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As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: “The whole country is paying the price”
Denver Post· 2 days agoGiven India’s size and its importance for social media companies, you might expect more of a focus,...
The City Park swans are alive and well. But so, apparently, is the social media rumor mill
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoAs misinformation goes, this was fairly benign; although I imagine it was a little irritating for the city staff...such thing, and by the time it gets to the end, the last ...
Many of the best-known social-media influencers are literal unknowns. Anonymity provides cover when...
Market Watch· 7 hours agoGeorgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an ally of former President Donald Trump, asked on Instagram,...
City Council seeks probe into NYPD brass’ ‘intimidating and dangerous’ social media activity |...
amNewYork· 4 hours agoThe City Council has called for an investigation into the use of the NYPD’s official social media...
Far-Right Influencers Celebrate Jerry Seinfeld Once Again Claiming ‘PC Crap’ Killed Comedy
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“It used to be you would go home at the end of the day, most people would go, ‘Oh, Cheers...
How do you counter misinformation? Critical thinking is step one
NPR· 4 days agoIn addition, the participants were shown two untrue tweets, one political and one not. They were asked whether they were truthful and whether they would report either to & ...
In data: AI driven misinformation poised to disrupt business and elections in 2024
Verdict via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoGlobalData’s report explained that online social media sites do have the potential to democratise...
Bank Runs And Social Media | JD Supra
JD Supra· 3 days agoIn this post from 14 years ago, I speculated as to whether California Financial Code Section 1327 was constitutional. Two years later, the California Court of Appeal declared the statute unconstitutional ...
Can social media swing the EU election?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“While the new law’s transparency measures will hopefully prevent voter manipulation and protect...a missed opportunity, albeit one with potential for...
New Report Finds Most Americans Favor Government Regulation of Social Media
Social Media Today· 5 days agoAs you can see in this chart, 51% of Americans believe that social platforms should be regulated by an official, government-appointed body, which is down from the 56% who ...