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Earlier this week I asked, “What should be done about medical misinformation, if anything? Why?” I noted that one faction wants to take action against it while another wants institutions […]
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Last month, Calcalist, a business newspaper in Israel, reported that police in the country had used Pegasus, a potent spyware tool made by an Israeli company, to warrantlessly surveil cellphones […]
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Another week, another platform in trouble for allowing its talent to give voice to misinformation. This time, Joe Rogan suggested that the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines are a type of “gene […]
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Design features of social media platforms are exploited to promote extremism. The platforms’ after the fact, whack-a-mole approach to content moderation is insufficient. However, Section 230 reform – a popular […]
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Mass media are crucial to representative democracy. This has been acknowledged throughout modern political history, from the founding of democratic republics to the present day. The accuracy of media coverage […]
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Christopher Wlezien is Hogg Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds or has held positions – both permanent and visiting – at various universities in […]
