Digital Government
The brighter side of Facebook
Steve Kelman doesn't dispute Facebook's problems with disinformation and extremism, but he notes that the social media platform can also produce real dialogue and respect -- if one is willing to put in the effort.
Digital Government
Senator Questions TikTok, FBI and DHS Over Spread of Extremist Content
The requests are part of ongoing investigations into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Cybersecurity
Military Intel Officials Highlight Efforts to Counter Online Disinformation
Adversaries take advantage of moments in real time, such as when efforts are focused on withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Digital Government
Bill would require big social platforms to support data mobility
Under the bill, the Federal Trade Commission would assess data interoperability for platforms with more than 100 million monthly users.
Modernization
On TikTok, Misogyny and White Supremacy Slip through 'Enforcement Gap'
A new report shows how extremists use profiles, hashtags and other effects that violate the platform’s community guidelines.
Cybersecurity
Background Check Agency Wants a Social Media Search Tool
The Defense Department office charged with investigating potential insider threats wants to use social media to add context to allegations.
Ideas
Likes and Shares Train You to Get Angry Online
The researchers found that the incentives of social media platforms like Twitter really do change how people post.
Ideas
What Is Section 230? An Expert on Internet Law and Regulation Explains the Legislation that Paved the Way for Facebook, Google and Twitter
The 1996 law passed while the internet was still embryonic and downright terrifying to some lawmakers for what it could unleash.
Ideas
Big Tech Has a Vaccine Misinformation Problem – Here’s What a Social Media Expert Recommends
Individuals and groups that spread medical misinformation are well organized to exploit the weaknesses of the engagement-driven ecosystems on social media platforms.
Ideas
Why People End Up Mad When AI Flags Toxic Speech
Facebook says its artificial intelligence models identified and pulled down 27 million pieces of hate speech in the final three months of 2020.
Ideas
News Media Accidentally Boosted Russian Disinformation Tweets
Mainstream and hyperpartisan news media significantly amplified Internet Research Agency messaging and contributed to that follower growth by unknowingly embedding its tweets in their content.
Digital Government
National Archives Seeks to Revamp How Presidential Library Archives Social Media
NARA is looking for outside ideas around the improvement of its Presidential Library website.
Ideas
It’s Not Just Bad Behavior – Why Social Media Design Makes It Hard to Have Constructive Disagreements Online
Technology can trip people up on the road to finding common ground.
Ideas
It's Too Easy to Troll Like a Russian
We're scholars, but amateurs, and we found it alarming how quickly we imagined a personalized misinformation campaign with actual publicly available data.
Ideas
Researchers: Users Shouldn't Be on the Hook for Data Security
In reality, we have almost no power over our data and who uses it for what, according to the study.
Digital Government
Defense Digital Service Director Used Signal App In Violation of Pentagon Policy, IG Says
The DOD Office of Inspector General found evidence that outgoing DDS Director Brett Goldstein also encouraged subordinates to use the encrypted messaging app.
Cybersecurity
White House Calls for Agencies and Tech Companies to Share Info to Combat Domestic Terrorism
A new strategy asks social media and communications companies to enforce their own policies to protect users from those who foment violence.
Digital Government
Internet Ads Are a Popular Tax Target for Both Parties
The proliferation of unwanted internet ads and Big Tech’s staggering pandemic profits have fueled bipartisan efforts to capture revenue from tech companies’ mining of personal information.
Ideas
Teens Have a Hard Time Finding Truth Online
Researchers say students need to be prepared for a world filled with a continual flow of misleading information.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Calling for AI Proposals to Measure How Authoritarian Regimes Control Information
Tech developed under the program could help the Defense Department react to repressive actions in cyberspace.
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