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
News Item The demise of #NSFW: Contested platform governance and Tumblr’s 2018 adult content ban | New Media and Society Journal By Jeanna Sybert on March 1, 2021 Algorithms and Automation Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance
News Item Reports on January actions: Fighting COVID-19 Disinformation Monitoring Programme | European Commission By European Commission on February 25, 2021 Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance
News Item Timnit Gebru’s ouster shows how Big Tech dominates AI ethics | Fast Company By Katharine Schwab on February 26, 2021 Algorithms and Automation Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance
News Item What counts as online harassment? Not all who were targeted agree | Pew Research Center By Emily A. Vogels on February 22, 2021 Credibility and Trust Targeted Disinformation