How Real News is Worse Than Fake News Too much information can lead to a cynical population that expects little from its leaders. Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg Opinion, September 5th, 2018 . . .   If you doubt that truth itself is the problem, just ask yourself: How much would it demoralize you to read the truth […]Read More

Securing Democracy Dispatch September 4, 2018 News and Commentary Efforts to secure the November midterms are still lagging: The Secure Elections Act, which seeks to improve the security of U.S. election systems, is currently stalled in the Senate. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), originally created in 2002 to oversee election integrity from the local […]Read More

A Facebook War:  Libyans Battle on the Streets and on Screens Declan Walsh and Suliman Ali Zway, New York Times, September 4th, 2018 Some highlights: Keyboard warriors spread disinformation and coordinate battlefield guidance … Facebook as a force multiplier … Libyan Facebook appears to host military-grade weapons being traded openly and human traffickers highlighting their […]Read More

On the Australian Government’s website, this joint legal statement from the governments of the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand helps to shape the discussion on personal rights and privacy and the role of encryption in protecting these rights. Read the statementRead More

Fake views – Googling the news Are Google searches biased in favor of left-leaning news outlets? Economist Print edition | United States | Aug 30th 2018 … Our analysis finds that, even after accounting for how popular their websites are, fewer articles from right-leaning outlets show up on Google. … built a model which incorporates data […]Read More