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Anti-abortion groups target women with misleading ads | BBC News
by Rachel Schraer
May 18, 2022
When Hana found out she was pregnant, she knew she wanted to have an abortion - but her search for…
Facebook Promised to Remove “Sensitive” Ads. Here’s What It Left Behind | The Markup
by Angie Waller and Colin Lecher
May 12, 2022
Late last year, after facing years of criticism for its practices, Facebook announced a change to its multibillion-dollar advertising system:…
How Congress Can Prevent Elon Musk from Turning Twitter Back Into an Unfettered Disinformation Machine | The New Yorker
by John Cassidy
April 28, 2022
Over the weekend, a story came out of Brussels that many may have missed. The twenty-seven member states of the…
What the Harassment of Journalist Taylor Lorenz Can Teach Newsrooms | Media Manipulation Casebook
by Emily Dreyfuss
March 4, 2022
Taylor Lorenz is one of the highest profile journalists in America. She consistently draws huge audiences to her stories, marking…
National Butterfly Center in Texas shuts down amid right-wing harassment | NPR
by Sharon Pruitt-Young
February 3, 2022
The butterflies will fly no more — or not in public view, anyway. The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas,…
Bug Bounties For Algorithmic Harms? | Algorithmic Justice League
by Josh Kenway, Camille François, Sasha Costanza-Chock, Inioluwa Deborah Raji, and Joy Buolamwini
January 27, 2022
Paying hackers to disclose bugs was once considered radical; now, it’s common. ‘Bug bounty’ programs (BBPs) for cybersecurity vulnerabilities, wherein…
This is what it’s like to be a media company’s first-ever online safety editor | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Hanaa' Tameez
January 20, 2022
Ask any journalist today — especially a woman, person of color, and anyone else from a marginalized community — about…
Twitter Spaces is being used by the Taliban and white nationalists. | The Washington Post
by Elizabeth Dwoskin, Will Oremus, Craig Timberg and Nitasha Tiku
December 14, 2021
Earlier this year, as Twitter raced to roll out Spaces, its new live audio chat feature, some employees asked how…
UN draft condemns attacks on journalists, urges punishment | AP News
by Edith M. Lederer
November 9, 2021
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A proposed U.N. resolution would “unequivocally” condemn all attacks, reprisals and violence against journalists and media…