Pre-pandemic, Canadians’ love affair with social media shows no signs of slowing. But after living through two years of COVID-19…
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How a private message gets you sent to prison | Prospect Magazine
by Ethan Zuckerman
September 20, 2022
Jessica Burgess sent her teenage daughter Celeste a message on Facebook in April 2022: “Hey we can get the show…
Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter dodge questions on social media and national security | TechCrunch
by Taylor Hatmaker
September 15, 2022
Executives from four of the biggest social media companies testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee Wednesday, defending their platforms…
Climate Change Denial & Skepticism: A Review of the Literature
September 15, 2022
Abstract Political actors and individuals who deny the reality of human-caused climate change are a minority with an outsized ability…
The FTC May (Finally) Protect Americans From Data Brokers | WIRED
by Justin Sherman
September 6, 2022
On August 29, the Federal Trade Commission announced it had filed a landmark lawsuit against data broker Kochava for “selling…
Inside a Million-Dollar Instagram Verification Scheme | ProPublica
by Craig Silverman and Bianca Fortis
September 6, 2022
To his more than 150,000 followers on Instagram, Dr. Martin Jugenburg is Real Dr. 6ix, a well-coiffed Toronto plastic surgeon…
CDCS Book Talk: Asta Zelenkauskaitė, Drexel University
August 26, 2022
With the prevalence of disinformation geared to instill doubt rather than clarity,Creating Chaos Online, unmasks disinformation when it attempts to pass…
Trust & Safety Research Conference | SIO & TSF
August 24, 2022
Hosted at Stanford University’s Frances. C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, the Trust and Safety Research Conference will convene trust and safety practitioners, people…
On TikTok, Election Misinformation Thrives Ahead of Midterms | The New York Times
by Tiffany Hsu
August 17, 2022
In Germany, TikTok accounts impersonated prominent political figures during the country’s last national election. In Colombia, misleading TikTok posts falsely…
China has censored a top health information platform | MIT Technology Review
by Zeyi Yang
August 15, 2022
China has censored DXY, the country's leading health information platform. On August 9, DXY fell silent across social media, where…