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Jul
02
The Fake News Factory

The Fake News Factory

We are entering a new era of social media where everyone lives in digital silos and the cost of spreading falsehoods is next to nothing.
10 min read
Jun
30
The Fake News Factory

The Fake News Factory

We are entering a new era of social media where everyone lives in digital silos and the cost of spreading falsehoods is next to nothing.
10 min read
Jun
09
The internal battle of digital antitrust

The internal battle of digital antitrust

Infighting between Big Tech giants has laid the groundwork for 3-to-5 years of pain under ongoing enforcement of beefed-up competition oversight.
9 min read
Apr
28
The limits of misinformation: Canada election edition

The limits of misinformation: Canada election edition

Despite an onslaught of online hijinks, political attacks and foreign interference, Canadian voters have not been swayed by such digital tricks.
10 min read
Apr
14
The fallacy of social media monopolies

The fallacy of social media monopolies

The US Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Meta fails to understand how we all use social media platforms in 2025.
9 min read
Mar
20
Social media is a black box. Here's how to fix that

Social media is a black box. Here's how to fix that

Workshops to understand how to make social media more accountable highlighted four ways these platforms can be more transparent to outsiders
7 min read
Mar
10
The censorship battle goes global

The censorship battle goes global

9 min read
Feb
24
We don't know what happens online: German election edition

We don't know what happens online: German election edition

The country's federal election demonstrates what many know, but few will admit: no one really knows how social media affects how people vote
10 min read
Jan
13
Europe's response to the US on digital regulation

Europe's response to the US on digital regulation

The 27-country bloc is unlikely to end its ongoing digital investigations because of renewed US pressure. It may slow down on new ones.
9 min read
Jan
06
The miseducation of Jan 6

The miseducation of Jan 6

Four years after the Capitol Hill violence, tech companies are now unwilling to wade into thorny content moderation decisions on divisive topics.
10 min read