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Elon Muskās tweet saying his planned Twitter Inc. acquisition was on hold put the spotlight on questions about fake accounts, which have vexed social-media platforms for years. Mr. Musk, the […]
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Late last year, after facing years of criticism for its practices, Facebook announced a change to its multibillion-dollar advertising system: Companies buying ads would no longer be able to target […]
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Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa warned that a win for Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Philippine presidential poll will show the continued potency of misinformation campaigns that could have implications in […]
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An Italian parliamentary committee has begun an investigation into the spread ofĀ disinformation, reportedly amid suspicions that some Russian commentators hosted on television networks could be on Vladimir Putinās payroll. The […]
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Developers of artificial intelligence must learn to collaborate with social scientists and the people affected by its applications. Beginning in 2013, the Dutch government used an algorithm to wreak havoc […]
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Nina Jankowiczās new book, āHow to Be a Woman Online,ā chronicles the vitriol she and other women have faced from trolls and other malign actors. Sheās now at the center […]
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We realize public schools donāt teach the classics any more, but has no one in the Biden Administration read George Orwell? Apparently not, because thatās the only explanation for its […]