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How journalists can address misinformation on Telegram | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
by Bermet Talant
October 14, 2021
Telegram is no stranger to criticism. Created by Russian tech entrepreneur Pavel Durov to counter the censorship and propaganda of…
Small Platforms and the Gray Zones of Deep Extreme Speech
October 13, 2021
Abstract: Recent trends of migration to smaller social media platforms among right wing actors have raised a caution that an…
It’s not too late to regulate deepfakes | Coda Story
by Martina Biino
October 11, 2021
From an app that allows users to swap images of women and men into pornographic videos to the use of…
Whistle-Blower Says Facebook ‘Chooses Profits Over Safety’ | The New York Times
by Ryan Mac and Cecilia Kang
October 5, 2021
John Tye, the founder of Whistleblower Aid, a legal nonprofit that represents people seeking to expose potential lawbreaking, was contacted…
Clubhouse, Vimeo, DoubleVerify and others set to sign up to beefed-up disinformation code in the EU | TechCrunch
by Natasha Lomas
October 4, 2021
Audio social network Clubhouse, video sharing platform Vimeo and anti-ad fraud startup DoubleVerify are among a clutch of tech companies and organzations preparing to sign…
How ‘losing friend to misinformation’ drove Facebook whistleblower | The Guardian
by Dan Milmo
October 4, 2021
Frances Haugen, the whistleblower behind a series of damaging revelations about Facebook, is adamant that she wants to help the…
The Elizabeth Holmes Trial Sparks A Silicon Valley Debate: Why Not Other Tech CEOs? | NPR
by Bobby Allyn
September 30, 2021
Selling an idea in Silicon Valley takes not only a grand vision but also swagger and bluster, says Margaret O'Mara,…
Publishers hope fact-checking can become a revenue stream. Right now, it’s mostly Big Tech who is buying. | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Sarah Scire
September 23, 2021
Which came first: public scrutiny of misinformation on social media sites or companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google investing in…
Facebook Employees Flag Drug Cartels and Human Traffickers. The Company’s Response Is Weak, Documents Show. | WSJ
by Justin Scheck, Newley Purnell, and Jeff Horwitz
September 21, 2021
In January, a former cop turned Facebook Inc. investigator posted an all-staff memo on the company’s internal message board. It…