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Misinformation is a global problem. One of the solutions might work across continents too. | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Sarah Scire
6 days ago
Is there something WEIRD about fact-checking? Much of the research about combating misinformation with fact-checking comes from experiments that looked…
Review of social science research on the impact of countermeasures against influence operations | HKS Misinformation Review
by Laura Courchesne, Julia Ilhardt, and Jacob N. Shapiro
September 14, 2021
Despite ongoing discussion of the need for increased regulation and oversight of social media, as well as debate over the…
Platform research access in Article 31 of the Digital Services Act: Sword without a shield? | Verfassungsblog
by Paddy Leerssen
September 10, 2021
The issue of research access is becoming ever more urgent in platform governance. Over the past year, dominant platforms such…
The battleground of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on Facebook: Fact checkers vs. misinformation spreaders | HKS Misinformation Review
by Aimei Yang et al.
September 2, 2021
Our study examines Facebook posts containing nine prominent COVID-19 vaccine misinformation topics that circulated on the platform between March 1st,…
Facebook “transparency report” turns out to be anything but | Columbia Journalism Review
by Matthew Ingram
August 31, 2021
Last week, Facebook released a report detailing some of the most popular content shared on the site in the second…
Job Opening: Reporter | The New York Times
by The New York Times
August 26, 2021
The New York Times is seeking an ambitious reporter who will examine the world of misinformation in all its forms.…
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 isn’t sharing enough data about Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on its platform, experts say | Vox
by Shirin Ghaffary
August 17, 2021
Is Facebook “killing people” by enabling the spread of Covid-19 misinformation, as President Joe Biden said a few weeks ago?…
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…