Sept. 18, 2023 Social media bosses must invest in guarding global elections against incitement of hate and violence Op-ed by Sherylle Dass, Regional Director of the Legal Resources Centre and a Steering Group member of the Global Coalition for Tech Justice. Originally published in the Daily Maverick on 15 September 2023. Henry Peck / June 30, 2023 Where Big Tech and climate change meet – perspectives on accountability and action How do we measure the full environmental impact of Big Tech? We spoke with leading climate activists about the concerns linking the digital rights and climate movements Naomi Hirst / April 3, 2023 TikTok grilled by Congress – and pressed on our findings Whilst in the hotseat, Shou Zi Chew of TikTok was confronted by US Congress with the troubling results of a Global Witness investigation into the platform Henry Peck / Dec. 20, 2022 Exposing social media platforms’ failures to protect their users Since March we’ve been testing the ability of social media companies to detect hate speech and misinformation, exposing stark differences in these platforms’ abilities to enforce their own policies Rosie Sharpe / Nov. 11, 2022 Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter highlights the need for government regulation of social media companies The Digital Services Act enters into force later this month and heralds a new era for tech accountability Aug. 24, 2022 Online disinformation threatens the integrity of the Brazilian presidential election At such a critical moment for the climate and Brazilian democracy, Big Tech companies must take urgent action to tackle election-related disinformation on their platforms Ava Lee / Aug. 3, 2022 Is Facebook Putting Kenya’s Democracy At Risk? In July a Global Witness and Foxglove investigation revealed that Facebook is failing to detect hate on its platform in Kenya. Then a Kenyan Government watchdog agency announced Facebook had seven days to tackle this issue or risk being shut down Nienke Palstra / July 5, 2022 Brussels takes on Big Tech: The good, the bad and the ugly The Digital Services Act is the most sweeping set of rules to regulate tech companies anywhere in the world. Our take on what these rules do, and don’t, achieve May 27, 2022 What is climate disinformation? Climate disinformation is hindering our ability to combat the gravest threat of our time Nienke Palstra / Sept. 21, 2021 Spotlight on Big Tech’s lobbying in Brussels We've launched a new Twitter bot, @EUTechWatch, to monitor Big Tech’s access to EU officials Previous Page 1 of 2 Next
