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Engaged Reading Digest: Deepfakes, YouTube controversy and better analytics through complexity Paid Members Public
Five links on engaged journalism to see you through the morning coffee break
Paywalls promote misinformation Paid Members Public
If all high-quality news becomes paywalled - what will fill the void left behind?
To beat "Fake News", look to… Finland? Paid Members Public
Finland has been fighting Russian information warfare for over five years. What have they learnt?
Facebook needs to pay the global price of its scale Paid Members Public
Facebook continues to avoid paying for the scale it has achieved.
A caravan of bots, and other news from the misinformation wars Paid Members Public
Despite the efforts of the social platforms, the bots are getting more active — and more subtle.
India's WhatsApp murders - is this a technology or a human problem? Paid Members Public
People are dying in India thanks to intentional disinformation being spread over — principally — Facebook's WhatsApp. This needs to be addressed - but how?
WhatsApp, mob justice and the desperate need for a strategic response worldwide Paid Members Public
Messaging apps are allowing misinformation to spread faster than ever before, and tactical responses aren't working. We need to address this at a societal level, with research and education.
The network of sites supporting fake celeb obituaries Paid Members Public
Interesting investigation of a network of advertising-driven misinformation sites [https://hoax-alert.leadstories.com/3468947-this-fake-news-network-specializes-in-celebrity-death-hoaxes.html] : > This seems to be the newest trick in the book of a group of fake news websites: look for news about a well-known celebrity being taken to hospital, wait a few days and then
