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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.
When news stories include a catchy hashtag, readers perceived the news topic to be less socially important and more partisan.
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.
This election season, the public is closely watching how social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are handling political ads.
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.
A close look at the way the parties are using video in the campaign can tell you a lot about their approach.
It looks as if the Conservative P\arty has learned from the way Labour targeted the youth vote in 2017.
No wonder several high-profile figures say they can’t take it any more. Are we really going to allow women to be harassed out of public service?
Which messages and formats are cutting through the most?
Political parties don’t use Twitter anywhere near as much as Facebook. But at least someone is talking about this problem.
Until the two giants change, Twitter’s political ad ban will have little effect on elections around the globe.
Research suggests that people still depend on the mainstream media for their news. It’s more important than ever that journalists earn that trust.
Interruptions are inevitable – but how they happen matters.
Anti-vaccine info online might have foreign roots and political aims.
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.
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.
When the organization of a social network impacts political discussion on a large scale, the consequences can be enormous.
The platform has provided a forum for the written Scots language to evolve that wasn’t possible before the advent of social media.
The decision confirms the steady march of employer control over workers’ private views and activities, supported by courts and tribunals over many years.
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