The biggest election disinformation event of the 2022 midterm primaries was not an elaborate Russian troll scheme that played out…
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Steven Feldstein
September 6, 2022
Steven Feldstein is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program…
Republican candidates are spreading more fake news than just two years ago | The Washington Post
by Maggie Macdonald and Megan A. Brown
August 30, 2022
Over the last several years, there’s been a considerable increase in media coverage about misinformation and conspiracy theories in politics.…
Elihu Katz Colloquium: Claes De Vreese, University of Amsterdam
August 26, 2022
Claes De Vreese is a Distinguished University Professor of AI & Society at the University of Amsterdam with a special…
Summer Workshop on Combating Misinformation: Theoretical and Design Challenges to Support a Healthy Information Ecosystem | Syracuse University
July 18, 2022
Although misinformation has been used as a tool for propaganda throughout history, it has recently garnered immense public attention following…
Journalistic Values and Expertise in Platform News Distribution: The Possibilities and Limitations of Participatory Panels for Algorithmic Governance | Journalism Studies
by Connie Moon Sehat
June 7, 2022
This paper describes a participatory approach to realize journalistic ethics and values in platform news distribution systems. Using methods from…
More tech regulation seen less favorably in U.S. than it was in 2021 | Pew Research Center
by Emily A. Vogels
May 25, 2022
A declining share of Americans favor more government regulation of major technology companies, according to a new Pew Research Center…
The Tower and the Park: Structural Misalignments of Social Media | Berkman Klein Center
May 13, 2022
RSVP for this virtual event by Monday, May 16, 3:00 PM ET. Zuccotti Park, the site of Occupy Wall Street,…
The Declaration for the Future of the Internet Is for Wavering Democracies, Not China and Russia | Lawfare
by Alex Engler
May 9, 2022
On April 28, the Biden administration announced a new global partnership that sets norms for the use of technology by…
FCC Republican backs Musk’s Twitter purchase, slams “restrictions on speech” | Ars Technica
by Jon Brodkin
May 2, 2022
Federal Communications Commission member Nathan Simington says the FCC should "applaud" Elon Musk for buying Twitter, arguing that Musk's "stated…