Dear Van, Apologies, your email went to my spam folder, and I just stumbled upon it.
Thank you very much for reaching out and for sharing insights into the DEM-Debate project. I appreciate the overview and the work being done by Wikimedia Europe, the University of Amsterdam, Eurecat, and the Wikimedia communities across Europe. The focus on fact-checking, moderation practices, and risk-mitigation measures during the 2024 European Parliament elections is both timely and highly relevant, particularly in the context of strengthening information integrity and public trust in democratic processes. I also find the Wikipedia Editorial Model Flowchart especially useful as a practical framework for understanding editorial decision-making and safeguards against disinformation. I would be glad to learn more about the project and explore possible areas for collaboration or knowledge exchange. There may be valuable opportunities to reflect on how these lessons and models could inform similar efforts beyond Europe, including in emerging democracies and different linguistic and cultural contexts. Thank you once again for sharing this work. I look forward to continuing the conversation. We can continue our conversation off the list. Warm regards, Amb. Olushola Olaniyan On Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 3:46 PM Van Anh Dam <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Amb. Olushola Olaniyan > > We've been implementing DEM-Debate project as Wikimedia Europe, the > University of Amsterdam and Eurecat – Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya and > the Wikimedia communities in Europe. > > The DEM-Debate project aims to explore whether, and how, the fact-checking > and moderation practices used by Wikipedia during the 2024 European > Parliament election have enhanced the reliability of the information > ecosystem. You can read more on our blog, where you can find mapping of > Policies > and risk-mitigation measures on election disinformation by Wikipedia and > more. Based on English language content, we also drafted this Wikipedia > Editorial Model Flowchart (our first public version that will be further > improved and translated - anyone with feedback is welcomed to share it with > us). Perhaps this could be useful. > > Let me know if you'd like to learn more :) We are happy to connect with > you and explore if there is room for collaboration and exchange on the > topic. > > Cheers, > > Van Anh > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM Amb. Olushola Olaniyan < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> Wikimedia User Group Nigeria( WUGN) is exploring a partnership with a >> Nigerian technology company to develop an Election Monitoring and >> Information Integrity System. The proposed platform will leverage Wikipedia >> and Wikidata to help curb election-related misinformation, document >> verifiable electoral events, and track incidents of election-related >> violence in a neutral, transparent, and verifiable manner. >> >> The initiative is conceived as a public-interest, non-partisan tool that >> strengthens access to reliable information during electoral processes, >> while aligning with Wikimedia’s core values of neutrality, verifiability, >> and free knowledge. >> >> As part of our ongoing engagement with the technology partner, we are >> seeking insights from Wikimedia affiliates, movement partners, and >> practitioners who have prior experience working on elections, civic >> technology, misinformation response, open data, or human rights >> documentation within the Wikimedia ecosystem and beyond. >> >> Specifically, we would welcome guidance on the following areas: >> >> 1. Ethical and Policy Considerations >> >> Risks related to editor safety, privacy, and data protection >> >> Neutrality, conflict sensitivity, and avoidance of political bias >> >> Compliance with Wikimedia policies, including BLP, NOR, and verifiability >> >> >> >> 2. Key Challenges and Risk Factors >> >> Misinformation, disinformation, and coordinated manipulation >> >> Data reliability, sourcing, and real-time verification constraints >> >> Legal, regulatory, and security challenges in electoral contexts >> >> >> >> 3. Lessons Learned and Success Stories >> >> Examples of similar initiatives within the Wikimedia movement or allied >> open knowledge communities >> >> What worked well, what failed, and why >> >> Strategies for community engagement and sustainability >> >> >> >> 4. Potential Funding and Partnership Opportunities >> >> Likely funding organizations, donors, or grant mechanisms >> >> Opportunities for collaboration with civil society, election observers, >> or research institutions >> >> >> >> 5. Impact and Measurement (Optional Input) >> >> Indicators for measuring impact on misinformation reduction and public >> trust >> >> Long-term value for Wikipedia, Wikidata, and the broader free knowledge >> ecosystem. >> >> >> >> >> The feedback from this consultation will inform our design choices, >> governance framework, and sustainability plan, ensuring the initiative is >> responsibly implemented and aligned with movement-wide best practices. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Amb. Olushola Olaniyan >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/LIHLG3BLK6FROKAG77BIVWVZDB4BPACP/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > >
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