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Misinformation Amplification Analysis and Tracking Dashboard | Integrity Institute
by Integrity Institute
October 28, 2022
Tracking how social media platforms respond to misinformation is crucial to understanding the risks and dangers that platforms can pose…
Brazilian Official Granted Power to Order Removal of Misinformation Online | The New York Times
by Jack Nicas
October 28, 2022
Brazilian authorities, grappling with a torrent of online misinformation ahead of the country’s presidential election, granted the nation’s elections chief…
Moderating Social Media Discourse for a Healthy Democracy | University of Texas
by Josephine Lukito, Kathyrn Kazanas, and Bin Chen
October 28, 2022
The prevalence of hate speech and misinformation on the internet, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, directly harms minority groups that…
Parallel Public Spheres: Influence Operations In The 2022 Philippine Elections | Media Manipulation Casebook
by Jonathan Corpus Ong, Rossine Fallorina, Jose Mari Lanuza, Ferdinand Sanchez II, and Nicole Curato
October 28, 2022
This report examines the characteristics and consequences of influence operations in the 2022 presidential election in the Philippines. The report…
Experts grade Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube on readiness to handle midterm election misinformation | The Conversation
by Dam Hee Kim, Anjana Susarla, and Scott Shackelford
October 19, 2022
The 2016 U.S. election was a wake-up call about the dangers of political misinformation on social media. With two more…
Unpacking the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights | Tech Policy Press
by Justin Hendrix
October 17, 2022
Last week, President Joe Biden’s White House published a 73-page document produced by the Office of Science and Technology Policy titled Blueprint for…
Misinformation Swirls in Non-English Languages Ahead of Midterms | The New York Times
by Tiffany Hsu
October 13, 2022
Unsubstantiated rumors and outright falsehoods spread widely in immigrant communities ahead of the presidential election in 2020. That is happening…
Content Moderation Tools to Stop Extremism | Lawfare
by Daniel Byman
September 29, 2022
Technology companies are more active than ever in trying to stop terrorists, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and other hateful individuals,…
2022 Foundational Integrity Research Call for Proposals | Meta Research
by Meta Research
September 29, 2022
Meta's integrity efforts are at the heart of the company's mission to give people the power to build community and…