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AI & Media Literacy


Tools for the Movement: How Digital Literacy Is Community Power
When we talk about “digital tools,” most people think of apps, software, and gadgets. But for the communities we serve at the Digital Justice Lab, digital tools are something deeper. They’re the difference between being spoken about and speaking for yourself. Between being manipulated and being informed. Between being invisible and being impossible to ignore. This is a story about what happens when communities get the tools they’ve been denied and what they build with them. T
Teja Smith
Feb 275 min read


5 Signs That Story Is AI-Generated (And What to Do About It)
You’re scrolling through your feed, and a headline stops you cold. It’s shocking. It’s emotional. It confirms exactly what you already suspected. Your thumb hovers over the share button. But wait. In 2026, artificial intelligence can generate entire news articles, social media posts, images, and even audio clips that look and sound completely real. The technology is getting better every day, and the people using it to spread disinformation know exactly how to push our buttons
Teja Smith
Feb 274 min read


What Is Digital Justice.. And Why Does It Matter Now More Than Ever?
Imagine this: A community organizer in South LA shares a voter registration link on social media. Within hours, a flood of AI-generated posts claims the link is a scam. Confusion spreads. Turnout drops. No one was hacked. No law was broken. But real harm was done, and the community had no tools to fight back. This is the world we live in now. And this is exactly why digital justice matters. So What Is Digital Justice? Digital justice is the belief that everyone—regardless of
Teja Smith
Feb 263 min read
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