How authoritarian regimes control the internet

A new study shows differences in the structure of the internet between democracies and autocratic countries.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
April 22, 2024 ~5 min

‘Quantum memory’ could make the internet super fast and secure

"...what we've developed is a crucial piece in the very foundation for an internet of the future with quantum speed and quantum security."

Kristian Bjørn-Hansen-U. Copenhagen • futurity
April 16, 2024 ~12 min


Political attacks on social media tied to rising cynicism

New research finds that people who were exposed to more political attacks on social media were more politically cynical.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
March 14, 2024 ~9 min

Online searches boost belief in fake news

Searching online to evaluate the truthfulness of fake news articles actually increases the probability of believing misinformation.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Dec. 21, 2023 ~6 min

Many state COVID websites still aren’t accessible

Many websites created by US states and territories to share information about COVID-19 don't meet accessibility standards, a new study shows.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Sept. 27, 2023 ~5 min

Negativity bias boosted voter fraud conspiracy theories online

"...the spread of voter fraud messages on Twitter was driven by a bias for tweets with more negative emotion..."

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Sept. 25, 2023 ~4 min

Less than half of parents have a patient portal for kids

Only 43% of parents have set up a patient portal for their child others may not be optimizing portal use, according to a new poll.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
July 18, 2023 ~7 min

Users, not Google search, pick partisan news

Political ideology and user choice are the biggest drivers of engagement with partisan and unreliable news via Google Search, a study finds.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
June 6, 2023 ~6 min


More older adults use patient portals, but gaps remain

Most older adults use patient portals than five years ago, but there are still disparities in who uses the health care platforms.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
May 30, 2023 ~7 min

Are people getting better at avoiding misinformation?

Fewer Americans visited unreliable websites in the run-up to the 2020 US election than in 2016, researchers report.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
April 27, 2023 ~8 min

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