DUBAWA partners TikTok to promote media literacy ahead of Ghana’s 2024 elections

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DUBAWA partners TikTok to promote media literacy ahead of Ghana’s 2024 elections
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By working with trusted partners like DUBAWA Ghana, TikTok strengthens its efforts to create a safer digital environment for civic engagement in Ghana and beyond.

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TikTok has also welcomed and is ready to champion measures against misinformation. These include partnerships with fact-checking organisations and in-app reporting options for election-related falsehoods. has launched an in-app Election Centre, a dedicated hub available in English, where users gain access to information from reliable election information sources. The rationale is to direct people to trusted information and invest in Media Literacy.

This initiative will train top Ghanaian TikTok influencers and creators on media and information literacy concepts, including understanding information disorder and identifying misinformation patterns. These influencers will collaborate with DUBAWA to create engaging, educational content for TikTok, addressing the unique challenges posed by misinformation during the election period.

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