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Born in the fire: What we can learn from how digital publishers in the Global South approach platforms | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Based on interviews with a strategic sample of 11 publishers in eight low- and middle-income countries, in this report we…
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellow | Observatory on Social Media at Indiana University
The Observatory on Social Media at Indiana University, Bloomington invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position. The anticipated start date is January…
Experts grade Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube on readiness to handle midterm election misinformation | The Conversation
The 2016 U.S. election was a wake-up call about the dangers of political misinformation on social media. With two more…
Misinformation Swirls in Non-English Languages Ahead of Midterms | The New York Times
Unsubstantiated rumors and outright falsehoods spread widely in immigrant communities ahead of the presidential election in 2020. That is happening…
Content Moderation Tools to Stop Extremism | Lawfare
Technology companies are more active than ever in trying to stop terrorists, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and other hateful individuals,…
Social Media Transparency Rules, Zauderer Standard Head to Supreme Court | Lawfare
In 2021, Florida passed SB 7072, a pathbreaking (in a bad way) social media speech law. This May, the U.S.…
Survey finds Canadians are spending less time on social media but TikTok is the exception | Social Media Lab
Pre-pandemic, Canadians’ love affair with social media shows no signs of slowing. But after living through two years of COVID-19…
2022 Midterms: NYU’s CSMaP Seminar Series
Beyond Facebook and Twitter: The Impact of New and Niche Platforms For years, Facebook and Twitter dominated scholarly research about…
2022 Midterms: NYU’s CSMaP Seminar Series
Using Social Media to Drive the Political Conversation Social media is a key tool for candidates and lawmakers to share…