Disinformation campaigns by states, economic opportunists, and the misinformed themselves threaten to erode the common understandings, shared identities, and empirical bedrock that underlies our collective decisionmaking. While disinformation campaigns have used mass media to spread for many years, social media platforms have proven an exceptionally hospitable environment for the proliferation of falsehoods. Those looking to limit disinformation’s effect on society and bolster truth in media have likewise turned to technology to help keep up with the volume and precision of constantly evolving disinformation campaigns.
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Progressive Power Lab provides management and marketing services to nonprofit and for-profit organizations working to realize democracy, achieve justice, and restore our environment. PPL partners provide technology, canvassing services, grassroots organizing services, financing, and technical support to organizations moving millions of people and dollars into action.
Digital Vereint is a platform that aims to support civil society organisations and their digital work.
Salt Lake City's govtech innovation program is focused on modernization and digital equity for residents. "Another area the department will focus on is integrating the city’s “Digital Equity For All” policy. Passed in September 2020, the policy aims to provide residents with the opportunity to access and use information and communication technologies reliably. The resolution, which was inspired by the importance of technology during the pandemic, aims to incorporate three concepts: relevant content, services, hardware and digital literacy into the city’s policymaking. To achieve this, the department will: increase usage and understanding of digital and communications technology address potential barriers to digital inclusion address the need for digital literacy training address the need for access via reliable and affordable devices address the need for language and disability accommodations develop relevancy and advocacy campaigns within specific communities and populations" https://www.govtech.com/gov-experience/Salt-Lake-City-Mayor-Announces-New-Innovation-Department.html
"an investigative toolkit for researchers, journalists, students, and scholars interested in visualizing, analyzing, and documenting supply
Our out-of-the box, modular technology integrates with existing systems and is fully GDPR compliant. It is offered as a cloud-based solution, diminishing implementation time and maintenance costs. Novoville guarantees reliable service and the highest security and privacy compliance standards. Manage requests and resources in one place, automate processes, and get real-time visibility of organisational performance through an intuitive dashboard. Over 60 local authorities and 3 million citizens already have access to Novoville to improve the places they live in
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The Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust or ARTT is focused on helping people engage in trust-building ways when discussing vaccine efficacy and other topics online.
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Uma cartilha em que trazemos ferramentas para que profissionais da área de marketing e publicidade possam navegar melhor e com mais confiança frente às complexidades da relação entre publicidade e desinformação.
Providing democratic safeguards to the global communication and information space