[ad_1] The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it is suspending the work of an internal advisory board aimed at combating disinformation after what the department describes as anRead More
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White House defends Nina Jankowicz after embattled disinformation czar
[ad_1] The White House stands with embattled disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz, who has been appointed to chair the Department of Homeland Security’s now paused “Disinformation Board,” despite resigning during theRead More
Partizan Fight Breaks Out Over New Disinformation Board
[ad_1] Nina Jankowicz’s new book, How to Become a Woman Online, chronicles the suffering she and other women have endured by trolls and other malicious actors. Now at the centerRead More
DHS creates ‘disinformation management’ team for police elections
[ad_1] Homeland Security has created a “disinformation” board designed to help Americans – and minority voters in particular – sort through false election allegations. Secretary Alejandro Majorkas announced his boardRead More
Barack Obama Takes a New Role: Tackling Disinformation
[ad_1] Republicans, on the other hand, accuse companies of suppressing free speech by censoring conservative voices – above all Facebook and former president Donald J. Trump, who has been bannedRead More
For Russian diplomats, disinformation is part of the business
[ad_1] As governments and social media companies move to put pressure Russiastate media and disinformation about the war UkraineKremlin’s diplomats take action to do the dirty work. Russian embassies andRead More
Meta: Russian invasion leads to more disinformation online
[ad_1] Compatible with hackers Russia Dozens of Ukrainian military officials hacked into their social media accounts and were working to upload videos of Ukrainian soldiers defeated and surrendered when theRead More
Brazil Bans Telegram Over Disinformation Concerns
[ad_1] Brazil’s approach is notable for how it tries to force the companies that provide the internet’s backbone to block Telegram’s web traffic. The policy even covers people trying toRead More
Brazil’s Far-Right Disinformation Pushers Find Safe Space
[ad_1] RIO DE JANEIRO — Shortly after President Donald J. Trump was banned from Twitter earlier this year, Brazil’s like-minded leader made a call to his millions of followers onRead More
Oil Executives Fight Over Industry’s Role in Climate Disinformation
[ad_1] At a heated hearing on Thursday, Democrats had some big questions for senior executives at Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP and Shell: Will they promise to stop lobbying against emissionsRead More