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TED Talks DailyThe real-world danger of online myths | Vidhya RamalingamHow do we protect ourselves from being misled online? Counter-terrorism expert Vidhya Ramalingam reveals how disinformation is being weaponized to justify violence — increasingly against climate scientists — and introduces a powerful tool called "prebunking": a proactive approach that empowers people to recognize and reject manipulative messages before they take root. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-12-0515 min
TED Talks Daily (HD video)The real-world danger of online myths | Vidhya RamalingamHow do we protect ourselves from being misled online? Counter-terrorism expert Vidhya Ramalingam reveals how disinformation is weaponized to justify violence — increasingly against climate scientists — and introduces a powerful tool called "prebunking": a proactive approach that empowers people to recognize and reject manipulative messages before they take root.2024-12-0414 min
Climate CuriousWhy a violence prevention pro is turning her attention to climate misinformationWhat’s counter-terrorism got to do with climate change? Good question! Global heat waves have fuelled a surge in climate mis-and disinformation across mainstream platforms, says Vidhya Ramalingam, a violence prevention pro and the CEO and founder of Moonshot. She joins Climate Curious to share how she’s developing technology to keep communities safe from harmful climate misinformation and disinformation. Recorded live at TED Countdown 2024.Watch Vidhya's TED Talks, 'The real-world danger of online myths'. Watch Vidhya’s TEDxLondon Talk, ‘Why I talk to white supremacists’.Watch the training videos on climate...2024-11-2910 min
Podcasts on media, democracy, culture & politicsBrown Bag Episode 3: Vidhya RamalingamEpisode 3 of Brown Bag, a podcast on social media, politics and society from a Global South perspective, hosted by ICT4Peace Foundation's Special Advisor Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa.
In this episode, Hattotuwa speaks with Vidhya Ramalingam, Founder and CEO of Moonshot.
This production of this podcast series is supported by the Daniel Gablinger Foundation.2022-09-0448 min
TEDx ShortsWhy I talk to white supremacistsVidhya Ramalingam shares the ways she and others are working on intervention strategies to tackle the hate that exists on and offline. This talk was filmed at TEDxLondonWomen. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts. Follow TEDx on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDx Follow TEDx on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedx_official Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-02-2710 min
New Thinking for a New World - a Tallberg Foundation PodcastWorth Repeating: The best of times, and the worst of timesThis week’s guests are dedicated to trying to make the world the kind of place it could and should be.
Even as the pandemic, like some giant glacier, slowly and unevenly recedes, the world seems frozen in place as it deals with the mess left behind. Increased poverty and malnutrition; greater inequality; damaged and depleted health care systems; rising social and political tensions. But is this a crisis or opportunity? Or, rather, are we smart enough and driven enough to turn what threatens to be a period of enormous strife—of the kind that often follows pandemics—into a new...2021-07-0137 min
Outlet: A podcast by Kaitlin McCulleyUsing technology as a "force for good" with Moonshot CEO & Founder Vidhya Ramalingam“I’m a big believer that the internet can be a force for good and that there’s a lot of power in the connections that can be formed online.” -- Vidhya RamalingamWe've talked before about how the internet and social media can spread disinformation and hate-related posts but how can it also be used for good? My guest this week is Vidhya Ramalingam, CEO and Founder of Moonshot, a company that uses technology to identify people at risk of violent extremism. Moonshot repurposes target advertising methods to intervene by connecting those people with humans w...2021-05-2632 min
New Thinking for a New World - a Tallberg Foundation PodcastThe best of times, and the worst of timesThis week’s guests are trying to make the world the kind of place it could and should be.
Even as the pandemic, like some giant glacier, slowly and unevenly recedes, the world seems frozen in place as it deals with the mess left behind. Increased poverty and malnutrition; greater inequality; damaged and depleted health care systems; rising social and political tensions. But is this crisis or opportunity? Or, rather, are we smart enough and driven enough to turn what threatens to be a period of enormous strife—of the kind that often follows pandemics—into a new era of pos...2021-04-0837 min
Islam Unravelled PodcastVidhya Ramalingam Founder & CEO Moonshot CVEWe thank the Government of Canada as well as the Province of BC and Resilience BC for their support and funding for the Islam Unravelled Anti-Racism Initiative. Nous remercions le gouvernement du Canada pour son soutien et son financement pour l'Initiative antiracisme islam démantelé.2021-03-251h 01
extremelyVidhya Ramalingam - "Relationships can get them out..."Vidhya brings her offline anthropology background to the digital space. In conversation with Oren Segal, she brings empathy to understanding extremist movements. They talk about evidenced-based social work interventions and more.“If relationships get people into these movements, relationships can get them out.” Vidhya Ramalingam is the co-Founder of Moonshot CVE, a company using technology to disrupt and counter violent extremism globally. She directs overall strategy and oversees campaigns, software development, and digital projects in over 25 countries.More on GW Program on extremism here: http://moonshotcve.com/ Stay engaged and follow along for more:St...2020-09-1235 min
extremelyVidhya Ramalingam - "Relationships can get them out..."Vidhya brings her offline anthropology background to the digital space. In conversation with Oren Segal, she brings empathy to understanding extremist movements. They talk about evidenced-based social work interventions and more.“If relationships get people into these movements, relationships can get them out.” Vidhya Ramalingam is the co-Founder of Moonshot CVE, a company using technology to disrupt and counter violent extremism globally. She directs overall strategy and oversees campaigns, software development, and digital projects in over 25 countries.More on GW Program on extremism here: http://moonshotcve.com/ Stay engaged and follow along for more:St...2020-09-1235 min
Made Of Human with Sofie Hagen187. Vidhya Ramalingam - Humans can changeSofie talks to Vidhya Ramalingam about responding to online hate, Moonshot CVE, being the woman of colour at a far right rally, interviewing white supremacists, insecurity, and why the internet makes her hopeful.Trigger warning – corona virus, Nazis, precarity, hate, violence, anxiety, panic attacks, white supermacists, racism, white nationalism, the far right, eugenics, conspiracy theories, paranoia, xenophobia, KKK, online abuse, trolling, neonazis, therapy, social work, trauma, fatphobia Artwork by Justine McNicholJingle by Harriet BraineProduced by Dave Pickering Made of Human Podcast on...2020-03-251h 24
Talking TerrorVidhya Ramalingam: Researching the Far RightThis episode is sponsored by IB Tauris. If you want a 35% discount on all books from the Middle-East and Politics sections of bloomsbury.com be sure to use the discount code TALKINGIBT19 at checkout.
If you or anyone you know is interested in doing an MSc in Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London be sure to visit rhul.ac.uk for more information.2019-05-2248 min
FestCast by Cheltenham FestivalsThe Rise of Extremism at the 2018 Cheltenham Science Festival in association with EDF EnergyThe UK has seen a sharp rise in both far-right and Islamist violence, from hate-crime to devastating attacks that have claimed innocent lives. How much do we know about the psychology of extremism, and what are the triggers that put people at risk? Barrister Hashi Mohamed joins far-right extremism specialist Vidhya Ramalingam and terrorism expert Andrew Silke, as they examine the common characteristics of extremist behaviour and consider how we might better respond to and prevent radicalisation. Tickets are now on sale to Members for the 2019 Cheltenham Science Festival in association with EDF Energy, get yours here: http...2019-04-1700 min
Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)What works in integration?Vidhya Ramalingam, The Institute for Strategic Dialogue, gives a talk for the COMPAS Breakfast Briefing series. Western Europe has in recent decades grappled with the challenges of building cohesive and equal societies in the face of increasing diversity and new flows of migration. Various models for integration have been tried and tested across Western Europe, and though the investment of time and money has been significant, the results have been mixed, with inequality remaining rife and hostility to immigration on the rise. What little has been done to evaluate such initiatives has mostly been limited to basic studies to fulfill...2012-11-0917 min