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Sep 10, 2024 |
techpolicy.press | Roberta Braga |Cristina Tardáguila
Social media platforms like X promise the world a digital “town square” conducive to healthy democratic debate. Today, X’s particular “town square” has become a breeding ground for division, distrust, and the spread of conspiracy theories (and it is no wonder: X cut 30% of its global staff and contractors working on trust and safety between 2022 and 2023, including 80% of its safety engineers. It is now beginning to hire again for those roles).
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Jul 16, 2024 |
techpolicy.press | Roberta Braga |Cristina Tardáguila
As the US deals with misinformation online following Trump shooting, a look at a case out of Brazil can help society stay vigilant and alert, write Roberta Braga and Cristina Tardáguila from The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA). False claims and narratives that spread following acts of violence against political leaders are rarely completely new, ‘never-heard-before’ lies.
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Jan 24, 2024 |
podcasts.apple.com | Roberta Braga |Michael Paarlberg |Chase Harrison |Carin Zissis |Luisa Leme
2024 will be a big year for Latin American elections, and the first one takes place in El Salvador. Popular President Nayib Bukele is likely to win a race that showcases his regional—and global—influence. Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas’ Roberta Braga explains how Bukele’s social media strategy spreads beyond El Salvador’s borders and calls for a rethink of how online disinformation.
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Dec 8, 2023 |
gazetadopovo.com.br | Roberta Braga
A necessidade de redução das emissões de poluentes, em busca de conter os problemas causados pelo aquecimento global, chegou de maneira mais visível às cidades por meio da troca da matriz energética no setor de transportes, em especial de ônibus à combustão para elétricos. Há um movimento conjunto da indústria, das empresas de transporte coletivo, da classe política e da sociedade como um todo na direção desse propósito.
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Nov 16, 2023 |
techpolicy.press | Roberta Braga
Roberta Braga is the Founder and Executive Director of the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA)Many Latinos feel like guests in the United States, sometimes even after living in the country for generations. My parents—dual citizens, residing in a small town of 8,000 people in Wisconsin for over 25 years—certainly do. Equis polling research confirms they are not alone.
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