Tag: Social Media

AI women, political deepfakes and Facebook’s failure

Tech Analysis CIR Web Editor -
Colombo— What began as a disturbing experiment in manufacturing attractive, apparently ordinary Sri Lankan women on Facebook has evolved...

The Bench Under Siege: Cyber Mobs Are Silencing Judges Across South Asia

South Asia CIR Web Editor -
Experts say the rising attacks against judges is a result of hypernationalism and the failure of independent institutions, including...

Sri Lanka launches first major crackdown on offshore betting, expert call for broader enforcement

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read Sri Lanka blocked access to 24 unlicensed offshore gambling websites under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act. The blocked websites...

AI profiles of women on Facebook: Identity deception, sexualised engagement, and platform accountability

Tech Analysis CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read 10 Facebook profiles posing as Sri Lankan women were found to be entirely AI-generated, using fabricated identities to...

New Tools to Monitor Social Media Platforms – GIJN

Resource Center CIR Web Editor -
Social media platforms are among the most difficult sites to scrape for data across the internet. Yet this is a...

Social media policies are failing journalists

Resource Center CIR Web Editor -
Plus: The trouble with journalists’ involvement in news literacy programs, soft news as a gateway to propaganda, and social...