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  • Do browser extensions keep anyone away from fake news sites? Maybe a tiny bit | Nieman Journalism Lab

    May 12, 2022

    As more companies and platforms adopt ways to figure out whether fact-checking, flagging questionable content, or some other form of alert works best to dissuade people from consuming misinformation, a […]

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  • The complex realm of misinformation intervention | Popular Science

    May 11, 2022

    If you’re someone who’s “chronically online,” then chances are good that you’ve encountered content that is either false or misleading. This is officially known as “misinformation,” and according to non-profit […]

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  • Elon Musk is wrong: research shows content rules on Twitter help preserve free speech from bots and other manipulation | The Conversation

    May 9, 2022

    Elon Musk’s accepted bid to purchase Twitter has triggered a lot of debate about what it means for the future of the social media platform, which plays an important role […]

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  • Online disinformation harming youth, need transparency law, says report | Business Standard News

    May 6, 2022

    The sheer scale of disinformat­ion on social media platforms is harming youths in India with no serious efforts shown by companies to combat the menace, says a new report.The report […]

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  • Twitter bans climate change propaganda ads | The Washington Post

    April 25, 2022

    Twitter is banning advertisements that promote climate change denial in an effort to curb the reach of groups seeking to downplay the extent of the environmental crisis. Under the new […]

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  • How ‘Big Disinformation’ Can Overcome Its Skeptics | The Atlantic

    April 22, 2022

    During a recent conference at the University of Chicago, former President Barack Obama reflected on the role disinformation played during his presidency. He was subject to flagrant lies—that he was […]

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  • A Twitter takeover would be a global headache for Elon Musk | Rest of World

    April 18, 2022

    When Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX announced his intention to buy Twitter for $43 billion, his letter to the company’s Board of Directors made a succinct but […]

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  • Russia blocks Radio France Internationale, Moscow Times websites | Reuters

    April 15, 2022

    Russia has blocked access to the websites of Radio France Internationale and the Russian-language service of The Moscow Times, the communications regulator said, in the latest restrictions on media since […]

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  • Facebook fact-checkers fight to debunk Ukraine war misinformation | The Washington Post

    April 13, 2022

    First came a one-minute video taken on the streets of Bucha, a Kyiv suburb abandoned by retreating Russian forces. The footage showed numerous bodies, civilians in winter coats, scattered along […]

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  • The Unsung Force Digging Through Misinformation | CNET

    April 8, 2022

    Tell someone that talk show host Ellen Degeneres is under house arrest for child trafficking, an actual false rumor that spread across social media in March 2020, and most people […]

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