by Pia H | Apr 20, 2022 | Rollins College
The New York Times’s article “Barack Obama Takes On a New Role: Fighting Disinformation” by Steven Lee Myers and Cecilia Kang presents the new steps and direction former President Obama is taking in combat against the rise of misinformation via technological...
by Maximo Olavarria | Mar 23, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
With the Russian Invasion of Ukraine taking place this past week, Putin has triggered the greatest military crisis on the European continent since the Cold War. Over this time the global stage has changed drastically. The world has become increasingly globalized,...
by Carter Woodruff | Mar 16, 2022 | Brown University
In the digital age, it is plausible that a minor tweak in an algorithm could erode democracy as successfully as a charismatic demagogue. Juggernaut tech corporations have monopolized the markets of information and communication, serving as private-sector platforms...
by Tanner Hines | Mar 14, 2022 | University of Georgia
We’ve all seen it – fake social media accounts blasting blatant disinformation and propaganda. Your uncle Bill retweets them and your cousin Sally shares their links on Facebook, but they don’t know any better, right? Surely you, a savvy consumer of social media, can...
by Ashley Wellborn | Mar 14, 2022 | University of Georgia
Being a Gen Z has given me both the curse and the blessing of the digital age. I get criticized by my mother for being on my phone only moments after being asked how to make an Instagram story, and technology itself seems to be something that everyone roots for yet is...
