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All of .nyc
New York CityExploration and celebration of websites using the .nyc domain name.
This bot offers an interface for requesting and accessing VPN support via Telegram and WhatsApp.
Open Infrastructure Map is an open-source map of the world's infrastructure using data from OpenStreetMap.
This manual aims to empower individuals in their roles as citizen scientists and to promote the practice of community-based citizen science as a vehicle for environmental justice.
Meta parental notifications and Adult Classifier
Facebook, Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA, USAMeta uses AI to find teens pretending to be adults and place them in more restricted Teen Accounts. Plus proactive notifications to their parents' accounts.
Analysis of the digital democracy ecosystem
Johannesburg, South Africaa comprehensive analysis of the digital democracy ecosystem across six regions: East Asia, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean, the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia.
CIVICUS Digital Democracy Initiative
Johannesburg, South AfricaEnabling and amplifying action for civic space and inclusive democracy
Stedelijke Innovatie Amsterdam
AmsterdamEen stad die klaar is voor de toekomst. Hier werken we aan, samen met bewoners, bezoekers, bedrijven en overheid. Verschillende specialisten onderzoeken de invloed van technologie op Amsterdam.
Digital Action Lab
College Park, MarylandOver a nine month period, these participants will work with the CIVICUS team, technical experts, and each other to develop a fully funded project which will be delivered in their local setting.
“The concept was inspired by frequent trips through airport immigration and the realization that inspecting documents in a game setting might be fun"
#50501
United States of America (the)The first #50501 protests were a decentralized rapid response to the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its plutocratic allies. The idea—50 protests in 50 states on 1 day—was born on r/50501 and spread rapidly on social media.
DOGE Master Database
Washington, DCWIRED: DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
Covid.gov
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USAThe official US government website about COVID-19 pandemic information, now a Lab Leak argument
It’s an unofficial NRA game that involves tactical shooting and four dimensional thinking.
AI Policy Bulletin publishes policy-relevant perspectives on frontier AI governance.
Subsidy Tracker
Washington, DCDiscover Where Corporations are Getting Taxpayer Assistance Across the United States
Violation Tracker UK
Washington, DCA Tool for Researching Corporate Regulatory Infringements in the United Kingdom
Tax Break Tracker
Washington, DCDiscover What Localities Lose to Corporate Tax Abatements.
Violation Tracker Global
Washington, DCViolation Tracker Global is the first wide-ranging database on corporate misconduct around the world.
Collective Intelligence through Digital Tools (COLDIGIT)
Helsinki, FinlandThe overall purpose of the COLDIGIT project is to generate new knowledge on innovative digital tools and approaches, in order to understand how they can support governance of complex societal processes in the Nordic region.
COLDIGIT glossary for Collective Intelligence Tools
Helsinki, FinlandA glossary for the repository of Collective Intelligence Tools and Case studies
Good Jobs First
Washington, DCGood Jobs First is a national policy resource center that promotes corporate and government accountability in economic development.
COLDIGIT Collective Intelligence Tools repository
Helsinki, Finlandcontains more than 70 tools and 50 cases exemplifying the use of tools
Amazon Tracker
Washington, DCDiscover How Much the Public is Subsidizing One of the Largest Retailers
Centre for Homelessness Impact
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Better evidence for a world without homelessness
Anti-SLAPP
Poland (Polska)*SLAPP - Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation is a legal action taken to block public participation, including journalists and activists, in public debate. Their goal is to silence criticism of the actions of government or large corporations.
Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
Washington, DCGIJN is an international association that supports the work of investigative journalists worldwide.
Right-wing influencers are shilling an immigrant bounty hunting app
The Houston Landing
Houston"The Landing might have begun as one of the best-funded nonprofit newsrooms in the country. It now appears to be a cautionary tale about the risks of relying on a few big funders and of disagreements about mission and strategy undermining a newsroom." - Sophie Culpepper, NiemanLab
The uneven reach of the state: A novel approach to mapping local state presence
Norway (Norge, Noreg)A machine learning model trains on geo-located survey data to predict state presence.
Civic Information Index
Internews Network, 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USAThe Civic Information Index uses data to map drivers of engaged, informed, equitable, and healthy communities nationwide.
Register of Charities
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Find information about registered charities in England and Wales
Stop AI giants stealing our work
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Good Law Project is ready to help creatives fight back.
Centre For Journalism Innovation & Development (CJID)
Abuja, NigeriaWe break information barriers and strengthen African democracies through research and media innovation
Glaze is a defensive tool that individual artists can use to protect themselves against style mimicry attacks,
O&O ShutUp10++
BerlinFree antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
Promptwatch
AmsterdamGet your brand mentioned in AI search results
The new model includes the development of the largest national legislative database, which integrates not only federal and local legislation but also judicial rulings, government processes, services, and field-level systems.
Here, we explore four applications of LLMs to improve digital public squares: collective dialogue systems, bridging systems, community moderation, and proof-of-humanity systems.
Nightshade
The University of Chicago, South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USANightshade transforms images into "poison" samples, so that models training on them without consent will see their models learn unpredictable behaviors that deviate from expected norms.
Support Responsible AI campaign
United States of America (the)Media publishers campaign against AI taking content without compensation
Evertune
New York City, NY, USAAI Brand Monitoring and Analytics
Founded in 1895, it is one of the oldest non-governmental organisations and one of the largest ones measured by the number of people represented: 1 billion cooperative members on the planet.
CircuLaw
AmsterdamUnlocking regulatory innovation for the circular economy transition.
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