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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

El lanzamiento de DeepSeek impactó en el panorama geopolítico y, según Roberta Braga, Directora Ejecutiva de DDIA, generará un desarrollo más rápido y con menos garantías para los usuarios.