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Why researchers want broader access to social media data | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Teresa Carr
May 4, 2022
Within days of Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, several social media companies took steps to reduce the circulation of Russian…
Facebook Doesn’t Know What It Does With Your Data, Or Where It Goes: Leaked Document | VICE
by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
April 27, 2022
Facebook is facing what it describes internally as a “tsunami” of privacy regulations all over the world, which will force…
Owning the Conversation: Assessing Responses to Russian and Chinese Information Operations Around COVID-19 | CEPA
by James Lamond, Edward Lucas, Vera Zakem,
April 1, 2022
Introduction The crisis around COVID-19 and the resulting “infodemic” has been exploited by authoritarian regimes to spread propaganda and disinformation among…
Google Maps Live Traffic Showed the Russian Invasion of Ukraine | Motherboard
by Aaron Gordon and Matthew gault
February 24, 2022
At 3:15 AM local time, Jeffrey Lewis, an open source intelligence (OSINT) expert and professor at Middlebury Institute, saw a…
EU and US legislation seek to open up digital platform data | Science
by Brandi Nonnecke and Camille Carlton
February 15, 2022
Despite the potential societal benefits of granting independent researchers access to digital platform data, such as promotion of transparency and…
The danger is still on our devices | Columbia Journalism Review
by Jon Allsop
February 10, 2022
Last month, Calcalist, a business newspaper in Israel, reported that police in the country had used Pegasus, a potent spyware…
Meta Could Pull Instagram, Facebook in Europe After Data Ruling | Business Insider
by Isobel Asher Hamilton
February 8, 2022
Meta appears to be heading for another stand-off with the European Union. The tech giant said in its annual report…
Job Opportunity: Current Openings | National Democratic Institution
by National Democratic Institution
February 4, 2022
Resident Senior Program Manager: Disinformation - Eurasia The National Democratic Institute of International Affairs (NDI) seeks a Resident Senior Program…
Hacking Online Virality | Shorenstein Center
January 31, 2022
As social media become major channels for the diffusion of news and information, it becomes critical to understand how the…