A research group at the University of Toronto has untangled look-alike websites and bogus news stories that appear to echo the Iranian government’s positions.
Tag: Social Media
New Zealand Seeks Global Support for Tougher Measures on Online Violence
In the wake of the terrorist attack on Muslim mosques, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is calling for a united effort against the biggest internet companies.
Russia Is Targeting Europe’s Elections. So Are Far-Right Copycats.
Digital fingerprints link pro-Russian and anti-European websites, part of an online ecosystem that is sowing discord ahead of European elections this month.
Your 5G Phone Won’t Hurt You. But Russia Wants You to Think Otherwise.
RT America, a network known for sowing disinformation, has a new alarm: the coming ‘5G Apocalypse.’
Now for Sale on Facebook: Looted Middle Eastern Antiquities
Facebook groups offer ancient treasures from Syria, Iraq and other conflict zones, some of which may have been pillaged by Islamic State militants.
Toxic Speech Floods Australian Campaign. Here’s Why Some See Signs of Hope.
Hateful commentary, mostly dug up from politicians’ social media feeds, has toppled at least six candidates for Parliament. Shameful? A sign of progress? Or both?
Facebook Opens a Command Post to Thwart Election Meddling in Europe
The social network took the wraps off a special operations center in Dublin ahead of this month’s European Union voting.
You Can Make a Treadmill From These Common Household Items (but Don’t)
Internet users are posting videos of themselves exercising using nothing more than soap, water, a slick hard floor and maybe a lack of common sense.
A Holocaust Story for the Social Media Generation
Eva Heyman kept a diary until she was sent to Auschwitz in 1944. An Instagram version of her story goes live this week, but some Israelis say it trivializes the Holocaust.
Sri Lanka’s President Lifts Ban on Social Media
The social media ban in the wake of the Easter attacks reflected global concern about the role the networks play in spreading hate speech and inciting communal violence.