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  • The Technology 202: New NYU report urges social media companies to take down ‘provably’ false information | The Washington Post

    September 4, 2019

    Disinformation on social media isn’t going away — it’s evolving as the 2020 election approaches. A New York University report published today is calling on tech companies to prepare by taking a more […]

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  • FEC chair summons Facebook, Twitter, Google to disinformation session | POLITICO

    August 30, 2019

    The chair of the FEC is summoning Facebook, Google and Twitter to a meeting next month on digital disinformation amid concerns that new forms of Russian-style social media manipulation will […]

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  • Combating disinformation and foreign interference in democracies: Lessons from Europe | Brookings

    August 27, 2019

    European democracies have been coping with foreign interference for longer than the United States, and the primary threat to European democracies comes from Russia. Following consolidation of his power within […]

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  • Australia plans to block sites hosting extremist content during attacks | Ars Technica

    August 27, 2019

    cache hit 225:single/related:a048d52eb93a82f6b5d52760a1302f17 empty Australia is working on capabilities to quickly block websites hosting terrorist material during crisis events, officials announced on Sunday, according to Reuters. The governments of Australia […]

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  • El Paso and Dayton shootings put focus on social media’s handling of white supremacist content | Vox

    August 6, 2019

    In less than 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday, two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, have left at least 29 people dead. The back-to-back massacres are […]

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  • Cloudflare Ditches 8chan. What Happens Now? | WIRED

    August 6, 2019

    The internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare said it would cut service on Sunday evening to 8chan, the infamous online forum that has housed numerous posts and manifestos linked to horrific mass […]

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  • Billion-dollar fines can’t stop Google and Facebook. That’s peanuts for them | The Guardian

    July 29, 2019

    During the same 48 hours this week in which Facebook agreed to pay the largest corporate fine in the history of the US Federal Trade Commission for massive and repetitive […]

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  • Facebook Removes a Fresh Batch of Iran-Linked Fake Accounts | WIRED

    May 29, 2019

    Last August, researchers from the threat intelligence firm FireEye uncovered a vast social media influence campaign, conducted by a network of inauthentic news outlets and fake personas with ties to […]

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  • Finland is Winning the War on Fake News. Other Nations Want the Blueprint | CNN

    May 21, 2019

    Helsinki, Finland (CNN) – On a recent afternoon in Helsinki, a group of students gathered to hear a lecture on a subject that is far from a staple in most community […]

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