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Facebook's disclosure of new information about how it handled video of Christchurch shooting prompts four lines of analysis.

Countries around the world are seeking to exert more control over content on the internet – and, by extension, their citizens. Europe, unfortunately, is providing them with a…

A full-spectrum strategy is needed to proactively prepare for the next wave of social-media and internet-based psychological disinformation operations.

The 18 most read articles of 2018.

2018 saw two types of controversies erupt over social media, and 2019 may see one of three pathways forward.

Russian proposals to ban certain materials online and to block search engines that don’t comply with requests of state authorities highlight the need to beware of domestic policies…

"The very issuance of these reports and the novelty of what they still reveal serve as an indictment of the White House’s persistent inaction."

I was delighted to be asked by the Nathanson Center and Or’ Emet Fund at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School to deliver the 2018 Or’ Emet Lecture. In the lecture I…

It’s misguided to suggest this campaign season and ultimately this election were free from election interference.

A Russian troll sits down at his desktop and logs into one of the social media accounts he uses to impersonate and radicalize Americans. Suddenly, a direct message appears: “Hello,…

Russian disinformation exploits American racial divisions. But Russian manipulation of both sides of political spectrum may, in the end, galvanize social media companies and Congress…

While the use of social media is new, Russia has a long history of highlighting the conflict between American ideals of equality and the reality of racial injustice in this country.…