Democracy & Digital Societies

Europe and Canada can only protect their digital ecosystems against US interference if they start investing in tech sovereignty now.

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.

A reflection on the process of mapping the industry of high tech surveillance along the U.S.-Mexico border

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?

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.

Social media in Ukraine: how advocates and historians use it

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.

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.