Day: 13 March 2026

EviSafe: AI-driven app against home, street and sexual violence expands with pilot in The Hague

Stuart Mitchell

Sexual violence against women is a major problem all over the world. Now, a tech start-up based at The Hague’s Humanity Hub, has developed an app that is helping women fight back by arming them with legally valid evidence that can be used to convict their abusers. Safer reporting through technology Violence behind closed doors often remains invisible. Only one in ten victims of domestic or sexual violence reports an incident, largely due to stigma and a fear of not being believed. EviSafe is helping overcome these persistent barriers by…

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Structural barriers are holding back effectiveness in APAC finds WARC in latest research

Stuart Mitchell

The “Twin Pace” Effectiveness Gap is a new survey-led study by WARC, the global authority of marketing effectiveness, that looks at the forces shaping today’s effectiveness culture in APAC.   Drawing on fresh and original survey data from senior marketers and agency leaders, the research provides the first quantified diagnosis of why effectiveness principles are widely understood yet inconsistently applied in practice across the region.   Closing this gap requires governance, not just marketing intent. Organisations need to redesign decision rights, evaluation windows, and success metrics so brand investment can be justified alongside performance — enabling teams to operate at twin paces rather than defaulting…

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Cyberwell Commends Meta Oversight Board Decision Overturning Meta’s Decision To Keep Emoji-Based Hate Online

Stuart Mitchell

CyberWell, a nonprofit and trusted partner of Meta (Facebook, Instagram and Threads), TikTok and YouTube working to combat online antisemitism, commends the recent decision by the Meta Oversight Board (OSB) overturning Meta’s original determinations in two cases involving the use of monkey emojis 🐒 to target Black individuals with racist abuse. In its February decision, the OSB found that the content violated Meta’s Hateful Conduct policy and called on the company to strengthen both automated and human moderation systems to address “algospeak,” including emoji-based hate. The Board further recommended auditing…

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