News Item What should we do about the algorithmic amplification of disinformation? | Columbia Journalism Review By Mathew Ingram on March 11, 2021 Algorithms and Automation Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance
News Item COVID Skeptics Don’t Just Need More Critical Thinking | Slate By Rebecca Onion on March 11, 2021 Credibility and Trust
News Item Understanding vulnerability to online misinformation | The Alan Turing Institute By Bertie Vidgen, Harry Taylor, Myrto Pantazi, Zoe Anastasiou, Becky Inkster, and Helen Margetts on March 8, 2021
News Item Malgorithm: How Instagram’s algorithm publishes misinformation and hate to millions during a pandemic | Center for Countering Digital Hate By Center for Countering Digital Hate on March 8, 2021 Algorithms and Automation
News Item Characterizing the dissemination of misinformation on social media in health emergencies: An empirical study based on COVID-19 | Information Processing & Management Journal By Cheng Zhou, Haoxin Xiu, Yuqiu Wang, and Xinyao Yu on March 3, 2021
News Item Russian disinformation campaign working to undermine confidence in Covid-19 vaccines used in US | CNN By Jennifer Hansler, Pamela Brown and Devan Cole on March 7, 2021 Targeted Disinformation
Event Tech & Democracy: Regulating Social Media – Is This the Tipping Point? | Betalab: Fix The Internet March 5, 2021 Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance
Event The spread of conspiracy myths online: what are the implications for human rights? | Human Rights Group: Geneva March 4, 2021 Targeted Disinformation
News Item ‘Facebook has a blind spot’: why Spanish-language misinformation is flourishing | The Guardian By Kari Paul on March 3, 2021 Algorithms and Automation Targeted Disinformation
Event More Than Ready: Lessons from Women of Color in Public Tech Leadership | Shorenstein Center March 11, 2021 Credibility and Trust Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance