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When Regulating Tech, Don’t Forget Kids | Centre for International Governance Innovation
by Taylor Owen
January 13, 2021
There is considerable irony in this situation. I study digital technology and have for years spoken loudly and with increasing…
Pornhub squarely targeted in bipartisan bill to regulate sex work online | Ars Technica
by Kate Cox
December 23, 2020
In the wake of recent allegations against Pornhub and its parent company Mindgeek, senators from both parties have introduced a…
Opinion: Fake News Is Affecting Immigrant Communities, Too | The New York Times
by Cathy Park Hong
December 21, 2020
In August I was on the phone with my mother, a 70-year-old Korean immigrant, to discuss the upcoming election. In…
Combating misinformation in under-resourced languages: lessons from around the world | First Draft
by Ali Abbas Ahmadi
December 18, 2020
2020 has taught us that virtually all communities struggle with the effects of misinformation. While those that speak majority languages…
Stoking Conflict by Keystroke | Stanford Internet Observatory
by Stanford Internet Observatory
December 16, 2020
Today Facebook announced the takedown of three separate networks that targeted communities across Africa. Facebook shared the assets with the Stanford Internet…
Indian Chronicles: deep dive into a 15-year operation targeting the EU and UN to serve Indian interests | EU DisinfoLab
by Gary Machado, Alexandre Alaphilippe, Roman Adamczyk, and Antoine Gregoire
December 10, 2020
Following a preliminary investigation published in 2019, the EU DisinfoLab uncovered a massive operation targeting international institutions and serving Indian…
Black doctors, scientists try to boost trust in coronavirus vaccine for Black community | The Washington Post
by Lola Fadulu
December 8, 2020
The Rev. Liz Walker’s job is to minister to souls at Roxbury Presbyterian Church in Boston. But lately it’s her…
Mapping Black Media | Center for Community Media
by Black Media Initiative
December 3, 2020
As part of the Center for Community Media’s (CCM) Black Media Initiative, we’re offering a map and directory of nearly…
How a team led by a journalist is fighting coronavirus misinformation in the Filipino community | Poynter
by Amaris Castillo
December 2, 2020
Last year, Leezel Tanglao traveled to the Philippines as part of an immersion program from the Filipino Young Leaders Program,…