Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently hosted its second one-day national conference for Media and Communication Officers, a pivotal gathering aimed at modernizing how the nation interacts with its voters in an increasingly complex digital age. Bringing together over 260 officials—including Media Nodal Officers and Public Relations experts from…
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The recent discovery that Instagram’s recommendation algorithm and paid advertising system are inadvertently promoting sexually suggestive content—and in some heinous cases, child sexual abuse material (CSAM)—has sparked a profound conversation about the safety of our digital spaces. A recent investigation, which involved setting up a controlled test account to track how these systems behave, revealed a chilling reality: within just one week of following suggestive, non-explicit accounts, the user was flooded with paid advertisements for explicit video calls. Even more alarming, these ads quickly morphed into images depicting children in distressing, sexualized contexts, often linking to external networks like Telegram.…
As South Africa prepares for the upcoming Local Government Elections on November 4, 2026, the Electoral Commission has taken a proactive step to secure the integrity of our democratic process. Recognizing that the digital age has fundamentally changed how citizens consume political information, the Commission has released a draft “Electoral Code of Conduct on Countering Disinformation.” This initiative is not merely a bureaucratic procedure; it is a vital effort to ensure that as South Africans head to the polls, their decisions are based on truth rather than the calculated deceptions that have increasingly plagued global political landscapes. By opening this…
