misinformation

An AI-driven robot spewing lies to a crowd.

AI is about to take misinformation to a new level Members Public

AI generated misinformation is going to be a nightmare to verify. Plus a big Google update, YouTube gets serious about podcasting and some rules for curation.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
AI

Friday Five: misreporting Mastodon, dangerous deepfakes and tanking Twitter Members Public

Is Mastodon really tanking? Who’s making a mint from newsletters? And who are these eerie newsreaders spouting propaganda? Your weekend reading, sorted.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
newsletters

Is content moderation futile? And — if so — what should we do instead? Members Public

Are we waging a losing war on misinformation? Do we need to try a different approach?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Morning Conference emails

Trump, QAnon and the limits of the “viral” metaphor to describe online communities Members Public

Deplatforming Trump and QAnon won’t kill the movement. But it might just stop it growing as fast.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
online communities

Catch-up Digital Digest #1: revenue, vaccines and more Members Public

Welcome to the 2021. Let's catch-up. Or try to, at least.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
business models

On engagement metrics and Facebook malignancy Members Public

Today's thesis: engagement metrics are unfairly maligned, but Facebook deserves every piece of criticism thrown at it.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
analytics

Covid-19, schools, and the dangers of unintentional misinformation Members Public

Not all misinformation is intentional. Sometimes the angle we take on a story, and the headline we use, can leave completely the wrong impression in a reader's mind.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
coronavirus pandemic

Abuse, arrogant tech VCs and hypocrisy everywhere. It's time for the weekend, folks. Members Public

The tech VC community shows its true face, social media gets toxic and… Oh, can we just have a break, please?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Social Media