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Facebook usage has plummeted over the last year, according to data seen by the Guardian, though the company says usage by other measures continues to grow. Since April 2018, the […]
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Many Americans say the creation and spread of made-up news and information is causing significant harm to the nation and needs to be stopped, according to a new Pew Research […]
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Google is facing pressure in Washington to immediately remove online advertisements for “fake medical clinics” that are designed to “mislead” women who are seeking an abortion. Carolyn Maloney, a senior […]
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Our 2019 compilation of research and stories explains what’s key to a healthier internet across five issues, from personal experience to global concerns. […] Source: How healthy is the internet? […]
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The last time I saw Mark Zuckerberg was in the summer of 2017, several months before the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke. We met at Facebook’s Menlo Park, Calif., office and drove to his house, […]
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Today we removed multiple Pages, Groups and accounts that were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram. We found two separate, unconnected operations that originated in Russia and […]
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“The data and methodologies available to social scientists have exploded with the emergence of vast archives of passive data collection, large scale online experimentation, and innovative uses of simulation. These […]
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“Every time we search on a browser, buy something online, or post to our friends on social media, we are leveraging free resources to save time and money. But our […]
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“Residents cycle between verifying information and disengaging from news to relieve stress.” In the International Journal for Communication, Temple University’s Andrea Wenzel looks at how consumers — in 13 focus groups across cities […]
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“Please join us for the First Annual CivicLex Media & Democracy Seminar at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning! The event will feature a panel conversation with Andrea Hart […]
