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VISION Episode 10: Free Expression on College Campuses with Dr. Wayne Frederick and Suzanne Nossel | Knight Foundation
5 days ago
What do today’s college students think about free expression on campus, and how do they understand the rights guaranteed by…
Coronavirus Victoria: experts warn against blaming migrant communities for spreading misinformation | The Guardian
by Melissa Davey & Matilda Boseley
6 days ago
As Victoria grapples with multiple clusters of Covid-19 across 10 suburbs, experts have warned against blaming culturally diverse communities for…
An Illustrated History of Government Agencies Twisting the Truth to Align With White House Misinformation | ProPublica
by Eric Umansky
June 23, 2020
It has become a familiar pattern: President Donald Trump says something that doesn’t line up with the facts held by…
Coronavirus: Social media ‘spreading virus conspiracy theories’ | BBC News
by Mark Easton
June 18, 2020
Unregulated social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube may present a health risk to the UK because they are spreading…
We Can’t Blame Covid-19 Misinformation on Bots | Bloomberg
by Kartikay Mehrotra
June 16, 2020
Hi, it’s Kartikay on Bloomberg’s cybersecurity team. It’s been a big summer for misinformation online. Reports circulated that Antifa members were…
Who’s a Bot? Who’s Not? | The New York Times
by Siobhan Roberts
June 16, 2020
Over the long Memorial Day weekend, a Twitter storm blew in about bots, those little automatic programs that talk to…
Analysis of June 2020 Twitter takedowns linked to China, Russia, and Turkey | Stanford Internet Observatory
by Stanford Internet Observatory
June 16, 2020
On June 3, 2020 Twitter shared with the Stanford Internet Observatory accounts and tweets associated with three distinct takedowns. These…
Twitter Removes Chinese Misinformation Campaign | The New York Times
by Kate Conger
June 12, 2020
OAKLAND, Calif. — China has stepped up its effort to spread misinformation on Twitter, creating tens of thousands of fake…
Big Tech’s Pandemic Power Grab | The Atlantic
by Franklin Foer
June 12, 2020
Long before the coronavirus pandemic, the tech industry yearned to prove its indispensability to the world. Its executives liked to describe…