A “Digital Green Book” has been launched to help the Black community counter misinformation spread online, per Black Press USA.
The AI system, called “We All We Got: A Digitial Green Book for the Culture,” was introduced by Onyx Impact to help Black users navigate the internet, protect their data, and access reliable news.
“The Digital Green Book for the Culture equips Black communities with tools, tactics, and resources to navigate a digital world that is often hostile,” Esosa Osa, founder of Onyx Impact, said in a statement. “Black folks deserve access to accurate, truthful information to make informed decisions and control our digital futures.”
The idea for the platform stemmed from the original Green Book, which was launched in the 1930s to guide Black travelers to safe spaces. The Digital Green Book seeks to serve as an online roadmap against misinformation.
To achieve its goal, the Digital Green Book provides resources to spot online manipulation and misinformation, protect Black children from harmful content, amplify Black-owned media and business, teach digital literacy, and more.
Bots make up roughly 42 percent of social media traffic, manipulating conversations and algorithms. Osa noted that we are in an “information war.”
“If we knew almost half of online interactions weren’t real, we’d engage differently.”
According to reports, Black users face disinformation 2.7 times more than the general population.
“We are filling the gap by centralizing information and resources to spot digital manipulation and protect Black children from harm caused by tech companies and social media,” Osa said.
The Digital Green Book for the Culture is not only an app but also an easily accessible website with an AI fact-checking tool.
Think of it as a guidebook combined with a Black ChatGPT,” Osa said.
Check out the platform here.
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