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Information warfare has gone global. Here are some recent campaigns, and a couple of ideas about how to fight back.
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.
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.
Human rights activists, legal experts and others fear these laws have the potential to be misused to stifle free speech or unintentionally block legitimate online posts and websites.
Collaborations between the government, communities, and social media platforms are essential to establish a successful national digital literacy movement
With the launch of the Libra cryptocurrency, Mark Zuckerberg reveals his dreams of building a new virtual country, perhaps inspired by the Roman Empire.
Vladimir Putin's complaints about Western power over telecommunications echo – if not co-opt – concerns raised by less powerful nations for decades.
When artificial intelligence systems try to behave like humans and make mistakes, they show their limits – but also their startling advances.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claimed intent to focus on privacy will be hard to execute, will not happen soon and does not address major concerns about the company's role in society.
A new strategy for U.S. Cyber Command seeks to block enemies from achieving their objectives – but may not be successful, and could have unforeseen consequences.
Research in Indonesia shows that people's age, education levels and gender do not determine their likelihood to share fake news. Internet spending does.
Effective communication strategies will be crucial if scientists want to counter the worrying anti-vaccination trend.
Russia's efforts to sow discord, discontent and chaos extend far beyond the US, including into leading media outlets in the Arab world.
European countries, especially the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, have confronted Russian disinformation campaigns for decades. The US can learn from their experience.
Protect yourself from hackers, trolls, bots, social media executives and programmers in need of ethics training.
Disinformation in Africa often takes the form of extreme speech inciting violence and spreading racist, misogynous, xenophobic messages.
Forged documents were used by the US government 100 years ago to justify hostile actions against Russia. All but one US newspaper accepted the government's propaganda. The lessons for today are stark.
Zimbabwe's upcoming elections potentially marks the start of a new order in the country, where the stakes are extremely high.
A scholar of climate misinformation campaigns explains how, in part, the large gap in public opinion on global warming emerged since a scientist's landmark clarion call for action.
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Professor of Armed Politics, Marine Corps University
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Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University
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Associate lecturer in Communication, Universitas Padjadjaran
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Research Fellow, Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST), Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Media Studies and Director of the Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town
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Professor and Director, Climate Science Center, Texas Tech University
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Science Communication Researcher, Stellenbosch University
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Ph.D. candidate, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
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Director, Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab, University of Cambridge
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Director of Research, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Sessional Tutor and Journalist, University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University
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