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  • In U.K. Vote, Online Disinformation Is the New Normal | The New York Times

    December 10, 2019

    LONDON — Manipulated Twitter accounts, doctored videos, dodgy websites and questions of foreign meddling. In just six weeks, the campaign leading up to Britain’s general election this Thursday has had […]

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  • The Congressional Districts Potentially Most Vulnerable to Facebook Misinformation | Morning Consult

    December 9, 2019

    Misinformation ran rampant on Facebook throughout the 2016 presidential election, and critics remain concerned that the social media giant has not done enough to address the problem. With the 2020 […]

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  • NAACP Blasts Facebook Unwillingness to Remove Political Propaganda | NAACP

    December 6, 2019

    BALTIMORE (December 4, 2019) – Last month, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, along with several Civil Rights leaders, met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders to discuss concerns […]

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  • Twitter Permanently Suspends Accounts of Ilhan Omar’s Potential Challenger | The New York Times

    December 2, 2019

    Twitter suspended the accounts of Danielle Stella, a Republican candidate hoping to challenge Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota next year, after she suggested the congresswoman should be tried for […]

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  • Social media and politics: Towards electoral resilience | New America

    November 19, 2019

    Television was pivotal in bringing John Fitzgerald Kennedy to the American presidency in 1961. The candidate was charismatic, and his campaign was intelligent in how it exploited the nascent medium. […]

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  • CJR and the Tow Center Present Disinfo 2020: Prepping the Press

    November 19, 2019

    “Next year’s presidential election will challenge journalists, technology platforms, and researchers with an unprecedented wave of disinformation. Is the press prepared? What is the role of foreign intervention in the […]

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  • Concerns over fake news, disinformation ahead of Sri Lanka polls | The Hindu

    November 15, 2019

    The campaign for Sri Lanka’s November 16 presidential election ended on Wednesday, but voters are concerned about an apparent spike in fake news on social media, and its possible impact […]

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  • Digital disinformation and the 2020 election: ‘It’s going to be a complete mess’ | The Hub

    November 15, 2019

    The scourge of disinformation associated with the 2016 election was just the tip of the iceberg compared to what we’ll see in 2020, panelists predicted at a Johns Hopkins University […]

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  • Roundup: #Islamophobia: Stoking Fear and Prejudice in the 2018 Midterms

    November 8, 2019

    Check out Mediawell’s weekly roundup of content relating to the SSRC’s newly released report, “#Islamophobia: Stoking Fear and Prejudice in the 2018 Midterms”, which details online harassment campaigns targeting Muslim candidates in the 2018 midterm elections. View excerpts and links to our selected articles here.

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  • Google and Facebook ‘considering ban on micro-targeted political ads’ | The Guardian

    November 7, 2019

    Google and Facebook are both considering new rules banning the micro-targeting of political ads, according to reports. Critics of political advertising online have long worried that the ability to display […]

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