesn’t work – but governments keep doing it

February 20, 2019Media

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Crackdown in Beijing: ‘Using Twitter is more dangerous than street demonstrations’

December 12, 2018Media

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New internet laws in Russia — and US tech giants’ acquiescence — spell trouble for dissenting voices

December 6, 2018Technology

US tech giant Google has been accused of over-complying with censorship requests from the Russian government, such as removing YouTube videos posted by an opposition figure and a controversial rapper.

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Mexico wants internet access for all. Getting everyone online could reduce poverty, too.

November 26, 2018Technology

With its digital inclusion strategy, Mexico hopes to nudge social mobility upward. Internet access and poverty reduction are strongly connected, but language still remains a barrier.

A former UN official campaigning for peace shows a threatening message posted against him on social media by separatists

Facebook’s Cameroon problem: stop stoking hate

November 5, 2018Media

In Cameroon, Facebook has been used both to incite violence and to make threatening posts.

Brazil's President Michel Temer with "FAKE" spelled out behind his head

Brazil fights online misinformation during election season

October 4, 2018Global Politics

This election, the work of fact-checking organizations is being amplified by a new partner: Facebook. It is part of the social media giant’s push to assure users it is taking misinformation campaigns in elections seriously. In September, Facebook announced it was dedicating its own “War Room” in Menlo Park to preventing election interference in Brazil — one of its five biggest markets.

Federal officials struggle to drag political ad rules into the internet age

June 28, 2018Media

Facebook, Twitter and Google no-shows at public hearing marked by disagreement