On July 9, 2025, the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) hosted a briefing to share the first bilingual analysis of X’s community moderation tool. Based on over 1.7 million Community Notes, the presentation revealed how the system functions, identified language-based disparities, and offered data-driven insights into participation patterns and platform design challenges in decentralized moderation.

The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) examined how X’s Community Notes system functions across English and Spanish, drawing from over 1.76 million notes submitted globally between 2021 and 2025. The report explores submission and publication dynamics, contributor behavior, and systemic challenges like transparency gaps and rating backlogs. As community-driven content moderation becomes a global model, this report sheds light on its potential, and limitations, for building a healthier online information ecosystem.

This page highlights the latest narratives circulating in Latino public WhatsApp and Telegram groups. Updated every week, it offers insights from DDIA’s ongoing monitoring of digital conversations shaping public opinion across messaging platforms.

DDIA Founder and Executive Director Roberta Braga shared research on the prevalent and cross-border meta-narratives impacting discussions about foreign policy and democracy at a Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs roundtable in New York City on on illiberal narratives.

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

In 2025, DDIA became a member of Issue One's Council for Responsible Social Media, a multi-sectoral group of leaders focused on finding solutions to technological harms to kids, communities, and national security. The Council brings together Republicans and Democrats, policymakers and members of the media, impacted communities and key stakeholders to elevate a bipartisan conversation and advance impactful, achievable solutions to strengthening a healthier online world for communities.

As part of the Americas Society / Council of the Americas 10th Women's Hemispheric Security Conference in Miami, Roberta Braga shared her insights into policy opportunities for Internet governance, tech, and innovation across the Americas.

DDIA hosted two trainings on understanding and countering meta-narratives, false claims, and illicit manipulation online at this year's 3rd ProgressNow Commference in St. Louis, MO. The conference brought together communicators, digital practitioners, and advocates from across the United States.