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The Future of Platform Accountability: Research, Ethics, and Racial Justice | NetGain Partnership
July 6, 2021
A discussion on how platform research to address mis/disinformation should be approached through a race-based lens, new platform research solutions…
On One Native American Reservation, Vaccine Hesitancy Has Long Historical Roots | The Nation
by Sarah Stacke
July 2, 2021
“Mass sterilization to most people is just an event,” Remi Bald Eagle told me recently, holding back tears. “But to…
The Airwaves of Navajo Nation | The Verge
by Karen Fischer
June 25, 2021
KTNN radio station’s headquarters in St. Michaels, Arizona is less than ten minutes away from the Navajo Nation capital of…
Somali Journalists Launch ‘Disinformation Lab’ to Combat Spread of Fake News | Voice of America
by Mohamed Kahiye
June 2, 2021
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - The Federation of Somali Journalists has launched a campaign to combat the spread of false information, fake…
Racialized Disinformation and Real World Consequences | NetGain
May 20, 2021
In the wake of heightened online radicalization over the past several years, including the rise of far-right nationalism, violence, and…
Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter | AP News
by Erika Kinetz
May 14, 2021
BRUSSELS (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global…
With threats and trolls, organizing online Covid-19 relief in India gets complicated | Rest of World
by Nilesh Christopher
May 4, 2021
Last week, digital activist Saket Gokhale started to get frantic calls from volunteers working to organize online Covid-19 relief. As…
EU warns of disinformation campaign linked to Russia’s Sputnik vaccine | POLITICO
by Carlo Martuscelli
April 30, 2021
Moscow is waging a concerted media campaign to promote its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine and denigrate rivals, the EU's diplomatic…
How Newsrooms, Journalists, and Their Peers Can Combat Online Violence | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Elisa Lees Munoz
April 13, 2021
By now, those of us working in news media know what online violence looks like. It manifests as sexist abuse,…