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Big Tech’s Impact on Public Purpose: How Recent Decisions Will Shape Society | Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
5 days ago
The recent decision by Big Tech to ban prominent politicians, including President Donald Trump, and enforce strict content moderation against…
Saving Journalism: A Vision for the Post-Covid World | Konrad-Adenauer Foundation
by Anya Schiffrin
5 days ago
The Covid-19 pandemic has confirmed yet again the importance of clear, reliable, and accurate information for societies. Throughout the pandemic…
“Down the Rabbit Hole” of Vaccine Misinformation on YouTube: Network Exposure Study | Journal of Medical Internet Research
by Lu Tang, Kayo Fujimoto, Muhammad Amith, Rachel Cunningham, Rebecca A Constantini, Felicia York, Grace Xiong, Julie A Boom, and Cui Tao
6 days ago
The proliferation of social media has allowed the antivaccine movement to become more influential than at any point in history.…
How Social Media’s Obsession with Scale Supercharged Disinformation | Harvard Business Review
by Joan Donovan
6 days ago
Over the last four years, disinformation has become a global watchword. After Russian meddling on social networks during the 2016…
Reddit’s largest remaining Trump community banned for “inciting violence” | Ars Technica
by Sam Machkovech
January 12, 2021
On Friday, Reddit joined this week's response to violent online rhetoric as spearheaded by President Donald Trump and removed its…
COVID-19 misinformation ‘superspreaders’ thriving on Facebook and Instagram | TheHill
by Anagha Srikanth
January 8, 2021
After insisting for years that false claims about vaccines are better left up to be debunked, Facebook announced last month…
Platforms Must Pay for Their Role in the Insurrection | WIRED
by Roger McNamee
January 8, 2021
President Trump and his enablers in government and right-wing media will shoulder the blame for Wednesday’s insurrection at the US…
With the loss of journalism outlets, homogeneity becomes the norm | Columbia Journalism Review
by Lauren Harris
January 7, 2021
All is not well: Many of the high-profile health workers originally joined Twitter for the same reasons journalists and other professionals…
In Georgia, Facebook’s changes brought back a partisan News Feed | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Corin Faife
January 7, 2021
As Georgians head to the polls to vote on their two U.S. Senators — and effectively, partisan control of Congress…