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The clear parallels between the attacks in Brazil and the U.S. shed light on the challenges of responding to growing anti-democratic extremism on digital platforms.
An infinite supply of plausible opinions from fake, AI-powered pundits threatens to crowd out genuine discourse.
Where there is a lack of reliable public opinion surveys, analyzing queries typed into the main Russian search engine can give insights into Russian public opinion and how it changes.
The country’s future as an independent nation is fought for not just on physical battlefields but on virtual ones as well.
A review of Richard L. Hasen, “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It” (Yale University Press, 2022).
Time is growing short to craft a vision for safeguarding the information environment that enables democracy and to prepare concrete proposals that will counter the authoritarian vision of central control.
Here are some of the key takeaways from the Aspen Institute’s recent report on the dangers of information disorder—and a few additional suggestions.
Following an increase in foreign interference and hostile information operations—both at home and abroad—the French government is preparing to fight back.
What does the history of online influence operations reveal about how to tackle disinformation?
Both President Biden and Facebook have taken steps to dial down the temperature since last week’s dustup, but the fundamental problem remains: How can platforms effectively combat misinformation with steps short of takedowns?