Saturday, 29 march 2025.
Parents Worried About Injuries to Children in New TikTok Challenges
Dozens of children in Bosnia and Herzegovina have sustained injuries while filming TikTok challenges in recent weeks, but their parents hesitate to talk publicly about their concerns, fearing they will...
Educating Citizens Crucial for Defense against Disinformation and Malign Influence
At the panel “BiH Transitional Challenges versus Reality Shaped by Foreign Influences and Artificial Intelligence,” during the Internet Governance Forum, speakers emphasized utilizing existing technologies to detect AI-generated content and...
Small State, Large Platforms: A New Way of Understanding Internet Moderation
Content moderation on social media in small countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina requires joint effort, coordination, and cooperation between organizations, individuals and state agencies. This was a key conclusion of...
Broad Community Engagement is Key to Internet Governance in BiH
Engaging all stakeholders—including governmental and non-governmental organizations, academia, and the media—in the internet governance process is essential for Bosnia and Herzegovina to align its digital regulations with global standards, according...
Internet Governance Forum Points to Shortcomings in Regulation and Protection of Digital Space in BiH
Countering disinformation, as a matter of human rights in the digital sphere, and addressing issues related to artificial are global challenges. However, major internet platforms are often deaf to Bosnia...
Bomb Hoax Responses Spotlight Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Cybersecurity Weaknesses
Security agencies’ responses to a series of false bomb scares in Bosnia and Herzegovina have highlighted a general unpreparedness to address new security challenges and threats - suggesting that the...
Algerian Boxer Sues Social Network X Over Hate Speech on Pro-Russian Accounts
Immediately after the closing of the Olympic Games in Paris, where Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal, she filed a legal complaint to a Paris court against social...
Bosnian Election Commission Failing to Protect Identities of Bosnian Voters Reporting Violations
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission revealed the identities of dozens of people who reported electoral irregularities, putting them at risk of political pressure, blackmail or retaliation and deterring others...
Online Hate Speech, Threats Target LGBTIQ Community Before Bosnian Pride
Social media giant Meta said it removed offensive and threatening comments about the Bosnian Pride March on a Sarajevo-based website, but Detektor journalists found that some of them were still...
Internet Freedom Meet in North Macedonia: Solving Challenges Requires Society’s Involvement
Educating citizens about the sharing of data on the Internet, where gender-based violence, disinformation and other harmful narratives abound, is a necessity, BIRN’s Internet Freedom Meet conference in Skopje heard.