Digital Rights
Promoting transparency and accountability regarding digital rights in Africa is part of iWatch Africa’s core mandate. Our reportage and advocacy focuses on three main areas: I. Data Governance, II. Digital Inclusion and III. Security, Safety, Stability and Resilience.
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Protecting journalists from online abuse: a guide for newsrooms
The brutal harassment of Indian journalist Rana Ayyub has escalated from online trolling to headline-grabbing persecution in recent days. Her case is shocking but not…
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The Facebook Papers: How authoritarian governments are pressuring platforms to stifle free speech
Last year’s avalanche of media stories about Meta (formerly Facebook), capped by revelations from the whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former product manager…
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READ: iWatch Africa’s Top 10 Reports in 2021
2021 has been an important year for journalism and evidence based opinion reports despite the challenges COVID-19 has posed to…
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iWatch’s Gideon Sarpong adjudged 2021 Best ICT Reporter in West Africa
Gideon Sarpong, co-founder and Head of News and Policy at iWatch Africa has been adjudged the 2021 Best ICT Reporter…
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The New Censorship: Why Protecting Journalists Online from Harassment is Critical to Press Freedom
The rise of social media platforms provides many opportunities to the more than half a billion internet users in Africa, including increased…
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Guidelines for Newsrooms in West Africa
The explosive growth of social media use around the world has opened up many new opportunities for journalism. At the…
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iWatch Africa marks 2021 Open Data Day with focus on women safety online
iWatch Africa, marked the 2021 Open Data Day last Saturday with virtual event with focused on leveraging data to promote…
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Open Data Day 2021: iWatch Africa to focus on safety of women journalists & equal development online
iWatch Africa 2021 Open Data Day Although the social media boom in Africa has presented many opportunities to the millions…
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How Big Tech’s Content Moderation Policies Could Jeopardize Users in Authoritarian Regimes
Social media advocates have historically lauded its ability to facilitate democratic progress by connecting people over space and time, enabling…
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