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- Code for Africa employs teams to manipulate social media algorithms and dismantle disinformation across more than 20 countries.
- Tattle in India develops machine learning tools to tackle misinformation on WhatsApp in different Indian languages, emphasizing the need for collaborative efforts to create safer online environments.
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The Danger of Misinformation
Misinformation at scale can be dangerous, particularly when it comes to our democracies. Online disinformation is not just a human problem, but an algorithmic problem as well, exploited by political forces worldwide. Social media platforms need to allocate more resources to protect elections and societies between elections. The global industry of disinformation for hire is worth millions of dollars and operates like a well-oiled machine, creating fake accounts and manipulating social media algorithms to amplify messages.
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