AI #chatbot that can be tagged on X, FB, IG to #FactCheck & reply in thread/comment box, educate voters. By @ICFJ @Code4Africa @charter_africa @democracylab
You've heard of Palantir, what about Blueskeye AI?
It’s a biometric-monitoring company and a likely contender for the 2027 vehicle monitoring mandate.
Blueskeye AI specializes in:
-Eye‑tracking
-Facial expression analysis
-Head‑position monitoring
-Drowsiness & distraction detection
-Behavioral pattern analysis using face + voice
The law requires the technology but doesn’t say which company has to provide it. 🚩 This is the exact kind of “quiet infrastructure” that fuels surveillance creep:
-No opt‑out
-Private vendor
-No public vote
-Biometric data collection normalized as “safety”
-Can be repurposed for control or behavioral scoring
Their tech could sit in millions of cars, tracking drivers while the company itself stays invisible to the public.
This #InternationalWomensDay, we at ChatVE are embracing the 2026 theme, "Give to Gain" —a philosophy that celebrates the power of reciprocity, collaboration, and collective action to advance opportunities for women and girls everywhere .
When we give women safer digital spaces, we gain a more inclusive and equitable society. When we invest in technology that understands and protects African women, we gain the resilience of entire communities .
Together, let's give opportunity, gain progress.
We’ve identified industrial-scale distillation attacks on our models by DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax.
These labs created over 24,000 fraudulent accounts and generated over 16 million exchanges with Claude, extracting its capabilities to train and improve their own models.
Cloudflare Radar data shows Internet traffic from Iran has effectively dropped to zero since January 8, signaling a complete shutdown in the country and disconnection from the global Internet. https://t.co/I8uu47ajLA
The United States is taking decisive action in response to the atrocities and violence against Christians in Nigeria and around the world. The @StateDept will restrict U.S. visas for those who knowingly direct, authorize, fund, support, or carry out violations of religious freedom. This visa policy applies to Nigeria and other governments or individuals that persecute people for their religious beliefs.
AI is redefining information — from what trends to what’s true.
Join @olorunwababs, @MackieOkafor, @Holatung and @tittyfady unpack the skills needed to navigate and teach digital literacy in an AI-powered media ecosystem.
Friday, October 31 | 5pm WAT
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We often ask: Why do anti-corruption institutions struggle?
But maybe the better question is: How do we empower citizens, journalists, and digital defenders to hold leaders accountable, safely and effectively?
Every democracy stands or falls on one principle — accountability.
Yet, in Nigeria, corruption still erodes public trust, silences dissent, and weakens governance.
Join us this Saturday,October 11, in Lagos as Kehinde Adegboyega, Executive Director of the Human Rights Journalists Network (HRJN) and President-Elect of the African Digital Rights Defenders Coalition, brings critical insight into the fight for good governance and press freedom.
Join us this Saturday, October 11, in Lagos, Dr. Suraj Olunifesi, PhD, Professor at the University of Lagos and Executive Director of the African Center for Media and Intercultural Dialogue (ACMID), will address this pressing issue at Bridging Democracy: Learning from Taiwan.
In today’s Nigeria, truth struggles to compete with noise.
From fake news to digital manipulation, our democracy is being tested in the arena of information.
With decades of expertise in Media Literacy, ICT Policy, and Digital Rights, Dr. Suraj will explore how informed citizens and responsible media systems can safeguard democracy , lessons Nigeria can draw from Taiwan’s media reform journey.