When War Struck, Ukraine Turned to Telegram
As Russian troops surround Kyiv, millions of Ukrainians have relied on the messaging platform for government information.
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Misinformation is false, inaccurate, or misleading information that is communicated regardless of an intention to deceive.
—Wikipedia, “Misinformation”
Misinformation contrasts with Disinformation which is deliberately false, inaccurate or misleading.
How to avoid sharing bad information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Even well-meaning attempts to participate in the news can play into bad actors’ campaigns.
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Jen Easterly Wants Hackers to Help US Cyber Defense
The new director of the US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, Jen Easterly, joined WIRED contributing editor Garrett Graff to talk about hacking and misinformation on a global scale and how to combat the ever-evolving nature of cyberattacks.
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Why Generation Z falls for online misinformation
We can all learn from how today’s young people evaluate truth online.
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How the truth was murdered
Instead, I’m here to point out, as others have before, that people had a choice to intervene much sooner, but didn’t. Facebook and Twitter didn’t create racist extremists, conspiracy theories, or mob harassment, but they chose to run their platforms in a way that allowed extremists to find an audience, and they ignored voices telling them about the harms their business models were encouraging.
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