How to Respond to Online Gender-Based Violence Blog Online violence is a global issue affecting women, activists, and marginalized groups. Pirth.org supports survivors with personalized resources and advocates for greater transparency and accountability online, addressing the need for a safer digital space. By Sherry Hakimi
The Hidden Border Security Industrial Complex Reflection A reflection on the process of mapping the industry of high tech surveillance along the U.S.-Mexico border By Andrew Zuker
The European Parliament Elections Will Serve as a Litmus Test for the Fight Against Disinformation Analysis The upcoming European Parliament elections are set to be a critical test in the fight against disinformation. With new regulations and AI challenges, how will Europe ensure election integrity? By Drew Mitnick and Zora Siebert
Exploring intersections: a feminist perspective on digital and foreign policy Commentary Not even ten years after being mentioned for the very first time, feminist foreign policy has made it into the political mainstream: the guidelines ‘Shaping a Feminist Foreign Policy’ of the German Federal Foreign Office outline a strategic shift in German foreign politics. At the same time, digital policy has become more and more international. By Elisa Lindinger and Julia Kloiber
Ukraine videos dominated the internet in 2022. What now? Media Fellowship Social media in Ukraine: how advocates and historians use it By Leila Barghouty
How TikTok is shaping US democracy – swipe by swipe Analysis TikTok is the new Facebook for midterm candidates reaching out to Gen Z voters as the entertainment platform is turning into a forum for political debate. Its success has not only exposed the app to public scrutiny of reported failures to contain misinformation, but it has also raised national security concerns over its Chinese ownership. By Sabine Muscat, Omnia Abdalla and Luca Niermann
Privacy is Global: Creative Storytelling for Data Protection Advocacy Dossier Speculative audio fiction explaining the importance of data privacy
Elections in Brazil – Democracy at stake in the era of algorithmic politics Analysis Determined to stay in power, Brazil’s incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro borrows from Donald Trump’s playbook and is preparing the ground for a stolen election myth. He rose to power by learning how to mobilize voters from Barack Obama – and by flooding the internet with fake news. By Manoela Vianna
Artificial Intelligence: “Talk about an AI divide between the US and the EU is exaggerated” Transatlantic Media Fellowship A Bill of Rights for the AI-enabled world, regulatory challenges, and socio-technical risks: Jessica Newman, who leads the AI Security Initiative at UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, discusses recent AI developments in the United States and Europe with our Transatlantic Media Fellow Ekaterina Venkina in an interview for BigData-Insider. By Ekaterina Venkina
“AI can be an even bigger opportunity than the internet boom of the late 90s” Transatlantic Media Fellowship Thomas Neubert has lived in Silicon Valley for 30 years. At Intel in Santa Clara, he works with third-party startups to drive the transition to new technologies. He is co-founder and acting chairman of the German American Business Association of California. He sat down with our fellow Ekaterina Venkina for an interview in BigData-Insider on what the AI “mega shift” means for Germany’s business ecosystem. By Ekaterina Venkina
