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  • Content Moderation Tools to Stop Extremism | Lawfare

    September 29, 2022

    Technology companies are more active than ever in trying to stop terrorists, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and other hateful individuals, organizations, and movements from exploiting their platforms, but government and […]

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  • Curd KnĂĽpfer

    September 6, 2022

    I am an assistant professor (Junior professor) of political science with a focus on political communication and the US media system, working at the Freie Universität Berlin. My main research […]

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  • How a false claim about the Wikipedia Recession article sparked a right-wing media frenzy | Slate

    August 15, 2022

    July 29, when Beyoncé’s new album dropped, was a great day for her Wikipedia article, which received more than 90,000 views. But that same day, another article, Recession, racked up more […]

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  • Facebook Has a Superuser-Supremacy Problem | The Atlantic

    February 11, 2022

    If you want to understand why Facebook too often is a cesspool of hate and disinformation, a good place to start is with users such as John, Michelle, and Calvin. […]

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  • How Trump Coins Became an Internet Sensation | The New York Times

    January 28, 2022

    The novelty coins are simple, glistening tokens of admiration for former President Donald J. Trump. They’re also one of the hottest products going. There’s a style for every taste, each […]

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  • Newsletter company Substack profits off misinformation | The Washington Post

    January 27, 2022

    Joseph Mercola, a leading anti-vaccine advocate whose screeds have been restricted by YouTube and Facebook, this month warned that the unvaccinated might soon be imprisoned in government-run camps. The week […]

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  • Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Insurrection Threats in Months Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack, Records Show | ProPublica

    January 6, 2022

    Class assignmen end .article-body__top-notesFacebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory between Election Day and the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, […]

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  • The January 6 insurrection: One year later | CITAP & IDDP

    January 4, 2022

    The University of North Carolina’s Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) and George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) invite you to join them for The […]

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  • Twitter Spaces is being used by the Taliban and white nationalists. | The Washington Post

    December 14, 2021

    Earlier this year, as Twitter raced to roll out Spaces, its new live audio chat feature, some employees asked how the company planned to make sure the service didn’t become […]

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  • The Capitol Coup One Year Later: How Research can Assess and Counter Threats to Democracy | GWU Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics

    December 9, 2021

    The George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) and The University of North Carolina’s Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) invite you to join them […]

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