Between Innovation and Accountability – How Nigeria’s Media Ecosystem is Navigating AI Adoption
Without question, the launch of ChatGPT in late November 2022 accelerated the current global AI boom, reshaping every sector, including the media industry. From... Read more.
AI and Disinformation: A Discursive Analysis of West African Election
Summary AI-generated disinformation—including deepfakes, bot networks, and voice cloning—plays a role in amplifying ethnic and religious divisions, undermining... Read more.
AI Algorithms are the New Information Gatekeepers: but these Gates have Gaps
It is 2005, and the first page of Jane’s Facebook feed still showed Uncle Osasu’s 10:25 am prayer devotional post in the evening. She has had fewer than... Read more.
The Digital Divide in Africa and MIL Campaigns Against Information Disorder: A Case for Nigeria
To promote awareness and enhance information integrity, Media, Information, and Literacy (MIL) campaigns have become one of the approaches used to equip people with... Read more.
Beyond CBEX, there is a Booming Global Scam Economy, and Nigerians are Falling Hard
When a stranger sends you a message on WhatsApp, it’s easier to be sceptical, especially about doubling your money. However, we are likely to let our guard down... Read more.
Digital Platforms, Information Disorder Proliferation and the Connecting Nexus
The increased adoption of digital technology and the rise of Artificial Intelligence has flooded the information landscape, in what experts described as ‘information... Read more.
How Data Power is Skewing Internet Governance to Big Tech Companies and AI Tech-Guys
The internet has grown rapidly from what it used to be. There are around 5.56 billion users worldwide, ranging from young to elderly users. This increase, though... Read more.
Information Disorder as a Market Failure, but lessons from Information Economics may be offering something new
The rapid growth of digital platforms and algorithm-driven content distribution in today’s world has made it easier than ever for disinformation and misinformation... Read more.
Post-Election X/Twitter Activity Analysis of Key 2023 Nigerian Presidential Candidates
Introduction/Background It has been over a year since the citizens went to the polls and Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of the presidential election, and about... Read more.
Impact of Financial Incentives on the Spread of Disinformation: A Case Study of X’s Ads Revenue Sharing Program
The spread of disinformation on Twitter (now known as X) is the subject of a growing body of research. That is attributable to the strength of the microblogging... Read more.