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  • ‘Horrifying’ conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting | AP News

    May 26, 2022

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — By now it’s as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the […]

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  • Maria Ressa: How Disinformation Manipulates Elections | The Atlantic

    April 7, 2022

    In the Philippines, we’re 33 days before our presidential elections. Filipinos are going to the poll and we are choosing 18,000 posts, including the president and vice president. And how […]

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  • This is what it’s like to be a media company’s first-ever online safety editor | Nieman Journalism Lab

    January 20, 2022

    Ask any journalist today — especially a woman, person of color, and anyone else from a marginalized community — about how it feels to be a journalist on the internet […]

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  • American support for conspiracy theories and armed rebellion isn’t new – we just didn’t believe it before the Capitol insurrection | The Conversation

    January 4, 2022

    Americans had to confront a new reality when an angry mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021: Some of their fellow citizens were in the grips of a […]

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  • Michigan school shooting shows how violence can transition from online threats to real-world tragedy | The Conversation

    December 8, 2021

    […] It is, perhaps, easy to look back at the postings of a mass shooter after the event and highlight the red flags that were potentially missed. But how do […]

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  • How Steve Bannon Has Exploited Google Ads to Monetize Extremism | ProPublica

    December 1, 2021

    Almost a year ago, Google took a major step to ensure that its ubiquitous online ad network didn’t put money in the pocket of Steve Bannon, the indicted former adviser […]

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  • Trollfare: Russia’s Disinformation Campaign During Military Conflict in Ukraine | International Journal of Communication

    December 1, 2021

    In this study, we explore online informational warfare by the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA) against Ukraine during the military conflict in Donbass. Introducing a digital dimension to the long-standing […]

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  • Video: The 2021 Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press: Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner | Harvard University

    November 18, 2021

    A journalist in Asia for 35 years, Maria Ressa co-founded Rappler.com, the top digital-only news site that is leading the fight for press freedom in the Philippines. As Rappler’s CEO […]

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  • Disinformation is spreading beyond the realm of spycraft to become a shady industry – lessons from South Korea | The Conversation

    November 16, 2021

    Disinformation, the practice of blending real and fake information with the goal of duping a government or influencing public opinion, has its origins in the Soviet Union. But disinformation is […]

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  • First anti-vaccine movement arose from smallpox mandate in England | The Washington Post

    November 16, 2021

    In the early 19th century, British people finally had access to the first vaccine in history, one that promised to protect them from smallpox, among the deadliest diseases of the […]

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