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Advocacy · April, 2026

Stories about Advocacy from April, 2026

Africa has 2,000 languages. AI content moderation knows fewer than 20

Around 98 percent of Africa's languages are invisible to AI content moderation systems

Written by Guest Contributor

1 day ago

AI warfare triggers Putin, as Kremlin moves to dismantle the last pieces of Russian internet

More and more restrictions are being imposed on the internet in Russia

Written by Daria Dergacheva

3 days ago

Indonesia and the politics of platform governance

Can the Indonesian government truly tame digital platforms?

Written by Irma Garnesia

4 days ago

Research reveals that EU AI rules stop at its borders with little accountability for human rights impacts abroad

EU exports AI systems that are escalating human rights violations in Palestine and the WANA region

Written by Guest Contributor

5 days ago

When technology fails women: Online abuse and Nigeria’s digital weak points

Grok has become a powerful tool for amplifying online gender-based violence (OGBV)

Written by Guest Contributor

2 weeks ago

Australian creatives push back against ‘AI theft’

Australian artists and cultural workers are demanding stronger laws, more transparency, and remuneration

Written by Mong Palatino

2 weeks ago

Lost in translation: How AI models impact low-resource language communities

‘The predominance of English language content online has significantly shaped the development of tools currently on the market’

Written by Aaron Spitler

2 weeks ago

Heavy use of AI increases tensions in Hungary’s upcoming election

The ruling government has been employing ‘us vs. them’ political rhetoric as voting day draws nearer

Written by Tunde Feher

2 weeks ago

How initiatives to narrow Africa’s digital gap are affecting women’s representation

Africa Wiki Women increases African women’s visibility in the Wikimedia and Wikipedia ecosystem

Written by Mamisoa Raveloaritiana

Translated by Laura

2 weeks ago

How AI is used to influence global elections

AI tools help campaigns become more effective for the candidates you like — and those you don’t

Written by Tactical Tech

3 weeks ago

AI porn isn’t regulated. What does that mean for depictions of queer bodies?

What happens when you can create porn with artificial intelligence?

Written by Guest Contributor

3 weeks ago

How artificial intelligence and synthetic reality shaped Bangladesh’s 2026 election

An analysis of Bangladesh’s first AI-saturated election, where seeing was no longer believing

Written by Zulker Naeen

3 weeks ago

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