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The long fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 election | Atlantic Council

Please join us on Wednesday March 3, 2021 from 3:00-4:30 pm EST (12:00-1:30 PST) for The Long Fuse: Misinformation in the 2020 Election, the public launch of a comprehensive report tracking mis- and disinformation in the 2020 election cycle. The report was produced by the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), a coalition of research institutions that worked together to detect and mitigate viral misinformation and to support the real-time information exchange between the research community, election officials, government […]

Navigating the First Amendment & Misinformation | PEN America

Join PEN America for an engaging session on the First Amendment, misinformation, and free speech in the digital age. The January 6 insurrection has prompted many questions about free speech, the effect of online misinformation, and how society should approach defending against the harmful results of the proliferation of false content online without infringing upon […]

Misinformation as Motivated Reasoning: Experimental Evidence | Shorenstein Center

There are competing accounts for the partisan divisions occurring throughout American life.  One is that they are genuine divides due to a strengthened sense of partisan identity. The other is that they reflect partisan cheerleading—insincere support for the “home team” when there is little cost to doing so. We assess the applicability of these claims […]

The spread of conspiracy myths online: what are the implications for human rights? | Human Rights Group: Geneva

In her message for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet reminded us that ‘Words have consequences.’ Indeed she remarked that ‘conspiracy theorists increasingly link extreme political ideologies and antisemitic delusions,’ recalled the responsibilities of governments and digital platforms and stressed that we need to push back against lies, ensure that […]

Changes in U.S. and EU Cyber Policy: Cooperation, Convergence, or Competition? | The German Marshall Fund of the United States

The United States and European Union have each taken big steps forward on cybersecurity policy in recent months: Europe has a new cybersecurity strategy, and a defense bill passed by the U.S. Congress in December implements many recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. How do these new and emerging policies overlap? Where do they diverge? […]

Lee Huebner Book Talk | The George Washington University

Moderated by Professor Janet Steele, this SMPA discussion will look at the striking history of concerns about fake news, propaganda, and the fear of the mob in the US., as described in a new book by  Professor Lee Huebner: The Fake News Panic of a Century Ago: The Discovery of Propaganda and the Coercion of Consent. Just as the term “fake news” has […]

NYC Open Data Week 2021: Educating Future Data Workers about Ethics, Bias | New America

The students and early career data professionals of today are the data curators and experts of tomorrow. It’s important that they have the right tools and knowledge so that their work — and the associated data — is as good and impactful as possible. In this discussion our experts will talk about why it’s important […]

‘The Future of Knowledge Governance: Sharing and Creating Knowledge for All’ | Oxford Internet Institute

The Oxford Internet Institute welcomes Katherine Maher, CEO and Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, hosted by Professor Philip Howard, Director of the OII. Access to knowledge can empower communities and lift up societies. During this event, we’ll discuss Wikipedia as one of many models for sharing free knowledge with the world, and explore a framework for […]

More Than Ready: Lessons from Women of Color in Public Tech Leadership | Shorenstein Center

Join us for a conversation with Cecilia Muñoz and Shorenstein Center Fellow Kathy Pham to discuss Cecilia’s recent book More than Ready: Be Strong and Be You…and Other Lessons for Women of Color on the Rise. Women of color today are contributing to an unprecedented wave of “firsts”-whether they are the first in a family to attend […]