by Tzion Jones | Jan 19, 2021 | Brown University
Social media and democracy often share a love-hate relationship in the Global South. In many cases, the blessing of free communication arrives alongside an infectious misinformation curse. In Nigeria, widespread use of WhatsApp makes the two especially hard to...
by Patrick Connor | Dec 10, 2020 | Brown University
Spread over six floors, thousands of employees stare at their computer screens scanning Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube in the middle of a traffic-clogged city. This is a content moderation center, contracted by many major internet companies to remove...
by M. E. | Dec 9, 2020 | Williams College
In February 2019, Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared his intention to run for a fifth term. This message was released through state media as Bouteflika could no longer make public speeches, after suffering a stroke in 2013. Instead, he had been...
by Mariana Paez | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
“As for the lack of evidence that is the mantra of all you flying monkeys. It’s like denying the Holocaust. The evidence is overwhelming and compelling, despite the framing of your question.” This statement is from an email sent from Roger Stone to CNN, in response to...
by Giacomo Ramos | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
There is growing research on how belief in false information can damage democracy by promoting dangerous demagogues. As a response, companies like Facebook and Twitter have been creating new tools to track and flag posts that contain fake news. Nevertheless, this...
