JamiiForums: How a non-profit social media platform has become a hugely popular alternative to Facebook

How can journalism and alternative platforms support truth, transparency and stronger democratic societies in an increasingly online world?

Introducing Tanzania-based IMS partner JamiiAfrica, a nonprofit, proactive and human-centred approach to countering disinformation in Tanzania and beyond.

Staff don’t automate or outsource content moderation on JamiiAfrica’s platform JamiiForums—they factcheck, support credible voices and build community.

They’re not just creating trustworthy information flows. They’re connecting people with each other and with decision makers to find solutions to civic issues and strengthen democratic resilience from the ground up.

JamiiForums – which is widely used in Tanzania, even rivalling Facebook at times – is just one of many examples in the media and civic spaces worldwide where innovative actors are developing and scaling creative solutions to tackle disinformation.

That’s why IMS is committed to a vision of public interest infrastructure—the combination of human and technical resources that will support the democratic processes of the future.