Taking the Wide-Angle View of the Business and Legal Risks of Disinformation and Deepfakes
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic—as markets struggle, schools and businesses shutter, and the
Disinformation
Social media fuels wave of coronavirus misinformation as users focus on popularity, not accuracy
Over the past few weeks, misinformation about the new coronavirus pandemic has been spreading across
Social media companies are taking steps to tamp down coronavirus misinformation – but they can do more
As we practice social distancing, our embrace of social media gets only tighter. The major
Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation
When you think of visual misinformation, maybe you think of deepfakes – videos that appear
Disinformation and the Taiwan Elections
As the United States approaches the start of its presidential primaries, across the Pacific another
The Pros and Cons of Facebook’s New Deepfakes Policy
Setting criteria for content removal is a good start, but the platform must do more
It’s time to talk turkey
Americans need to be freed from Thanksgiving propaganda The presidential turkey pardon has been a
Fake news grabs our attention, produces false memories and appeals to our emotions
“Fake news” is a relatively new term, yet it’s now seen as one of the
Zuckerberg on Vaccines, or The Shortcomings of Our Responses to Vaccine Misinformation
When Mark Zuckerberg walked into a hearing on Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency last week, he probably
New paper imagines scenarios for deepfakes, elections and ethics
A new paper by Nicholas Diakopoulos, Assistant Professor in Communication Studies and Computer Science at