Are private messaging platforms the blind spot of the fight against disinformation?
Armenia and the geopolitics of information integrity
On the occasion of the second edition of the Yerevan Dialogue, the Forum on Information and Democracy and the Armenian government organised a series of discussions on information integrity. While the country prepares to host the COP on Biodiversity in 2026, the Forum reiterated its commitment to support the country’s effort in fighting environmental disinformation. […]
Call for Contributions – Addressing Disinformation and Attacks on Information Integrity on Environmental Issues Beyond Climate Change
Context In February 2025 the International Partnership for Information and Democracy launched a workstream on Strengthening information integrity on climate change and other environmental issues under the co-chairpersonship of the government of Armenia and the government of Brazil. The workstream bringing together interested States of the 55 members of the International Partnership as well as […]
First outcomes of the environmental disinformation workstream led by Armenia and Brazil
The Forum on Information and Democracy held the first meeting of its workstream on strengthening information integrity on climate and environmental issues on 17 April 2025, under the co-presidency of Armenia and Brazil. Launched in February 2025 and co-chaired by the governments of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Brazil, this workstream of […]
Led by Ukraine and Luxembourg, the Workstream on Identifying solutions to ensure information integrity on private messaging platforms held its first meeting
Private messaging platforms represent one of the most important communication tools among users, while simultaneously emerging as a key medium in the dissemination of political propaganda and disinformation. They also often lack regulatory oversight because of (or in some cases thanks to) their private or encrypted features. To address this critical dichotomy, the Forum on […]
Private messaging platforms, climate disinformation: States of the Partnership for Information and Democracy launch workstreams to address urgent challenges to information integrity
Facilitated by the Forum on Information and Democracy, States of the Partnership for information and democracy are launching two targeted workstreams to address urgent challenges related to private messaging platforms and climate and other environmental disinformation. Respectively led by Ukraine and Luxembourg and Armenia and Brazil, these workstreams will mobilize other countries, academia and civil […]