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Platforms Must Pay for Their Role in the Insurrection | WIRED

January 8, 2021

President Trump and his enablers in government and right-wing media will shoulder the blame for Wednesday’s insurrection at the US Capitol, but internet platforms—Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter, in particular—have […]
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In Georgia, Facebook’s changes brought back a partisan News Feed | Nieman Journalism Lab

January 7, 2021

As Georgians head to the polls to vote on their two U.S. Senators — and effectively, partisan control of Congress — on Tuesday, voters face an online landscape far different […]
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Georgia Senate Runoff Targeted by Misinformation ‘Superspreaders’ | The New York Times

December 24, 2020

As Georgia prepares to hold special elections that will determine which party will control the U.S. Senate, the state has become the focus of a misinformation campaign that is aimed […]
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Facebook and YouTube are losing the Covid-19 vaccine misinformation fight | Vox

December 21, 2020

Social media companies like Facebook and YouTube have ramped up their policies against coronavirus misinformation and banned false claims about Covid-19 vaccines. But as distribution of the vaccines begin, online […]
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Stoking Conflict by Keystroke | Stanford Internet Observatory

December 16, 2020

Today Facebook announced the takedown of three separate networks that targeted communities across Africa. Facebook shared the assets with the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) and Graphika before they were suspended. SIO collaborated with colleagues […]
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Global Fears of Disinformation: Perceived Internet and Social Media Harms in 142 Countries | Oxford Internet Institute

December 15, 2020

Internet disinformation, fraud and harassment have emerged as global concerns. While governments, industry, and civil society groups around the world struggle to address these concerns, there is little comparative data on public perception […]
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Twitter put warning labels on hundreds of thousands of tweets. Our research examined which worked best. | The Washington Post

December 11, 2020

Recently, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on misinformation and the 2020 election. Republicans and Democrats alike grilled the pair for more than four hours, […]
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We need independent platform oversight in 2021 | First Draft

December 10, 2020

Thanks to urging from stakeholders, social media platforms took visible steps to curb mis- and disinformation in 2020. Despite an array of alerts, banners, labels and information hubs, misinformation continued […]
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Google to Lift Political Ad Ban on Thursday | Wall Street Journal

December 10, 2020

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it is planning to lift its ban on political ads on Thursday after a blackout of more than a month because of concerns over election misinformation. […]
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Facebook is overhauling its hate speech algorithms | The Washington Post

December 3, 2020

Facebook is embarking on a major overhaul of its hate speech algorithms, reversing years of so-called “race-blind” policies. Those practices resulted in the company being more vigilant about removing slurs […]
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