Last August, we announced that Mozilla was seeking a new executive director to lead its movement building arm. I’m excited to announce that Nabiha Syed — media executive, lawyer, and champion of public interest technology — is joining us to take on this role.
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The Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) is a Mozilla IRL Fund Awardee that connects technologists, activists, and public servants across Africa. We spoke with Project Manager Yasmin Shapurjee about a new program that helps leaders from five major regions bring their most promising public interest tech workers together.
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Study examines 200+ interventions by Meta, Google, and others deployed across seven years and 27 countries. Initiatives to curb misinformation in multiple countries appear to be
formulaic and stuck in an ineffective rinse-and-repeat loop
By
Open Source Research & Investigations,
Odanga Madung,
Becca Ricks
Feb. 27, 2024
Mozilla's Elections Casebook features case studies written by researchers who are studying platform dynamics in their respective countries. The intent of this project is to better understand some of the ways platforms struggle to develop meaningful policies and interventions around elections, especially when faced with complex information environments, languages, and cultural contexts.
