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Maria Ressa Maps Disinformation in Documentary ‘A Thousand Cuts’ | Frontline
by Patrice Taddonio
January 11, 2021
In the months after Rodrigo Duterte was elected president of the Philippines in 2016, Maria Ressa’s staff at the independent…
Pornhub squarely targeted in bipartisan bill to regulate sex work online | Ars Technica
by Kate Cox
December 23, 2020
In the wake of recent allegations against Pornhub and its parent company Mindgeek, senators from both parties have introduced a…
The Campaign Against the Vaccines Is Already Under Way | The Atlantic
by Renee DiResta
December 22, 2020
Today’s anti-vaccine activists, however, enjoy a speed, scale, and reach far greater than those of Dr. Bond’s day. Bottom-up networked…
Stoking Conflict by Keystroke | Stanford Internet Observatory
by Stanford Internet Observatory
December 16, 2020
Today Facebook announced the takedown of three separate networks that targeted communities across Africa. Facebook shared the assets with the Stanford Internet…
Crash Course on Tech Work in Government: What *else* do you need to know? | Shorenstein Center
November 30, 2020
Joining government brings incredible opportunities to solve hard problems, fix under-resourced systems, and help people at a scale no other…
[VIRTUAL] Setting the Table: Tough Holiday Talks on Politics & Misinfo | PEN America
November 20, 2020
Join us for a virtual discussion exploring how to talk to friends and family about politics, misinformation, and what can…
The GRU’s MH17 Disinformation Operations Part 1: The Bonanza Media Project | Bellingcat
by Bellingcat
November 16, 2020
An investigation by Bellingcat and its investigative partners has discovered evidence that Bonanza Media, a self-styled independent investigative platform, is…
Liberal Chinese Americans Battle Right-Wing Disinformation on WeChat | Foreign Policy
by Shen Lu
November 16, 2020
The 2016 U.S. presidential election brought attention to right-wing Chinese Americans effectively using WeChat to spread strident and divisive messages,…
From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith | MPR News
by Catharine Richert
October 30, 2020
Rachel Wightman reviews slides Oct. 18 before a Mill City Church online class about identifying disinformation. The church offered a…