Dispatch from the Alliance for Securing Democracy Our Take ASD’s Thomas Morley argued that “a rising tide of populism, nationalism, extremism, and illiberalism continued to upend politics” in the past year, and these trends will likely continue in 2019, affecting elections throughout the transatlantic space. ASD’s Bret Schafer and David Salvo joined the Heinrich Böll […]Read More

Weekly round-up of cognitive security-related articles from the Washington Post. Why Facebook is giving $300 million for local journalism Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, January 15th, 2019 Facebook announced on Tuesday it will commit $300 million to journalism projects to help local outlets strengthen their news gathering operations and build their readership and subscription models. Facebook’s success at […]Read More

Weekly round-up of cognitive security-related articles from the New York Times. Facebook Blocks Accounts Linked to Russian State-Owned Sputnik Reuters on the New York Times, January 17th, 2019 Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had removed hundreds of Russia-initiated accounts, which it judged to be involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior on its platforms, including some linked to […]Read More