Tag: misinformation

Social

10 July 2020

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: Kingmaker or Kingbreaker?

On this episode of The Decentralists, we question whether Facebook is just a benign influence in world events — or if something shadier is happening:

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Social

29 April 2020

Social Media: Misinformation Station

We’ve all shared a link—only to find out its contents were outdated or not factually accurate. It happens. Finding credible content online can be challenging. We are aware that many…

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Technology

8 April 2020

We’re all going to get this virus one way or another

A few weeks ago, the New York Times warned of the dire effects of a prolonged shutdown of the US economy due to the Coronavirus. Recession is imminent — if it’s not…

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Technology

18 March 2020

Will COVID-19 reset the internet?

I read this article by Peter Wehner in The Atlantic the other day identifying COVID-19 (a.k.a. Coronavirus) as the beginning of the end for the Trump Presidency. Wehner believes that Trump and…

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Social

12 March 2020

How to fight coronavirus misinformation on social media

Social media is in a panic right now. As of this writing, four of the five most trending topics on Twitter have to do with coronavirus. Within the past 24…

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