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Can American Political Candidates Help Stop the Flood of Disinformation with a Pledge?
U.S. intelligence officials are already issuing warnings about foreign interference in American democracy ahead of what promises to be a bruising 2020 election cycle. Delivering…
What the Dublin Tram System Hack Reveals about the Future of Hostage Taking
Imagine hackers commandeered a capital city’s transit system, holding it hostage for a cryptocurrency ransom. Consider the implications of this attack: beyond a data breach,…
2018 Was A Trying Year For Social Media Platforms–And Their Users: Three Pathways Forward
2018 saw two types of controversies erupt over social media, and 2019 may see one of three pathways forward.
The Most Extraordinary Lesson of Two New Reports on Russian Disinformation: What They Reveal About White House Paralysis
"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."
Don’t Be Fooled: There Was Election Interference in 2018
It’s misguided to suggest this campaign season and ultimately this election were free from election interference.
Two New Reports Expose How Black Americans Are Targeted by Russian Disinformation
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…
Exploring Gray Zones and LikeWar
"This is a book about how a new kind of communications became a new kind of war,” Peter Singer and Emerson Brooking write in their new book: LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social…
So, You Want to Do Something About Russian Election Interference?
If this White House were actually serious about tackling foreign interference in our elections, what would it do?
How Trump’s Pressure on Google Threatens Government Manipulation of Search Results
Tech behemoths just can’t catch a break these days. Just as they are struggling to meet calls to contain the spread of misinformation and hate speech online, they are being bashed…
Exclusive: U.N. Human Rights Experts Meet With Facebook on “Overly Broad” Definitions of Terrorist Content
In a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, U.N. Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin says networks guidelines on removing content and users need more precision and rigor…
Tech Companies Are Still Slow Walking Disclosures of Election Interference and Controlling Hate Speech
"While Facebook has made strides, the evidence suggests it needs to take bigger ones—and run rather than walk."
Lawmakers in UK and US Propose Sweeping Changes to Tech Policies to Combat Misinformation
Two years after the twin historic events that rocked the global system--the Brexit referendum and the US Presidential election--lawmakers in Britain and the United States are heading…