Truth, fake news and disinformation
All the latest about the evolving social, political and technological impacts of disinformation in news and social media.
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From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts…
Who bears responsibility when false information leads to real harm?
A bit like AI, Elon Musk seems custom-built to undermine everything…
The Nazi meltdown of the tech billionaire’s bot Grok leaves me asking: is this post-truth rock bottom, or have we further to go?,…
Sportswomen facing ‘horrific burden of routine misogynistic attacks…
British No 3, Sonay Kartal, was just one of the players attacked after cruel comments posted on Wimbledon’s official Facebook…
AI, Antitrust & Privacy: When More Competition Makes Things Worse
Without strong privacy laws and aligned incentives, increased AI competition worsens surveillance, manipulation, and…
Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to…
Social media design influences human behavior, and the Big Tech platforms use it to boost profits – and their owners’ political…
Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to…
Mass psychogenic illness has happened throughout history, but social media makes it more likely to spread.
A militarily degraded Iran may turn to asymmetrical warfare – raising…
Tehran can utilize an army of proxy groups, intelligence operatives and cyberhackers as part of any retaliation for Israeli or US…
How the right spread ‘brutal and cruel’ misinformation after…
The rightwing media ecosystem spins up narratives to serve their agendas after tragic events, regardless of accuracy
How a Pentagon account on X became Pete Hegseth’s personal cheerleader
Department’s rapid response team is weaponizing the social platform to champion defense secretary and attack rivals
Why we fall for fake health information – and how it spreads faster…
If the health content you see on social media sounds too good to be true, it’s very likely false – but there are ways to check…
India blocks X accounts of Chinese state media over coverage of…
Move comes after Indian officials accused the outlets of spreading Pakistani propaganda and misinformation
‘I was scared to even eat the vegetables in my fridge’: the eating…
As health institutions collapse and Maha influencers spread food fears, experts say orthorexia is on the rise
In the $250B influencer industry, being a hater can be the only way…
Snark subreddits act as a regulatory guardrail in an industry that has gone largely unchecked.
Far-right online content is a danger to children – but I’ve seen how…
Older people are less digitally savvy and as such far more vulnerable to the threat of misinformation by the far right, says…
Toby Jones’s next campaign? Misinformation, and a huge immersive…
Meera Syal also to star in London production reflecting producer’s experience of censorship in Georgia
“Post-post-truth”, or how the SignalGate story is forking reality
Ethan Zuckerman uses the recent "Signalgate" scandal to reflect on how modern political discourse creates divergent realities. He…
Explosive New Book Argues Facebook Is a Global Engine of Harm and…
Sara Wynn-Williams, defying Facebook’s attempts to silence her, reveals the company’s toxic culture and global damage, exposing…
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