July 31, 2024
Google is making it easier to remove sexually explicit deepfakes from search
Google is joining the growing number of companies standing up to sexually explicit deepfakes.
ICTs and Women’s Political Participation
ICTs can be potentially used to foster wider political participation. Look here for inspiration and examples of how women around the world used ICTs to change their societies.
An MP’s perspectives on tech – Tamika Davis, Member of the House of Representatives of Jamaica
Tamika Davis is a first-term MP from Jamaica, part of the historic high of 29% of incoming women MPs in the House of Representatives and the first woman to be elected in her constituency.
June 11, 2024
General Election 2024: Abuse of women in politics is denial of legitimate presence in political life
Weaponising gendered disinformation across Africa
Gendered disinformation is being used across Africa as a tactic to silence critics and exclude women from online civic discourses, new research shows.
May 15, 2024
Netherlands: Half of women in local politics face online harassment
Nearly half (47 percent) of women in local politics face threats and hate online, compared to 35 percent of their male colleagues.
April 25, 2024
How gendered disinformation on social media harms Kenyan women seeking political office
Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence & Elections
Welcome to the Knight Center’s new free online course, “Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence and Elections,” organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, in collaboration with UNESCO, UNDP, and with support of the Electoral A
April 8, 2024
Female MEPs warned of deep-fake explicit image threat ahead of upcoming elections
Female MEPs have been warned of the threat of deep-fake explicit images being used against them in the upcoming elections.
March 21, 2024
Online violence means real-world danger for women in politics like EU's Lucia Nicholsonová
In a compelling dialogue from a GZERO Global Stage discussion on gender equality in the age of AI, Lucia Nicholsonová, former Slovak National Assembly vice president and current member of European Parliament for Slovakia, recounts her harrowing personal experiences with