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Cuban memers are using sarcasm to avoid jail time | Rest of World
by Lillian Perlmutter
3 days ago
As the pandemic rages in Cuba, many on the island have been finding it difficult to afford basic goods. Hundreds…
‘It is becoming unbearable:’ Journalists say they have become ‘scapegoats’ at anti-vaccine protests | Committee to Protect Journalists
by Attila Mong
October 7, 2021
Journalists covering demonstrations against COVID-19 countermeasures have been called “terrorists,” “pedophiles,” “murderers,” and “scumbags.” Protesters have harassed and assaulted members…
Russia is building its own kind of sovereign internet — with help from Apple and Google | The Conversation
by William Partlett
October 5, 2021
On September 17, the first day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, Apple and Google agreed to demands from the Russian government…
Have Italy’s Covid Green Pass protesters forgotten the carnage caused by the pandemic? | Coda Story
by Martina Biino
October 1, 2021
At 5 p.m. on September 25, Daniel Vezzoli, 34, was standing across from City Hall in the northern Italian town…
Russia labels media outlet, 2 rights groups ‘foreign agents’ | AP News
by Daria Litvinova
September 30, 2021
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Wednesday designated a popular independent media outlet and two rights groups “foreign agents,” a…
Afghanistan Has Its Own Fake News Problem | Deadline
by Hollie McKay
September 23, 2021
A month into the Taliban takeover of Kabul, and the misinformation and disinformation continues to soar into dizzying territory –…
Review of social science research on the impact of countermeasures against influence operations | HKS Misinformation Review
by Laura Courchesne, Julia Ilhardt, and Jacob N. Shapiro
September 14, 2021
Despite ongoing discussion of the need for increased regulation and oversight of social media, as well as debate over the…
How harassment keeps women politicians offline in Uganda | Rest of World
by Garnett Achieng'
September 2, 2021
Last year, the Electoral Commission of Uganda declared that the January 14, 2021 presidential elections would be “scientific,” meaning that…
How a once-obscure government database turned into a weapon for anti-vaxxers | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Matt Motta and Dominik Stecula
August 26, 2021
You may not be familiar with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS. Co-managed by the U.S. Centers for…