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Opinion: Barack Obama’s smart way to change the disinformation debate | The Washington Post
by Editorial Board
May 2, 2022
Barack Obama may have done too little when he was president to counter Russia’s subversion of our democracy on social media.…
Online misinformation is linked to early COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and refusal | Nature
by Francesco Pierri, Brea L. Perry, Matthew R. DeVerna, Kai-Cheng Yang, Alessandro Flammini, Filippo Menczer & John Bryden
April 26, 2022
Abstract Widespread uptake of vaccines is necessary to achieve herd immunity. However, uptake rates have varied across U.S. states during…
The big idea: how to win the fight against disinformation | The Guardian
by Eliot Higgins
April 5, 2022
In recent years, the internet has become the venue for a general collapse in trust. Trolling, fake news and “doing…
Ofcom: One in three internet users can’t spot fake accounts or content | Daily Mail Online
by Jonathan Chadwick
March 30, 2022
Many people believe they can easily spot fake news online, but a new report suggests we may not be as…
Operationalizing responsible AI | The Brookings Institution
March 17, 2022
There is widespread agreement among ethicists and tech advocates that responsible AI principles requires fairness, transparency, privacy, human safety, and…
‘You can fake anything on the internet’: Professors host day to teach WA students to combat misinformation | The Seattle Times
by Nina Shapiro
March 16, 2022
The ninth-graders had 45 minutes to work their way through a maze of misinformation. It was an “escape room,” a…
In Ukraine’s cyber-war with Russia, who is a civilian and what is a war crime? | Rest of World
by Vittoria Elliott
March 14, 2022
On February 24, the hacker collective Anonymous declared cyberwar on Russia, claiming that it was targeting state TV stations, government…
Another US internet backbone provider is shutting down services in Russia | The Verge
by James Vincent
March 9, 2022
Lumen, a US firm that provides essential internet services, says it’s pulling out of Russia in response to the country’s…
Facebook Content Moderators in Kenya To Receive Pay Rise | Time
by Billy Perrigo
March 3, 2022
Facebook content moderators based in Kenya will receive a salary increase of between 30% and 50%, in a move announced…