Category: Information Policy and Law – Participant Submission

Click here to view original web page at www.city-journal.org Joan Didion once wrote that “a good deal about California does not, on its own preferred terms, add up.” Though a land of immigrants, California long had a pronounced nativist streak. A polity with no racial majority, California has a protracted history of racism. A site…

Click here to view original web page at www.scotusblog.com Enter your email address to subscribe to updates to this case (by doing so, you are accepting the terms in our privacy policy ): Share Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term Issue : Whether Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act immunizes interactive…

Click here to view original web page at fee.org The ongoing negotiation by Elon Musk to purchase Twitter has reignited the debate around free speech on the Internet. In the US, the First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Act are central to this discourse. People often conflate the two laws. As TechDirt’s Mike…

Click here to view original web page at guides.lib.uw.edu “Read before you retweet. Remind yourself that there are human beings in the picture.” – Danielle Citron Sorting through the vast amount of information created and shared online is challenging even for experts. This page defines terms including and related to “fake news” while offering resources…

Click here to view original web page at buildingbridgesph.com Misinformation — which we define as any information that turns out to be false — poses an inevitable challenge for human cognition and social interaction because it is a consequence of the fact that people frequently err and sometimes lie1. However, this fact is insufficient to…

Click here to view original web page at www.cuny.edu Why Not Apply Now? CUNY is waiving the $65 fee until April 30, making it easier than ever for seniors in NYC Public Schools to submit an application CUNY-Minted Champion Pauli Murray will appear on the U.S. quarter in tribute to the battles she waged for…

Click here to view original web page at www.ted.com Sheera Frenkel | New York Times , 2017 | Article “A Cute Toy Just Brought a Hacker Into Your Home” This New York Times article highlights the challenges with connected toys more generally. Bruce Schneier, 2018 | Article “Security in a World of Physically Capable Computers”…

Click here to view original web page at misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu Puneet Bhargava, Katie MacDonald, Christie Newton, Hause Lin and Gordon Pennycook TikTok provides opportunity for citizen-led debunking where users correct other users’ misinformation. In the present study (N=1,169), participants either watched and rated the credibility of (1) a misinformation video, (2) a correction video, or (3)…

Click here to view original web page at www.aspenideas.org Renée DiResta is the technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory, which studies abuse in information technologies. Below she shares advice on how to help stop the spread of disinformation across social networks. Watch and listen to her sessions from the Aspen Ideas Festival. What is…

Click here to view original web page at www.apa.org Why misinformation sticks Misinformation can hold sway for years, even after the facts are set straight. It spreads faster than true information because of its social and emotional qualities . Research shows that misinformation can be “sticky” if it’s frequently liked, commented, or shared—or if it…