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All the News You Didn’t Even Know Was Going Down
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Originally posted to It’s Going Down we are not activists. we are pissed off. there is a difference. — LA ONDA (@QueOndaLA) January 29, 2016 Everyday seems to bring a new travesty. A new crisis. A new fear. Every bit of news we get seems to herald...
09/15 Links Pt2: The ADL Takes Sides Against Israel; Black Lives Matter's Anti-Semitic Bedfellows
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From Ian: The ADL Takes Sides Against Israel When Abe Foxman retired from his post as national director of the Anti-Defamation League after 50 years there, including 28 at its head, there was uncertainty about the direction his successor would take...
Mendocino County Today: August 23, 2013
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STATE PARKS has apparently rented all the camping spots at Hendy Woods to a Russian evangelical group over the weekend, much to the chagrin and even outrage of locals. The Rooskies are said to be bringing all their own firewood, food and other supplies...
Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Oct 21
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CSi Weather… TODAY…INCREASING CLOUDS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. .TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY...
Future focus: What’s in store for Charlottesville?
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What does the future hold? We examine what has happened in Charlottesville’s past and present to make some zany predictions about what could occur years down the road. But you know what they say: Fact is stranger than fiction. Developing our future...

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Defending Democracy: Human Rights Implications of Generative AI and Deepfakes in the 2025 Philippine Elections

This blog is a report from a workshop held in the Philippines on 12th April 2025, which explored the human rights risks posed by generative AI and deepfakes in the lead-up to the 2025 elections. Participants examined how these technologies are weaponized...
Why Do We Need Community-based Approaches to Visual Verification?

WITNESS is excited to announce our new guide, Community-based Approaches to Visual Verification. Read below to learn more about how and why we created this valuable resource. “We had videos that showed the Nigerian army storm into the Lekki Toll gate...
EU AI Act: Ensuring Rights, Disclosure and Meaningful Protections in the General Purpose AI Code of Practice

WITNESS expresses concern regarding the changes in the EU AI Act’s third draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (CoP). These modifications aim to lessen the burden of applying the EU AI Act on General-Purpose AI (GPAI) model providers. This...
AI, Disinformation and the Battle for Truth: How Ghana’s 2024 elections exposed the new age of political deception

By Nkem Agunwa and Joojo Cobbinah A political firestorm erupted in Ghana after a video surfaced of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the former ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), making a disturbing promise to small-scale...
Deepfakes and Digital Abuse: Dismantling Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

Also available in Arabic As we celebrate the achievements of women globally on International Women’s Day we must also acknowledge the ongoing digital threats that disproportionately target them. From non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and deepfake...

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This post is part of a series on Documenting During Internet Shutdowns. Also available in Arabic, Spanish and Bahasa Indonesia. With contributions by Arul Prakkash Last reviewed: 31 Ja...

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