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From Trump to Kanye and Musk: why are the super-rich buying social media sites? | The Guardian
by Joan Donovan
October 28, 2022
Ever wonder what the richest man in the world buys? Elon Musk, rated No 1 by Forbes on its 2022…
TechTank: Can AI Developers Be Incentivized to Debias Their Algorithms? | Lawfare
by Darrell West
October 19, 2022
The prevalence and technical relevance of machine learning algorithms have increased over the years, making predictive decisionmaking tools part of…
American Views 2022: Part 1 | Knight Foundation
by Knight Foundation
October 19, 2022
A robust press is vital to a healthy democracy. But newsrooms need resources to create reliable news that is accessible…
Experts grade Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube on readiness to handle midterm election misinformation | The Conversation
by Dam Hee Kim, Anjana Susarla, and Scott Shackelford
October 19, 2022
The 2016 U.S. election was a wake-up call about the dangers of political misinformation on social media. With two more…
2022 Foundational Integrity Research Call for Proposals | Meta Research
by Meta Research
September 29, 2022
Meta's integrity efforts are at the heart of the company's mission to give people the power to build community and…
Survey finds Canadians are spending less time on social media but TikTok is the exception | Social Media Lab
by Philip Mai and Anatoliy Gruzd
September 20, 2022
Pre-pandemic, Canadians’ love affair with social media shows no signs of slowing. But after living through two years of COVID-19…
2022 Midterms: NYU’s CSMaP Seminar Series
September 19, 2022
Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture The Baby Boomers are the largest and most…
2022 Midterms: NYU Center for Social Media & Politics Seminar Series
September 19, 2022
Media Consumption, Misinformation, and Polarization Social media has transformed the media and political landscape, but the vast majority of Americans…
Climate Change Denial & Skepticism: A Review of the Literature
September 15, 2022
Abstract Political actors and individuals who deny the reality of human-caused climate change are a minority with an outsized ability…