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Inside Facebook’s Push to Defend Its Image | The New York Times
by Ryan Mac and Sheera Frenkel
September 23, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, signed off last month on a new initiative code-named Project Amplify. The effort, which was…
Afghanistan Has Its Own Fake News Problem | Deadline
by Hollie McKay
September 23, 2021
A month into the Taliban takeover of Kabul, and the misinformation and disinformation continues to soar into dizzying territory –…
The Pen Vs. The AK-47: The Future of Afghan Media Under the Taliban | Shorenstein Center
September 22, 2021
Media in Afghanistan flourished over the past twenty years, with independent, politically-affiliated, and internationally-supported media networks providing local, national, and…
South Korea parliament set to pass law to curb ‘fake news’ | Reuters
by Sangmi Cha
August 26, 2021
SEOUL, Aug 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling party is set to revise a media law to rein in "fake…
Facebook is obstructing our work on disinformation. Other researchers could be next | The Guardian
by Laura Edelson and Damon McCoy
August 16, 2021
Last week, Facebook disabled our personal accounts, obstructing the research we lead at New York University to study the spread…
Big Tech’s Tightening Grip On Internet Speech | ProMarket
by Gregory M. Dickinson
August 12, 2021
These two rights Americans hold dear: the freedom to speak their minds and the freedom not to listen when someone…
With COVID-19 Worsening, Thailand Targets ‘Fake News’ | Foreign Policy
by Tyler Roney
August 5, 2021
Over the last 30 days, Thailand’s COVID-19 cases have more than tripled in the wake of a disappointing vaccine rollout, accompanied by bodies…
Research note: Examining potential bias in large-scale censored data | HKS Misinformation Review
by Jennifer Allen and Duncan J. Watts
July 28, 2021
We examine potential bias in Facebook’s 10-trillion cell URLs dataset, consisting of URLs shared on its platform and their engagement…
Russia’s Telegram crackdown is putting obstacles in the path of investigative journalists | Coda Story
by Alexandra Tyan
July 26, 2021
In December 2020, a Bellingcat investigation into the apparent attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny revealed the identities of Kremlin secret…