Tag: social media

THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA DURING ELECTIONS

16.05.2021 Seoul International Forum on Elections 2021 organized by the National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea focused on the role & responsibilities of social media during elections

KYRGYZ LOCAL ELECTIONS IN SOCIAL MEDIA

06.05.2021 Local elections were seen as a rehearsal for the parliamentary elections after the constitutional reform

INTERNEWS JOURNALIST SECURITY FELLOWSHIP

19.04.2021 Are you interested in journalists’ digital security and you come from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, or Slovenia? Then this is the ideal program for you! Apply for the Internews Journalist Security Fellowship!

DIGITAL SERVICES ACT - THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY SHOULD BE REINFORCED

14.04.2021 Over the course of 22 years, we have conducted numerous monitoring projects in Slovakia and almost 60 other countries aimed at improving the media environment prior to elections, strengthening critical thinking and helping citizens to receive comprehensive...

THREE FINDINGS FROM THREE COUNTRIES

09.03.2021 We monitored social media platforms to determine their impact on the recent elections in Belarus, Moldova and Kyrgyzstan. Check interviews with three experts to learn what were the three main findings in each country.

KAZAKH ELECTIONS IN SOCIAL MEDIA

08.02.2021 Exiled opposition politician dominated on Instagram Monitoring of social media during the recent Kazakh parliamentary elections showed that while in political exile, the fugitive former head of Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank and opposition politician Mukhtar...

THE MANY FACES FIGHTING DISINFORMATION

25.01.2021 MEMO 98 is featured in the publication titled “The Many Faces Fighting Disinformation: Safeguarding Civil Society’s Role in the Response to Information Disorders" as an organization monitoring elections in the digital age.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SOCIAL MEDIA - MOLDOVA 2020

12.01.2021 Between 1 September and 13 November 2020, in cooperation with Mediapoint, we monitored how politicians and parties used Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok in the context of the November 1 and 15, 2020 presidential election in Moldova.

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN SOCIAL MEDIA - GEORGIA 2020

05.01.2021 Bidzina Ivanishvili most active on Facebook but Mikheil Saakashvili more popular. From among parties, UNM more active than the Georgian Dream. European Georgia spent more money on FB ads than any other party.