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26 April 2024
African elections under rising threat from online disinformation
In an unprecedented year for elections in Africa, the increasing use of digital disinformation poses a rising threat to democracy across...
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Opinion
30 October 2023
Project
Digital Authoritarianism
The project will contribute to arresting democratic regression by identifying, documenting and analysing existing and newly emerging elements of digital authoritarianism and the practices of digital citizenship that work best to mitigate or overcome them.
Report
27 September 2023
Mapping the Supply of Surveillance Technologies to Africa: Case Studies from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi, and Zambia
African governments are spending over 1US$bn per year on digital surveillance technologies which are being used without adequate legal...
News
27 September 2023
African nations spending $1bn a year on harmful surveillance
Governments in Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi, and Zambia are collectively spending at least $1bn a year on digital surveillance...
News
27 July 2023
A new era of digital citizenship in Africa
A new open access book “Digital Citizenship in Africa: Technologies of Agency and Repression” explores African citizens’ use of...
Book
27 July 2023
Digital Citizenship in Africa: Technologies of Agency and Repression
Published by: Bloomsbury
Since the so-called Arab Spring, citizens of African countries have continued to use digital tools in creative ways to ensure that...
News
31 January 2023
Podcast: Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East
Digital deception is the new face of information warfare. Social media has been weaponised by states and commercial entities alike, as...
News
4 January 2023
Opportunities to join IDS as a Research Fellow
IDS is recruiting up to three Fellows to join our research clusters. This includes two vacancies to join the Rural Futures cluster as...
Brief
17 August 2022
Digital Poverty in the UK (accessible version)
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Accessible version of IDS Policy Briefing 202. As every aspect of life – from job seeking to health care – moves online, digital connectivity is a daily necessity, not a luxury. This Policy Briefing explores the extent of digital poverty in the UK.
