165. Rachel Winny on the Rise of Disinformation & Conflict Escalation
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How can we build information resilience amidst so many digital battlegrounds, misinformation and gendered disinformation campaigns influencing political, social and armed conflicts around the world? Why have digital battlegrounds and disinformation campaigns particularly targeted female activists in Myanmar after the 2021 military coup? How has the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan increased online/offline threats to NGOs and civilians reporting human rights violations? In which ways the Ukraine-Russia conflict has showcased the importance of open source data verification projects to document human rights abuses and war crimes? How can social media platforms regulate and prevent online abuse, harrasment and gendered disinformation that could lead to more domestic/international conflicts? An interview with Rachel Winny, Technical Director at the Centre for Information Resilience. Join us in this exploration, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn @womanhood_ir. Listen to related episodes: 15. Sandra Aceng on Women's Rights, Online Violence and Race in Uganda 32. Mendy Marsh and Chiderah Monde on COVID-19 & Humanitarian Aid System Collapse 36. Dr. Roudabeh Kishi on Mapping Political Violence 95. José R. Rivera-González on US Withdrawal from Afghanistan 112. Devon Cone on COVID-19 Impact on Migration & Humanitarian Crises 124. Rushan Abbas on Calls of Genocide Against the Uyghurs Recommended links of this episode: Centre for Information Resilience Official Website Myanmar Witness Afghan Witness Eyes on Russia Reflecting on Five Years of Work on Gendered Disinformation Digital Battlegrounds: Politically motivated abuse of Myanmar women online
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