Safeguarding African society and democracy against digital harms | On the frontline of tech accountability in the Global Majority | Lead @DigiAfricaLab
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I work with activist-researchers in/from Myanmar, India, etc, who've been doing this work longer than the majority of US folk & it baffles us to hear this narrative that there's no one doing work in the 'global south'
Our work puts us at risk from state-level actors AND big tech
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Concern can sound like blame when we say, “Stay out of politics.” Try offering support instead.
Also, social media platforms should act on threats.
Follow @DigiAfricaLab for guidance.
#NigeriaDecides #NigeriaDecides2027 #RoadTo2020
Today, 1 November, marks 76 days until #NigeriaDecides on 16 January 2027.
HELP PEOPLE FACING ABUSE WITHOUT BLAMING THEM.
A friend receives threats after sharing a political opinion. Worried for their safety, you say, “You should have stayed out of politics.”
That can leave them feeling blamed and afraid to speak again.
Instead, say something like: “The threats are wrong. How can I support you?” Offer support publicly or privately without repeating the abuse or exposing private details.
Platforms should act on threats that make people afraid to speak.
Recognise risky content and behaviour. Avoid making harm worse. Respond responsibly.
Recognise. Avoid. Respond.
#NigeriaDecides2027 #RoadTo2027
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88 days until #NigeriaDecides.
DO NOT USE PRIVATE PHOTOS TO SHAME SOMEONE.
A photo shared to mock a person’s political choice can expose them to more abuse. Do not repost it. Report the post.
Recognise. Avoid. Respond.
#NigeriaDecides2027 #RoadTo2027
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Anything that isn't about tech and gender justice, digital literacy, rights and safety, count @TechHerNG out of it. We are non-partisan. Never have been, never will be. We work to ensure women and girls can access, understand and use technology safely and meaningfully.
89 days until #NigeriaDecides2027
No voter should face threats because of their tribe
If you see posts telling non-indigenes to go home and not vote, don’t help spread them. Report them to NHRC on 6472.
Follow @DigiAfricaLab for more practical tips
Recognise. Avoid. Respond.
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You’re welcome to save today’s countdown graphic, use it as your profile picture or status, and share it with family, friends and your groups.
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89 days until #NigeriaDecides.
NO VOTER SHOULD FACE THREATS BECAUSE OF THEIR TRIBE.
A message tells people from a tribe to go home and not vote. Do not forward the threat. Report it to NHRC on 6472.
Recognise. Avoid. Respond.
#NigeriaDecides2027 #RoadTo2027
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#NigeriaDecides: Today, 9 September, marks two milestones in Nigeria’s 2027 electoral cycle:
• 129 days until the presidential and National Assembly elections on 16 January 2027, and
• 150 days until the governorship and State Assembly elections on 6 February 2027.
Under the Electoral Act 2026, this also marks the beginning of public campaigning by political parties for the governorship and State Assembly elections.
As campaigning becomes more visible, everyone who creates, commissions, shares, amplifies or responds to election-related content has a responsibility to help protect participation, safety, social cohesion and public trust.
Recognise risky content and behaviour. Avoid making harm worse. Respond responsibly.
Recognise. Avoid. Respond.
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#NigeriaDecides: Today, 8 September, marks 130 days until Nigeria’s presidential and National Assembly elections on 16 January 2027.
Digital threats to election integrity extend far beyond what is often labelled ‘fake news’. Recognising and addressing these threats requires more than fact-checking.
Risk may lie in what a post says or shows. It may also lie in how people, accounts and groups behave. Examples of risky behaviour include impersonation, coordinated manipulation of Twitter Trends and dodgy giveaways. A post can be accurate and still expose someone to harm.
Before sharing or responding, ask: What am I seeing? What context may be missing? Who could be harmed? What might my response set in motion?
We must all play our part.
Recognise risky content and behaviour. Avoid making harm worse. Respond responsibly.
Recognise. Avoid. Respond.
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Today marks 140 days until #NigeriaDecides on 16 January 2027.
Formal campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections began 10 days ago. But many of the harmful tactics and behaviours that may shape these elections, and the actors and networks behind them, were already active before the formal campaign period.
Our research has shown that such actors, networks, tactics and behaviours can persist across election cycles.
Digital threats can affect participation, safety, social cohesion and public trust long before Election Day.
We must all play our part.
Recognise risky content and behaviour. Avoid making harm worse. Respond responsibly.
Recognise. Avoid. Respond.
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Today marks 150 days until #NigeriaDecides on 16 January 2027.
This means that formal campaigns for Nigeria’s presidential and National Assembly elections begin today.
Let us all play our part.
Recognise risky content and behaviour. Avoid making harm worse. Respond responsibly.
Recognise. Avoid. Respond.
As the good people of Ekiti vote today, I thought it would be useful to reshare @DigiAfricaLab’s Pre-Election Digital Threat Advisory on some of the digital threats that may affect participation, public confidence, cohesion and safety.
📄 The advisory is below. #EkitiDecides2026
Ahead of the Ekiti State governorship election, DigiAfricaLab has published a Pre-Election Digital Threat Advisory examining some of the digital risks that may affect participation, public confidence, community relations and safety during the voting period.
The advisory is attached below.
#EkitiDecides2026 #ElectionIntegrity #DigitalThreats
ALT Ahead of the Ekiti State governorship election on 20 June 2026, DigiAfricaLab has published a Pre-Election Digital Threat Advisory examining some of the digital risks that may affect participation, public confidence, community relations and safety during the voting period. The three images attached contain the full text of the threat advisory.
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Nigerian Twitter has an impersonation problem and the platform is failing to take action. "their existence along with the fact that they were not shut down by @Twitter when reported, sends an alarming message." globalvoices.org/2018/09/17/… via @RMAjayi
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Nigerian Twitter has an impersonation problem and @Twitter is failing to take action globalvoices.org/2018/09/17/… by @RMAjayi "Yet unpaid citizens seem to be doing a better job at policing Twitter than the experts designated to monitor fraud and impersonation."
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“Impersonation is a growing problem on Nigerian Twitter with some accounts set up using politicians’ names to promote propaganda while others snag celebrity names as part of marketing fraud schemes.” ~ @RMAjayi
globalvoices.org/2018/09/17/… – at Abuja, Nigeria
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40 Things I Learnt At 40 (11-20)
11. To err is human but to forgive is… human too! Forgive, but don’t make an exception for a friend’s treachery, for it is motivated by envy. Forgiveness to a treacherous friend should never be accompanied by a restoration of personal access, else you’ll pay for it in heavier terms.
12. It doesn’t matter what people in your personal life say to you in your presence; what matters is what they say — especially what they do — about you in your absence.
13. And all is dust, remember this. The topmost human frailty is the propensity to think we will live infinitely. Our days in life are indeed finite; I’ve been shocked by the sheer number of people who detest hearing this. Spending your entire life avoiding this truth will not increase your years by an extra second!
14. Money will guarantee you comfort — not happiness. Neither is bad as an ambition; the tragedy is miscalculating the source of the latter.
15. When in trouble and needing help, don’t go compiling a list of people you have been good to in the past, thinking they might want to bail you out. ‘One good turn deserves another’ is, in practice, alien to most people. Most people have short memories; when the chips are down, only a few will remember your past kindness. I learnt this the hard way, by the way.
16. One of the greatest gifts to oneself is self-awareness. Possessing it means nobody can emasculate you by exaggerating your weaknesses; you know them already. It also means nobody can be obsequious to you by magnifying your strengths; you know them already too.
17. Every strength has a weakness component, and every weakness has a strength component. For that reason, the human search for perfection in interpersonal relationships is Utopian.
18. On Entrepreneurship
The most useful resource you need to convert an idea into a physical business is not money (It isn’t even one of your top five needs!); it’s conviction.
19. On Career Choices
“Salary is the bribe they pay you to build their dreams”? That’s a lie, one of the worst well-worn career lies in history! Actually, salary is the allowance they pay you to build your own dreams. If your current job is not equipping you with the skills to drive you towards your planned career trajectory in paid employment or subsequently building your own dreams, then that’s on you. You either accepted the wrong job offer or you spent your time there quiet-quitting.
20. On Romantic Love
The ideal love is one where the first argument of the two people involved is who loves the other more. “I love you more than you love me.” “No, I’m the one who loves you more.” If you ever find that kind of love, better keep it! If you’re lucky, you’ll find only one of such in your lifetime. The luckiest of the luckiest humans will only find it twice. Some won’t find it even once.
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Almost 2 weeks to go ! Taking on the @LondonMarathon carrying 20kgs on my back! The weight of my 6 year old son Hugh when he died from cancer in 2021 , it hurts so much 😢💔🏃🏅help me get to £5000 🙌😃🦋 justgiving.com/page/cerimara…
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Dadiyata — a critic of Nigerian government on social media was abducted by gunmen on 2 August 2019 in #Kaduna: Where Is Dadiyata?
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From Lagos to San Diego...
GRAMMY Award-Winning, Oscar Nominated Nigerian singer-songwriter @temsbaby joins San Diego FC ownership group as a club partner.
Tems becomes the FIRST African female to be involved in MLS ownership.
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