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Why cybersafety matters in the African Union–European Union partnership

‘We are working with government ministries to make sure that our support reflects the scale of current threats’

Written by Cecilia Maundu

10 December 2025

Built for all?: Artificial intelligence and the LGBTQ+ community

Much of the information available to models about the LGBTQ+ community is influenced by stereotypes

Written by Aaron Spitler

18 November 2025

Laura Jasper on the AI threat: It’s not just fake news, it’s personalized political warfare

The speed, scale, and personalization of disinformation campaigns with AI is unprecedented

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

14 November 2025

Normalizing surveillance in daily life

How technology is used to supercharge monitoring and control

Written by Tactical Tech, Safa

15 September 2025

Togo suspends two French news outlets over alleged threat to the country's stability

RFI and France 24 are widely listened to and followed in Togo

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

11 July 2025

France accuses Russia of cyberattacks on public services, private companies, and media outlets

There have been attacks on dozens of French entities

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

6 July 2025

Threatened by transnational repression, Hong Kong exile media outlets aim to preserve press freedom

Hong Kong exile journalists and political dissidents are often targeted

Written by Oiwan Lam

23 April 2025

The crackdown on academic freedom in Europe: More than just a right-wing phenomenon

Academia is not a neutral space. It has always been a site of struggle throughout history

Written by Walid El Houri

8 March 2025

From Russia to the EU: The high stakes of Meta’s content moderation shift

The solution is to support legacy media rooted in fact-checking

Written by Daria Dergacheva

16 January 2025

The future of truth: Carlos Hernández-Echevarría on fact-checking and AI

Fact-checking has proven to be extremely effective against disinformation in numerous ways

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

25 December 2024

‘Free at last': Aussies respond to Julian Assange homecoming

Wikileaks founder’s release from prison brings mixed reactions down under

Written by Kevin Rennie

8 July 2024

The ingenious ‘network tree’ defying Gaza's connectivity blockade

Italian filmmaker Manolo Luppichini's insights on connectivity in war-torn Gaza

Written by Mariam A.

13 June 2024

Activists call for the shutdown of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office after three alleged spies were arrested in London

Protesters rebranded the office as 'Hong Kong Espionage & Tracking Office'

Written by Oiwan Lam

21 May 2024

EU Parliament condemns the reintroduction of Georgia's foreign agent bill

Meanwhile, thousands of Georgians taken to the streets in protest

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

29 April 2024

Audio deepfakes and AI tricks threaten elections around the world

AI-generated content will also have greater impact in our social life

Written by Dren Gërguri

25 April 2024

At a crucial time for global crises, X (formerly Twitter) dilutes its violent speech policy

Changes in policies were made in October 2023

Written by Daria Dergacheva

3 November 2023

Legislating technology and the internet: Interview with Internet Society's Callum Voge

Navigating free expression, privacy, security and digital sovereignty

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

25 October 2023

Australian parliamentarians visit Washington to lobby for Julian Assange's release

Over 60 Australian politicians have expressed support for the Wikileaks founder

Written by Kevin Rennie

27 September 2023

European Parliament’s Report on Pegasus spyware indicates involvement of North Macedonia companies

Hungarian spyware producer Cytrox began as a start-up in North Macedonia

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

29 December 2022

The true colours of Truecaller in India: app accused of being negligent about data privacy

Truecaller has refuted all these allegations in a press release

Written by Rezwan

14 October 2022

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