In the months leading up to the presidential election, reporting detailing the importance of the Black and Latinx vote proliferated…
Focus Tag: Identity Politics
Webinar: Is Social Media Undermining Democracy? | Columbia Global Centers
The scandal of political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica’s dubious manipulation of Facebook accounts and data to influence several elections worldwide…
Stoking Conflict by Keystroke | Stanford Internet Observatory
Today Facebook announced the takedown of three separate networks that targeted communities across Africa. Facebook shared the assets with the Stanford Internet…
Indian Chronicles: deep dive into a 15-year operation targeting the EU and UN to serve Indian interests | EU DisinfoLab
Following a preliminary investigation published in 2019, the EU DisinfoLab uncovered a massive operation targeting international institutions and serving Indian…
Facebook is overhauling its hate speech algorithms | The Washington Post
Facebook is embarking on a major overhaul of its hate speech algorithms, reversing years of so-called “race-blind” policies. Those practices…
Disinformation, Democracy, and Conflict Prevention | Essay Series
Disinformation, Democracy, and Conflict Prevention In this essay series from Items, the SSRC's digital forum, researchers assess the state of disinformation across…
Disinformation, Democracy, and Conflict Prevention | SSRC Essay Series
The SSRC has launched a new essay series on Items, its digital forum for insights from the social sciences. The essays in…
Facebook removes Trump campaign ads with misleading claims about refugees | The Guardian
Facebook has removed a number of ads from the Trump campaign for making misleading and inaccurate claims about Covid-19 and…
Cambridge Analytica and the RNC suppressed Black voters in 2016, new report says | The Washington Post
A database built by Cambridge Analytica, the Republican-aligned firm that unraveled over allegations of improper use of Facebook data, disproportionately…
OHCHR raises concerns over the disturbing trend of digital attacks on women journalists in Pakistan | Digital Rights Monitor
The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR), expressed concerns over the prevailing situation of violence against…