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The aim of the pilot programme will be to accelerate the identification of misinformation. Deliberate disinformation campaigns have already affected elections and politics, but…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249523
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Prospects for misformation in 2020-24.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249192
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Misinformation sources and combating.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251502
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The WHO has been forced to divert significant attention and resources to battling swathes of misinformation, which are hampering the efforts of the organisation and governments to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250989
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With only about 20% of the continent's population connected directly to social media, key channels for the spread of misinformation are offline via traditional media (mostly radio…
The problem of misinformation, polarisation and harmful content on social media has in recent years exposed the ineffectiveness of self-regulation by platform operators. Yet…
The region is especially vulnerable to online misinformation due to high internet penetration rates (of over 90% across the region) combined with low public trust in government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263703
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New state-level data protection laws, and a potential federal privacy law, are emerging as an important challenge for major US technology firms. Already they face rising pressures…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259990
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In particular, bots are used to increase the speed and scale of misinformation campaigns and foreign propaganda. They make attribution of such activities to specific actors…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264532
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A Thai court blocked the order on August 6, but the government is expected to push back forcefully. This comes as South-east Asian governments struggle to contain disinformation…