In just over a week, as part of the Palestine Digital Activism Forum organized by 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, Meedan Executive Director Dr. Dima Saber will moderate a session exploring how AI systems encode bias to reproduce dominant political narratives about Palestine. Learn more and register today: https://lnkd.in/gYYwdz4D
Meedan
Technology, Information and Media
San Francisco, California 4,665 followers
A non-profit that builds software & initiatives to strengthen global journalism, digital literacy & info accessibility
About us
Meedan is a global technology nonprofit that builds software and programmatic initiatives to strengthen journalism, digital literacy, and accessibility of information online and off. We develop open source tools for creating and sharing context on digital media through annotation, verification, archiving, and translation. We work with technologists, newsrooms, fact-checkers, public health professionals, nongovernmental organizations, and academic institutions on award-winning projects from election monitoring to pandemic response to human rights documentation. This work supports our vision of a more equitable internet. Our primary product is Check, a tool for collaboratively verifying and fact-checking online content. It combines smart checklists, workflow integrations, and intuitive design to make digital newsgathering an efficient and collaborative process. Check Global augments Meedan’s existing suite of open source tools and open licensed online and offline training to support emerging practices in digital media literacy skills, fact-checking, disinformation monitoring and evaluation, and media literacy skills-building for social impact. Meedan's Digital Health Lab works on information equity as a public health issue. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lab brought together a team of scientists to form Health Desk, a team tasked with supporting fact-checking organizations and journalists reporting on health misinformation about COVID-19. It launched on April 15, 2021, and as of October 12, 2021, more than 1.5 million people have visited the site. We also co-founded the Credibility Coalition, an initiative to develop web standards for third party credibility indicators.
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- San Francisco, California
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- 2006
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- translation, machine translation, open journalism, social media, verification, design, ICT4D, linguistics, artificial intelligence, UX design, internationalization, credibility standards, misinformation response, fact-checking, and Digital Public Health
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¿Qué hay detrás de la “ideología de género”? 🤔 🔎 Se trata de un enemigo inventado para generar miedo y atacar a los feminismos, a la ESI y a los derechos del colectivo LGBTTTIQ+. Gracias a Ecofemibot, nuestro proyecto de investigación online, encontramos que esta narrativa es retomada por referentes como Agustín Laje, que la colocan en el centro de la llamada “batalla cultural”. Te invitamos a visitar nuestro sitio web y conocer todos los resultados del análisis digital que realizamos junto a Meedan ✊ https://lnkd.in/ddeNSDQQ #Ecofemibot #Investigación #Feminismos #Derechas #Internet #Datos #Argentina
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AI moderation is supposed to protect online communities. But what happens when it can be weaponized? In Ethiopia, coordinated groups are exploiting platform systems through mass reporting campaigns. By collectively flagging posts, they can trigger automated moderation and push platforms to remove legitimate speech. The result is a troubling paradox: Systems designed to fight abuse can be manipulated to silence content creators. In my latest article, I analyze this phenomenon and what it reveals about the limits of automated moderation in fragile information environments. The piece explores: • How coordinated mass reporting campaigns operate • Why AI-assisted moderation systems are vulnerable to manipulation • The implications for media freedom in Ethiopia • What platforms and policymakers should rethink While the case comes from Ethiopia, the problem is global. It raises important questions for AI safety, Trust & Safety operations, and platform governance. Full article: https://lnkd.in/e5ege4NQ This is one of the areas where researchers and practitioners working on AI governance, Trust & Safety, and information integrity should focus on from a global south perspective. Inform Africa, Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS) Atlantic Council, Meedan
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Who controls the narrative? #PDAF2026 brings together experts from Palestine and around the world to unpack censorship, algorithmic bias, and digital disinformation. 📅 Day 1 | 30 March 2026 | Online 🌐 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dCuvp-qE #PDAF
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Catch our own Megan Marrelli tomorrow as part of the InnovateUS Amplify series for public-sector professionals!
Join Megan Marrelli (Meedan) and John Wihbey (Northeastern University) for a session on how public professionals can counter misinformation, strengthen trust, and communicate more effectively in the AI era. This workshop will explore how to: • Challenge misleading information and false narratives • Strengthen connections between institutions and communities • Design communication strategies that build public confidence 📅 March 12 | 2:00 PM ET ⏱ 60 minutes | Free and open to public professionals 🔺 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e9PvQhcD This workshop is part of the #Amplify: Mastering Public Communication in the AI Age series. 🔺 Explore the full series: https://lnkd.in/eh2QMCEk
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🗓️ Reminder: The Palestine Digital Activism Forum, hosted by 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, is fast approaching. ⏰ We hope to see you on the first day, March 30, for the online session "Automated Narratives: Who Trains the Machines that Teach the World about Palestine?" featuring Dr. Timnit Gebru, MEP Brando Benifei, and Dr. Anwar Mhajne, moderated by Meedan Executive Director Dr. Dima Saber. Register today: https://pdaf.net/
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المعركة على السردية تبدأ هنا 🎙️ التسجيل مفتوح الآن لمنتدى فلسطين للنشاط الرقمي 2026! 📅 30–31 آذار 2026 | 🌐 جلسات رقمية وورش حضورية مختارة في زمن تُشوَّه فيه الحقيقة، وتُحاصَر فيه الأصوات، وتُدار فيه الحروب عبر الخوارزميات، يعود المنتدى في نسخته العاشرة تحت شعار: "المعركة على السردية الفلسطينية الرقمية في عصر المعلومات". المنتدى هذه العام ليس مؤتمرًا تقليديًا، بل مساحة فعلٍ جماعي تُزوّد النشطاء/ات، والصحفيين/ات، والمبدعين/ات، والباحثين/ات بالأدوات اللازمة لمواجهة الإلغاء، وكشف التضليل، وبناء سرديات قائمة على الأدلة، أخلاقية وقادرة على الصمود. 💡 ماذا ينتظركم؟ - نقاشات سياساتية معمّقة حول الرقابة، وانحياز الخوارزميات، والتضليل الرقمي - تدريبات عملية: التحقق من المصادر المفتوحة (OSINT)، الأمان الرقمي، ورواية القصص الأخلاقية - مساءلة المنصات الرقمية وبناء استراتيجيات مقاومة قاعدية - أصوات عالمية وتأثير محلي 📄 استكشفوا الأجندة وسجّلوا الآن: www.pdaf.net
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7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, launched the first Palestine Digital Activism Forum in 2017, and since then, it has become one of the organization's most important annual events. We're looking forward to joining our colleagues online for this hybrid virtual and in-person occasion, in which Dima Saber will moderate a session on Palestinian representation in global AI frameworks. Register today: https://lnkd.in/dCuvp-qE
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Taking place during Day 1 at #PDAF2026 📌 Session 4 | Automated Narratives: Who Trains the Machines that Teach the World about Palestine? 🔎Artificial intelligence increasingly mediates what people see, read, and believe. This session explores how AI systems, including search engines and chatbots, encode bias to reproduce dominant political narratives about Palestine. By examining data representation, content filtering, and automated storytelling, the speakers in this session will highlight the risks of AI-driven disinformation. We are often faced with the question: Who trains the machines that teach the world about Palestine? To answer this question, the session aims to expose the mechanics of narrative engineering and to advocate for transparency, fairness, and Palestinian representation within global AI frameworks. 📅 Day 1 | 30 March 2026 | Online 🌐 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dCuvp-qE #PDAF Anwar Mhajne Timnit Gebru Dima Saber Meedan The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
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🗞️We checked in with Editor Abhilash Mallick at The Quint. Find out what he had to say about promoting quality news in an era of AI summaries and fewer social media referrals. 🎤 https://lnkd.in/gC_hwcuA