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The following is an essay written by a SSRC Social Data Research Fellow, based on their project. The program was generously funded by the Omidiyar Network. The 2020 presidential election […]
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Jianing Li (PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida. Her work examines the intersection of mis/disinformation, contentious politics, […]
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āWhen that white coat is weaponized to spread misinformation, it does public harm,ā Brian Castrucci, the CEO of the public health non-profit the de Beaumont Foundation in Bethesda, Md., who […]
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The Kazakhstan government shut off the internet nationwide on Jan. 5, 2022, in response to widespread civil unrest in the country. The unrest started on Jan. 2, after the government […]
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The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday gave its stamp of approval to the first major legislative effort meant to stop the largest tech platforms from giving themselves a leg up […]
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/span> An October Kaiser Family Foundation poll found one of the key reasons that parents cite for not vaccinating their children against COVID-19 is the concern that the vaccines might, […]
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Among the more physically nonsensical conspiracy theories that have emerged from the pandemic is one that connects the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus ā a physical object comprising of millions […]
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From undermining democracy to inciting genocide, the global dangers of disinformation on social media are now well known. But despite countless calls for better legal regulation or intensified content moderation, […]