Online misinformation about election fraud plunged 73 percent after several social media sites suspended President Trump and key allies last…
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How Social Media’s Obsession with Scale Supercharged Disinformation | Harvard Business Review
Over the last four years, disinformation has become a global watchword. After Russian meddling on social networks during the 2016…
When Regulating Tech, Don’t Forget Kids | Centre for International Governance Innovation
There is considerable irony in this situation. I study digital technology and have for years spoken loudly and with increasing…
Twitter, FB have deplatformed Trump. Is it enough? | PBS
Facebook and Twitter suspended President Trump’s accounts after the violence on Capitol Hill, on January 6, in a bid to…
Platform Ban Round-up: Critics say Too Little, Too Late
Finally spurred to action by scenes of a disinformation-fueled mob of insurrectionists storming the Capitol, the major US social media…
The Covid-19 stimulus bill expands broadband internet access during the pandemic | Vox
Tucked inside the $900 billion Covid-19 stimulus bill are some pretty big broadband provisions aimed at getting more Americans the…
11 laws and bills against disinformation in Latin America | Latin American Journalism Review
As in the rest of the world, in Latin America, disinformation and fake news on the Internet spread rapidly and…
We need independent platform oversight in 2021 | First Draft
Thanks to urging from stakeholders, social media platforms took visible steps to curb mis- and disinformation in 2020. Despite an…
Podcast: How democracies can go on offense against disinformation | Brookings
Rather than just playing defense, how can democracies can go on offense against disinformation? That’s a question Alina Polyakova, the…
Facebook Fuels Toxic Content, But Fox News Is Still the Superspreader | Mother Jones
Democrats and Republicans alike have been eagerly grilling the CEOs of social media companies lately about their complicity in spreading…