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We have always worried about new forms of communication – and we shouldn't stop now

We have always worried about new forms of communication – and we shouldn't stop now

Facebook scammers push fake auctions for Italian villas

Facebook scammers push fake auctions for Italian villas

NSF takes Ignorance is Strength approach to misinformation research

NSF takes Ignorance is Strength approach to misinformation research

Doubling down on denialism

Doubling down on denialism

Turns out Community Notes are also "biased"

Turns out Community Notes are also "biased"

OpenAI says "f**k it, we're doing impersonation now"

OpenAI says "f**k it, we're doing impersonation now"

TikTok has a Spanish-language fake news problem

TikTok has a Spanish-language fake news problem

More people saw these AI-generated ED "remedies" than read The New York Times

More people saw these AI-generated ED "remedies" than read The New York Times

The real problem with the Take It Down Act is not free speech

The real problem with the Take It Down Act is not free speech

Why is Musk mad about Community Notes?

Why is Musk mad about Community Notes?

Will the EU's disinformation rules matter?

Will the EU's disinformation rules matter?

Musk & Trump AI motivational slopaganda got 700 million TikTok views

Musk & Trump AI motivational slopaganda got 700 million TikTok views

AI nudifier makes a mockery of Meta's moderation

AI nudifier makes a mockery of Meta's moderation

Chasing the crowd

Zuck chucks fact-checkers to cosplay as Elon Musk

Zuck chucks fact-checkers to cosplay as Elon Musk

Faked Up academic library

Faked Up academic library

Welcome to Instagram's blended unreality

Welcome to Instagram's blended unreality

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May

We have always worried about new forms of communication – and we shouldn't stop now

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Apr

Facebook scammers push fake auctions for Italian villas

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Apr

NSF takes Ignorance is Strength approach to misinformation research

7 min read
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Apr

Doubling down on denialism

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