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How Europe’s bold new rules for Big Tech could change the services you use | CNN
by Brian Fung and Clare Duffy
March 31, 2022
Apple users could soon install apps outside the App Store. WhatsApp users could message or video call friends using Telegram,…
Six Steps to Responsible AI in the Federal Government | Brookings Institution
by Darrell M. West
March 31, 2022
There is widespread agreement that responsible artificial intelligence requires principles such as fairness, transparency, privacy, human safety, and explainability. Nearly…
Facebook’s Faces | Harvard Law Review
by Chinmayi Arun
March 25, 2022
The case of the suspension of former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts clarified the relationship between Facebook and…
Will the world clean up ‘information pollution’ in 2022? | World Economic Forum
by Alejandro Romero and Jonathan Nelson
March 25, 2022
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the global community has depended on digital media and social media platforms on a tremendous scale,…
Treasury sanctions Russian online outlets for spreading disinformation | POLITICO
by Rebecca Kern
March 4, 2022
False narratives: Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is sanctioning the Strategic Culture Foundation, Odna Rodyna, Rhythm of Eurasia, Journal…
The Canada Online News Act: How it will affect Google and Meta | Press Gazette
by William Turvill
March 1, 2022
Canada’s government has pledged to create a “more transparent” version of Australia’s media bargaining code as the North American country…
Two Questions on Fair Use: Interview with Alex Abdo
February 24, 2022
For this year’s Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, MediaWell is partnering with the Association of Research Libraries to interview experts reflecting…
Two Questions on Fair Use: Interview with Mark Lemley
February 22, 2022
For this year’s Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, MediaWell is partnering with the Association of Research Libraries to interview experts reflecting…
EU and US legislation seek to open up digital platform data | Science
by Brandi Nonnecke and Camille Carlton
February 15, 2022
Despite the potential societal benefits of granting independent researchers access to digital platform data, such as promotion of transparency and…