Giovana Fleck
@giovanaf.bsky.social
Reporter and Project Lead at @globalvoices.bsky.social
6. Finally, one of our most recent projects looked at Data Governance from different contexts. One of them was Sudan. We tried to understand what happens with people's data and their access to it during conflict and war. globalvoices.org/2024/08/20/s...
Starlink in Sudan: A lifeline or war facilitator?
Sudan's conflict has crippled telecommunication as both sides leverage and disrupt internet services to gain control.
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November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM
6. Finally, one of our most recent projects looked at Data Governance from different contexts. One of them was Sudan. We tried to understand what happens with people's data and their access to it during conflict and war. globalvoices.org/2024/08/20/s...
5. I think the myth of the "good colonizer" is not exclusive as a narrative from Portugal, but seeing how this colonial idea is enforced among new authoritarian and racist voices was very revealing. globalvoices.org/2023/10/31/u...
Undertones: Portugal and the myth of the good colonizer
In the 1950s, Portugal's dictatorship overhauled the country's national identity and embraced the theory of the good colonizer. What traces are left of that narrative today?
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November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM
5. I think the myth of the "good colonizer" is not exclusive as a narrative from Portugal, but seeing how this colonial idea is enforced among new authoritarian and racist voices was very revealing. globalvoices.org/2023/10/31/u...
4. From the Unfreedom Monitor, an amazing project focusing on digital authoritarianism, the coverage on #Myanmar revealed so much about how repression and weaponization of technology amidst a military dictatorship: globalvoices.org/2023/04/05/t...
The Myanmar junta’s war against Facebook
Social media platforms have an oversized influence on political events such as elections, and they have a responsibility to advance democracy.
globalvoices.org
November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM
4. From the Unfreedom Monitor, an amazing project focusing on digital authoritarianism, the coverage on #Myanmar revealed so much about how repression and weaponization of technology amidst a military dictatorship: globalvoices.org/2023/04/05/t...
3. We documented the rise of "Taliban 2.0" in Afghanistan, and this piece centers Afghani women as we investigate harmful narratives: globalvoices.org/2022/12/21/u...
Undertones in Afghanistan: ‘Taliban 2.0,’ Women, Resistance
Researchers share some of the strongest narratives that have circulated in Afghanistan this year
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November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM
3. We documented the rise of "Taliban 2.0" in Afghanistan, and this piece centers Afghani women as we investigate harmful narratives: globalvoices.org/2022/12/21/u...
2. We did a loooong investigation on narratives about Chinese international relations, esp regarding the BRI. This one in particular is from 2021, but also helps to understand the surveillance state in Venezuela: globalvoices.org/2021/09/28/i...
Is China exporting its surveillance state to Venezuela?
One of the largest Chinese defense companies has been pointed out for providing the Venezuelan government software to block access to the Internet and to spy on its detractors.
globalvoices.org
November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM
2. We did a loooong investigation on narratives about Chinese international relations, esp regarding the BRI. This one in particular is from 2021, but also helps to understand the surveillance state in Venezuela: globalvoices.org/2021/09/28/i...
A few highlights from the Observatory:
1. From Ethiopia, this analysis explained how an army of social media personalities stoke inflammatory content
globalvoices.org/2020/05/25/c...
1. From Ethiopia, this analysis explained how an army of social media personalities stoke inflammatory content
globalvoices.org/2020/05/25/c...
How identity-driven conflicts fuel Ethiopia's incendiary social media rhetoric
Unity Park aimed to tell the story of all Ethiopians and celebrate the country’s diversity. But social media revealed politicized, nationalistic reactions along ethnic lines: Amhara and Oromo.
globalvoices.org
November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM
A few highlights from the Observatory:
1. From Ethiopia, this analysis explained how an army of social media personalities stoke inflammatory content
globalvoices.org/2020/05/25/c...
1. From Ethiopia, this analysis explained how an army of social media personalities stoke inflammatory content
globalvoices.org/2020/05/25/c...
The Observatory combines research and reporting to bring clarity over very complex themes and trends. It is a methodology I personally apply to my daily life, especially as information ecosystems (news mediums, social media, etc) become more chaotic. I invite you all to get to know it!
November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM
The Observatory combines research and reporting to bring clarity over very complex themes and trends. It is a methodology I personally apply to my daily life, especially as information ecosystems (news mediums, social media, etc) become more chaotic. I invite you all to get to know it!