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UpdateIn the News: In the Spotlight: Roberta Braga, Founder and Executive Director, Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA)
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Apr 15, 2025

The article on the Latino Executive Network website features Roberta Braga, highlighting her leadership as the Founder and Executive Director of DDIA. It outlines her work combating mis- and disinformation targeting Latino communities in the U.S. and Latin America, and her efforts to foster greater digital inclusion and civic resilience. The profile also notes her background in international communications, strategic storytelling, and policy, as well as her commitment to empowering underrepresented voices through equitable and inclusive digital spaces.

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UpdateREDESCover: Explore the Latest Narratives Spreading in Latino Spaces Online
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Apr 2, 2025

DDIA’s REDESCover newsletter features emerging narratives and updates about information disorder spreading in Latino spaces online in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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Capacity-BuildingResource: Getting Ahead of Online Harms by Understanding False Narratives and Tactics of Manipulation
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Mar 24, 2025

From elections and immigration to public health and global conspiracies, DDIA has compiled key findings from our narrative analysis and open-source investigations (OSINT) work to help our partners better understand how disinformation spreads, and how to counter it. Review our main takeaways.

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UpdateIn the News: Improving Digital Democracy in this Hemisphere with Roberta Braga of DDIA
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Mar 14, 2025

In this episode of The Great Battlefield podcast, Roberta Braga, founder and Executive Director of the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA), discusses her professional journey and the mission behind DDIA. She shares insights on how the organization, run by and for Latinos, is working to strengthen democracy across the Americas by addressing digital threats, building resilience to disinformation, and fostering inclusive civic participation online.

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Capacity-BuildingEvento: Panel de la ONU - Violencia Digital Contra las Mujeres: Hacia Políticas y Alianzas Transformadoras en el Marco de Beijing+30
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Mar 12, 2025

Organized by UNDP, the Government of Spain, SEGIB, and IIPEVCM, this event brought together policymakers, experts, and activists to address the growing threat of digital violence against women. Held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the discussion focused on the impact of online gender-based violence on women's democratic participation, legal frameworks for protection, and strategies for strengthening multilateral cooperation. The event aimed to advance concrete policy recommendations to ensure a safer and more inclusive digital space for women across Ibero-America.

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UpdateIn the News: ‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women
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Mar 12, 2025

This UN article highlights a conversation held during the Commission on the Status of Women, where activists and leaders from Spain and Latin America gathered to expose the growing threat of digital violence against women. The piece underscores the chilling real-world consequences of online harassment, particularly for women in politics and public life. Roberta Braga, founder of the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA), emphasized the urgency of “pre-bunking” or “inoculating” communities against online disinformation and misogynistic narratives.

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Capacity-BuildingEvento: Panel del Inter-American Dialogue - Una Hoja de Ruta para la Protección del Periodismo en Países Represivos
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Feb 19, 2025

This event explored the growing threats faced by independent journalists in authoritarian and semi-authoritarian regimes across Latin America. It highlights the challenges of censorship, violence, and legal persecution that undermine press freedom and democracy. The piece outlines key strategies for protecting independent media, including international cooperation, digital security measures, and policy reforms to strengthen press protections.

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