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Russia is building its own kind of sovereign internet — with help from Apple and Google | The Conversation
by William Partlett
October 5, 2021
On September 17, the first day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, Apple and Google agreed to demands from the Russian government…
Local news and media capture: a Q&A with Phil Napoli | Columbia Journalism Review
by Anya Schiffrin and Lauren Harris
September 30, 2021
For many years, the term “media capture” was used primarily by economists and political scientists who wanted to understand societies…
How Hope, Fear and Misinformation Led Thousands of Haitians to the U.S. Border | The New York Times
by James Dobbins, Natalie Kitroeff, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Edgar Sandoval and Miriam Jordan
September 21, 2021
DEL RIO, Texas — They have arrived this week by the thousands, Haitians who had heard of an easy way…
In Kenya, Influencers Are Hired to Spread Disinformation | WIRED
by Odanga Madung
September 10, 2021
On May 18 of this year, the insidious hashtag #AnarchistJudges appeared on Kenyan Twitter timelines. Apparently driven by a number…
Tackling online hate speech one emoji at a time | Oxford Internet Institute
by Hannah Rose Kirk
August 24, 2021
New research from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) exposes critical problems in how emoji-based online hate is tackled, with OII…
Beyond Disinformation | Essay Series
July 28, 2021
Beyond Disinformation In this essay series from Items, the SSRC’s digital forum, researchers explore how a stronger understanding of authenticity…
Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest prompts vaccine misinformation | First Draft
by First Draft staff
June 15, 2021
After Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen collapsed during a Euro Cup match June 12, misinformation about the 29-year-old’s Covid-19 vaccination status is…
Guo Wengui is “linchpin” of sprawling disinformation network, researchers say | The Washington Post
by Jeanne Whalen, Craig Timberg, and Eva Dou
May 18, 2021
A sprawling online network tied to Chinese businessman Guo Wengui has become a potent platform for disinformation in the United…
An Illustrated Field Guide to Social Media | Knight First Amendment Institute
by Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci and Ethan Zuckerman
May 15, 2021
This field guide looks at social media that works on different “logics” than do Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. It features…