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Facebook has beefed up its ‘oversight board’, but any new powers are illusory | The Guardian
by Emily Bell
4 days ago
Any day now the Facebook Oversight Board, the social media company’s review mechanism for decisions on deletion of content and…
How Newsrooms, Journalists, and Their Peers Can Combat Online Violence | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Elisa Lees Munoz
6 days ago
By now, those of us working in news media know what online violence looks like. It manifests as sexist abuse,…
Twitch Will Act on ‘Serious’ Offenses That Happen Off-Platform | WIRED
by Cecilia D'Anastasio
April 9, 2021
Twitch is finally coming to terms with its responsibility as a king-making microcelebrity machine, not just a service or a…
Prisons need better vaccine education for inmates, advocates say | PBS NewsHour
by Dave Collins
April 9, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Shortly before COVID-19 vaccinations began in January at the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, officials held…
Congressional CEO grillings can’t solve disinformation: We need a public interest regulator | The Hill
by Brad Hanlon
April 5, 2021
Last Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held yet another hearing to grill social media CEOs about the mis-…
Countering disinformation: strategies, policies, research | SOMA Disinfobservatory
April 5, 2021
As our H2020 project is close to its end-date, we would like to invite you to the event ‘Countering disinformation:…
False COVID-19 vaccine claims persist on Facebook, despite a ban. Here’s why. | Poynter
by Daniel Funke
March 31, 2021
In the early days of the pandemic, a Facebook page for Earthley promised an easy way to avoid getting COVID-19.…
Achieving Digital Equity in India, Pakistan, and Beyond | New America
March 29, 2021
Digital inclusion is about having the right access, skills, motivation and trust to confidently go online. Today’s network infrastructure is…
The Challenges Ahead in Covering Environmental and Climate Justice | Shorenstein Center
March 29, 2021
Is environmental justice finally getting more coverage, as media outlets address the disproportionate impact of serious environmental problems on communities…