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What does it mean to put people—not profit—at the center of #AI? At #YCF2 in @UN Vienna, #PCMS explored how AI can support #SDGs or undermine them without governance. Better AI > more AI. 👉#Information integrity & #media resilience are key. 🔗sites.google.com/view/youthchan… #SDGs

🚫 O těchto mediálních restrikcích a manipulaci informačních toků v US by se v ČR mělo mluvit více. 👉 Napříč politickým spektrem i občanskou společností.

The spread of misinformation, disinformation & hate speech online are fueling prejudice & violence. The UN Global Principles for Information Integrity are a starting point for the creation of a more humane information ecosystem. buff.ly/wZo5saN #SaferInternetDay

📵 What does digital sovereignty really mean beyond slogans? At the Digital Sovereignty Workshop in Brussels led by @ISOCBelgium & @Brussels_School, #PCMS explored #BigTech lock-in, #EU alternatives & why moving away isn’t just switching tools.👉 It means rethinking dependencies.

Russia ranks 4th on CPJ’s #2025PrisonCensus with 28 imprisoned journalists following an uptick of arrests in retaliation for coverage of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Belarus, ranking 5th, continues its crackdown on the press with 25 journalists in prison. cpj.org/?p=553128 #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom

Democracy doesn’t require perfect truth—but it does require something more fragile: independent voices. The “wisdom of crowds” depends on independence between judgments. If a single actor can speak through thousands of inauthentic accounts, the apparent consensus of the crowd stops being informative. The most dangerous outcome is not a single viral lie—it is synthetic consensus: the illusion that “everyone is saying this,” which can quietly bend beliefs and norms.

Children, adolescents & digital tech 👉 one of today’s most pressing intersections. At an event by @institutps, speakers from @snemovna @Google @muni_cz & education tackled #AI #Tech in schools, data, parenting, well-being & safety. At #PCMS we advocate for digital+human rights.

New partnership: #PCMS 🤝 #UCEEB @CVUTPraha Teaming up to tackle societal #Resilience , #security & information integrity via the Centre of Excellence for Security & Resilience.👉Crossing #Communication and multisector cooperation to face today’s risks.

🚨CPJ’s 2025 Prison Census found China, Myanmar, and Israel are the world’s three top jailers of journalists in connection to their work. At least 330 journalists were behind bars globally on December 1, 2025, reflecting growing authoritarianism and escalating numbers of armed conflicts worldwide. Read CPJ’s #2025PrisonCensus: cpj.org/?p=553128 #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom

Komentář našeho Jana Vobořila: "Jak je možné, že některé české školy v podstatě nutí děti mladší třinácti let k zapojení do školních whatsappových skupin, protože se prostě jinak k některým informacím nedostanou nebo je to pro ně mnohem obtížnější?" 👉 denikreferendum.cz/clanek/238435-…

Journalist imprisonments remain near record highs worldwide, fueled largely by political repression as corruption and abuse of power flourish. occrp.org/en/news/cpj-re…

Umí stát a instituce komunikovat se všemi občany? Digitální přístupnost není jen checkbox. Jsou to konkrétní překážky a hlavně konkrétní řešení. Po #InfoToky bude @ADergam 15.1. moderovat konferenci E-Přístupnost srozumitelně. 👉 Program a registrace: projekty.pf.jcu.cz/pvict/zaverecn…

Investigating Social Media Algorithms This guide features tips, techniques, and best practices for covering the algorithms – and their corresponding impacts – used by tech giants’ social media platforms. 🔗 twp.ai/4isgRE

Detecting AI-Generated Content This guide offers journalists a new detection tool and seven advanced techniques for spotting probable AI-generated content. 🔗 twp.ai/4isgRW

Editor’s Pick: Best of Data Journalism from 2025 From global conflict and climate disasters to AI, trade wars, and disinformation – data journalism helps explain a rapidly changing world. 🔗 Here's some top selections: twp.ai/4iuGdC

The IISS has produced the most comprehensive open-source database currently available on Russian sabotage operations across Europe and its periphery. It captures the full spectrum of activity with physical effects: from sabotage on undersea cables to GPS blocking across multiple domains and geographies. Find out more from Charlie Edwards and Nate Seidenstein: ➡️ go.iiss.org/3HlncHT

Surveillance, censorship, and internet shutdowns — 2025 was a(nother) tough year for human rights. Let’s fight to make 2026 a better one. Your support helps us keep defending digital rights, protecting activists, and pushing back against authoritarianism. accessnow.org/donate

In response to the deterioration of press freedom in the United States, CPJ has taken a multipronged approach, documenting and providing analysis of the state of affairs; increasing our advocacy capacity at the state and local levels; and training a record number of journalists across the country. #JournalismIsNotACrime cpj.org/?p=548693

Facebook is reportedly earning billions — about 10% of its revenue — from fraudulent ads. But how do these scams work behind the scenes? For this story, we investigated 81 online “investment platforms.” All built to look different. All with the same function: Stealing your money. buff.ly/8i83qfu

🎄May the new year bring clarity, courage, and connection.🎆 In a world of rising turbulence, #PCMS stayed focused on dialogue, resilience, and the information integrity — advancing #media, #technology, and #HumanRights through collaboration. 🙏Thank you for your support.