by Adrian Wooldridge Hardly a day goes by without Elon Musk trumpeting his belief in the absolute importance of free speech. He insists that “moderation is a […]
Tag: disinformation
Russian disinfo targeting elections
What do the recent elections in France and the upcoming election in America have in common? They’ve been the targets of a concerted Russian disinformation campaign. France […]
Disinformation underlies bans on care for transgender adolescents
by R. Kelly Sheridan In the past three years, 23 states have passed legislation that prohibits physicians and other health care providers from providing gender affirming health […]
Dealing with false facts: How to correct online misinformation
by Madelyn Sanfilippo Deepfakes of celebrities and misinformation about public figures might not be new in 2024, but they are more common and many people seem to […]
Katie Britt’s speech a terrible disservice to sex trafficking victims
by Marj Halperin Scarlett Johansson’s “Saturday Night Live” open was hilarious, and there have been so many more great jokes about the oddly amateur theatrics of U.S. […]
Will 2024 be the year fake news destroys democracy?
by Mihir Sharma In 2024, democracy will face a test for which it is unready. For the first time since the internet age began, the world’s four […]
The war’s second front
As the wars between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas rage on, there is a secondary war being waged — on information and truth. As Kyle […]
How to spot ‘fake news’
by Jessi Hollis McCarthy Let’s talk about “fake news.” You’ve likely heard the term before. It can be used to describe false content masquerading as actual […]
AI can have a place in news, but it will never be a journalist
How will the news and journalism industries handle generative artificial intelligence? That’s the kind of broad and long-ranging question that it’s too soon to answer, mostly because […]
Banning gov’t officials from talking to Big Tech is no win for free speech
by Suzanne Nossel A couple weeks ago, a federal judge banned communications between large parts of the federal government and social media platforms. The case was brought […]
