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People walk past flowers and tributes displayed in memory of the twin mosque massacre victims outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch on March 29, 2019.

Scramble to Erase New Zealand Attack Videos Exposes Pitfalls Too

The white supremacist who attacked two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, created a Facebook livestream of his assault that spread at an alarming rate. At times, YouTube said,…
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Next Step in Disinformation: How a Dating App Becomes a Weapon

A former NATO secretary-general recently voiced concerns that Russia was using Ukraine’s upcoming elections as a laboratory for new forms of interference. A troubling case may…
Flowers and tributes cover the ground by the botanical gardens on March 19, 2019 in Christchurch, New Zealand in response to the mass shootings on two Christchurch mosques on Friday, March 15, 2019.

Sizing Up Facebook’s New Disclosures About the Christchurch Shooting

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

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…
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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."
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