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Using the F-word: Fascist drift in America | University of Virginia Democracy Initiative
4 days ago
Trump supporters’ storming of the Capitol, as Trump refused to concede his loss in the 2020 presidential election, underscored the…
How Trump’s Allies Are Still Defending Him: Denial, Deflection, Disinformation | The New York Times
by Jeremy W. Peters
January 8, 2021
This was one mob they found a way to excuse. Even as scores of President Trump’s usually unfailing loyalists condemned…
The insurrection at the Capitol challenged how US media frames unrest and shapes public opinion | The Conversation
by Danielle K. Kilgo
January 8, 2021
The chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday wasn’t typical. Nor was the coverage. Footage carried live by cable news…
Platforms Must Pay for Their Role in the Insurrection | WIRED
by Roger McNamee
January 8, 2021
President Trump and his enablers in government and right-wing media will shoulder the blame for Wednesday’s insurrection at the US…
Platform Ban Round-up: Critics say Too Little, Too Late
by MediaWell Staff
January 7, 2021
Finally spurred to action by scenes of a disinformation-fueled mob of insurrectionists storming the Capitol, the major US social media…
A man wearing a buffalo cap proves how far mis/disinformation can go and how dangerous it can be | Poynter
by Cristina Tardáguila and Harrison Mantas
January 7, 2021
Jake Angeli stood bare-chested, wearing his trademark buffalo cap and holding an American flag, among a group of other men…
Terrorism Analysts: Right-Wing Conspiracies Are Fueling A ‘Mass Radicalization’ | NPR
by Hannah Allam
December 16, 2020
The widespread embrace of conspiracy and disinformation amounts to a "mass radicalization" of Americans, and increases the risk of right-wing…
Facebook is overhauling its hate speech algorithms | The Washington Post
by Elizabeth Dwoskin, Nitasha Tiku, and Heather Kelly
December 3, 2020
Facebook is embarking on a major overhaul of its hate speech algorithms, reversing years of so-called “race-blind” policies. Those practices…
Online Attacks on Women Journalists Leading to ‘Real World’ Violence, New Research Shows | International Center for Journalists
by Julie Posetti, Jackie Harrison and Silvio Waisbord
November 30, 2020
The insidious problem of online violence against women journalists is increasingly spilling offline, with potentially deadly consequences, a new global…