Members of the research team that wrote the software that unmasked thousands of Twitter bots explain the next phase of their work: getting the public involved in the fight against disinformation.
News outlets sometimes use hashtags to promote their stories.
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Defamation law reform is on the horizon. Social media companies may be held more liable for what they publish. But this could come at the expense of everyday users.
There are different rules for ads on TV versus online.
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Twitter’s proposed policy would result in the prolific spread of fabricated, but highly realistic images and videos. This could allow widespread misinformation on the platform.
The main parties are fighting a fierce battle on social media platforms.
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Claims that tweets on the Canadian election are the work of bot accounts, without empirical evidence or verification, need to be taken with a grain of salt.
What people read online could really disrupt society and politics.
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The Russians won’t be alone in spreading disinformation in 2020. Their most likely imitator will be Iran. Also, Instagram could get even more infected with intentional misinformation than it has been.
Are you trapped in an echo chamber?
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The platform has provided a forum for the written Scots language to evolve that wasn’t possible before the advent of social media.
In a landmark decision, High Court ruled that the federal government may legitimately restrict the right of public servants to express political views.
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The decision confirms the steady march of employer control over workers’ private views and activities, supported by courts and tribunals over many years.
Twitter and other social media platforms may not be lost entirely to the political partisans and propagandists.
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Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology et Brenda Moon, Queensland University of Technology
‘Phatic sharing’ reclaims Twitter as a truly social network, rather than simply as a source of breaking news or a place for public debate between politicians, journalists, and activists.