“Disinformation is a problem that affects us all, but it is also something we are all co-responsible for: citizens, when we try not to forward that message we receive, and politicians as well, when they issue certain messages that do not tell the whole story, preventing citizens from making informed decisions,” said Jiménez Cruz, who explained that the mission of Fundación Maldita.es to fight disinformation is based on journalism, technology, innovation, educational projects and public policy advocacy.
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Clara Jiménez Cruz invited the legal community to take part in the Maldita.es community. Through the foundation’s Superpoderes programme, legal experts can contribute their specialist knowledge to help produce verified content that addresses citizens’ questions and concerns.
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Maldita.es ha recibido este reconocimiento junto a los departamentos de Comunicación de Policía Nacional y Guardia Civil, por su labor para prevenir los delitos en Internet.
Left to right: Jorge Delgado, president of La Columbeta; Enrique Sacristán, head of the National Police Communications Office; Lourdes Rodríguez, Director of Communications of the Guardia Civil; Amina Bagarch, child psychiatrist and migration expert; María José Segarra, Chief Prosecutor of the Coordinating Unit for Disability and Older Persons; and Clara Jiménez Cruz, CEO and founder Maldita.es. Image credit: Alberto Carrasco.
The awards ceremony was held in Madrid under the slogan #ForDigitalRights, as this edition was dedicated to digital equality.
In the Individuals category, María José Segarra, Chief Prosecutor of the Coordinating Unit for Disability and Older Persons, was recognised for promoting universal accessibility through easy-to-read formats and for fostering financial inclusion.
In the Institutions category, the work of Asociación La Columbeta was recognised for its efforts to reduce the digital divide in rural areas of Cantabria.
The “Nacho de la Mata” award, which recognises work in support of the most disadvantaged children, was awarded to Amina Bargach, a psychiatrist and migration expert who has devoted her career to defending the rights of unaccompanied minors.