This analysis draws on data collected between February 2024 and February 2025 across major platforms, and centers on two key events in Al Jazeera state: the massacre in Wad al-Nura (June 2024) and the targeting of Al-Kanabi communities in (January 2025), and the subsequent violence in South Sudan. The report is part of ongoing efforts … Read more
This paper was written by Julie Hawke, Mira El Mawla, Caleb Gichuhi and Helena Puig Larrauri. The presentation of online hate signals the structure and intensity of societal divisions, but when these seeds of discord are planted, what constitutes a fertile soil to grow and spread? This chapter examines the composition of online affective polarization … Read more
This snapshot is intended to offer an overview of inter-religious issues present in Nigeria’s digital ecosystem, identifying emerging narratives, key actors, tactics, or techniques used in conversations related to communal clashes and religious groups. The overview is the fifth in a series of social media analytical reports by the Build Up and local partners that … Read more
This report is intended to offer an overview of inter-religious issues present in Nigeria’s digital ecosystem, identifying emerging narratives, key actors, tactics, or techniques used in conversations related to communal clashes and religious groups. The overview is the fourth in a series of social media analytical reports by the Build Up and local partners that … Read more
This publication was written by Julie Hawke, Helena Puig Larrauri, Andrew Sutjahjo and Benjamin Cerigo. Originating from a unique partnership between data scientists (datavaluepeople) and peacebuilders (Build Up), this commentary explores an innovative methodology to overcome key challenges in social media analysis by developing customized text classifiers through a participatory design approach, engaging both peace … Read more
This snapshot is intended to offer an overview of inter-religious issues present in Nigeria’s digital ecosystem, identifying emerging narratives, key actors, tactics, or techniques used in conversations related to communal clashes and religious groups. The overview is the third in a series of social media analytical reports by the Build Up and local partners that … Read more
This snapshot is intended to offer an overview of inter-religious issues present in Nigeria’s digital ecosystem, identifying emerging narratives, key actors, tactics, or techniques used in conversations related to communal clashes and religious groups. The overview is the second in a series of social media analytical reports by the Build Up and local partners that … Read more
This snapshot is intended to offer an overview of inter-religious issues present in Nigeria’s digital ecosystem, identifying emerging narratives, key actors, tactics, or techniques used in conversations related to communal clashes and religious groups. The overview is the first in a series of social media analytical reports by the Build Up with participatory insights and … Read more
Authored by Helena Puig Larrauri as part of the Accord by Conciliation Resources. A volume on innovations in mediation would be amiss without a section addressing the potential and risks of digital technologies. Technology and innovation are entwined, both because technological advances are the result of innovative industry, and because technological advances very often catalyse … Read more
Why this report? This social media analysis reveals the specific types of Instagram accounts and themes associated with the use of racist language in the Netherlands. These insights will provide the evidence base for The Digital Us, to help decide where and how participants should intervene in online debates to be effective. Themes We identified … Read more