Research
What Afka studies, and how.
Six research areas organised around platform systems, Somali-language context, public harm, AI governance, and access.
Research focus
What Afka studies.
The research agenda is organised around platform systems, Somali-language context, public harm, AI governance and access.
Platform Accountability
Examines how major platforms respond to Somali-language harms, enforcement gaps, visibility decisions, takedowns, monetization rules, and appeals.
Somali-Language Moderation
Tracks how Somali language, dialect, slang, political speech, and coded abuse are handled by automated and human moderation systems.
Information Integrity
Studies how false claims, influence networks, political narratives, monetized attention, and crisis information move across Somali digital spaces.
Online Gendered Harm
Documents abuse, harassment, intimidation, image-based threats, and silencing patterns affecting Somali women, journalists, activists, and public figures online.
AI Governance and Language Justice
Looks at how Somali language is represented, excluded, distorted, or under-supported in AI systems, automated tools, and platform safety infrastructure.
Digital Exclusion and Platform Access
Studies who is left out of digital opportunity, including creators, small media actors, civil society groups, and Somali-language users facing payment, verification, reach, or access barriers.
METHOD
From incident to public record.
The research process follows a clear editorial sequence: document evidence, test patterns, and publish findings with enough context for public use.
01
Document
Collect public cases, platform signals, and language context with clear limits.
02
Test
Read patterns across platform design, language, incentives, and rights.
03
Publish
Release concise briefs and notes that institutions can scrutinise and cite.
METHOD LAYER
The method connects observation, case evidence, platform behaviour, and institutional interpretation.
Research questions and institutional inquiries can be directed to Afka.
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