Does 'deplatforming' work to curb hate speech and calls for violence? 3 experts in online communications weigh in
Banning extremists from social media platforms can reduce hate speech, but the deplatforming process has to be handled with care – and it can have unintended consequences.
Jan. 15, 2021 • ~10 min
Big Tech's rejection of Parler shuts down a site favored by Trump supporters – and used by participants in the US Capitol insurrection
Millions of supporters of Donald Trump flocked to the far-right social media platform, where hate speech and calls for violence thrive. The US Capitol insurrection could be the platform's undoing.
Jan. 12, 2021 • ~12 min
Getting COVID-19 vaccines to rural Americans is harder than it looks – but there are ways to lift the barriers
The vaccines' cold storage requirements and shipment rules put small, rural communities at a disadvantage, but that's only part of a long-running challenge.
Dec. 28, 2020 • ~8 min
Why getting COVID-19 vaccines to rural Americans is harder than it looks, and how to lift the barriers
The vaccines' cold storage requirements and shipment rules put small, rural communities at a disadvantage, but that's only part of a long-running challenge.
Dec. 28, 2020 • ~8 min
Goldenrod honey: misinformation is causing a biological invasion of this Canadian weed
Our study is the first to research the impact of online misinformation on biological invasions.
Dec. 23, 2020 • ~8 min
Parler is bringing together mainstream conservatives, anti-Semites and white supremacists as the social media platform attracts millions of Trump supporters
Millions of supporters of Donald Trump have flocked to the far-right social media platform Parler, where heat speech thrives.
Nov. 27, 2020 • ~11 min
5 types of misinformation to watch out for while ballots are being counted – and after
Election misinformation typically involves false narratives of fraud that include out-of-context or otherwise misleading images and faulty statistics as purported evidence.
Nov. 6, 2020 • ~11 min
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