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Carnegie’s Information Environment Project is a multi-stakeholder effort to help policymakers understand the information environment.

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Alicia Wanless @lageneralista.ca · 03/08/2026
PM Andy Burnham inherits a UK info ecosystem that’s not just foreign-owned platforms — it’s devices, cables, ISPs, news ownership, and collapsing public trust. Sovereignty without trust is a strategy without a foundation. My latest for @idsbbath.bsky.social blogs.bath.ac.uk/idsb/2026/08...
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A new Prime Minister, the same information ecosystem | Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour
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Alicia Wanless @lageneralista.ca · 17/08/2026
In this episode, @tnfalpha.bsky.social shares insights from his work at the intersection of medicine and social science, emphasizing the need for diverse pathways and generalist skills to understand complex systems like the information environment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuNA...
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David Scales on The Information Animal Podcast
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Carnegie Democracy @carnegiedcg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🆕| What does “AI sovereignty” mean in practice? @1lucabelli.bsky.social argues that technological self-sufficiency is unrealistic for most countries. Instead, governments should build sovereign capacity around three pillars: agency, interoperability, and openness.👇
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Operationalizing AI Sovereignty Through Agency, Interoperability, and Openness
AI sovereignty should be operationalized as a strategic capacity built through three interdependent pillars.
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Carnegie Europe @carnegieeurope.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has twice inspired praise for the way he has stood up to U.S. President Donald Trump. Is Carney showing a third way better than the EU has in its dealings with the Trump administration? Read experts' takes: carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
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Taking the Pulse: Is Canada Leading a Third Way?
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has twice inspired praise for standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump: at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos and on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations. Is Carney...
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New from Raluca Csernatoni and @lageneralista.ca for @carnegieeurope.bsky.social: hybrid threats keep outpacing policy. Getting ahead means assessing the whole information ecosystem, not chasing each incident. carnegieendowment.org/europe/resea...
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Assessing Information Ecosystems: How Governments Can Get Ahead of Hybrid Threats
The hybrid warfare landscape is evolving rapidly, leaving policymakers without clear strategies. To better inform their work in addressing emerging challenges, governments must dig deeper into the und...
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New from @carnegieendowment.org colleagues Raluca Csernatoni & Patryk Pawlak: agentic AI breaks the assumptions cyber defence was built on—human operators, slow kill chains, traceable attribution. The EU's problem isn't regulatory volume but regulatory fit: carnegieendowment.org/europe/resea...
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When AI Agents Attack: Autonomous Cyber Operations and Europe’s Governance Gap
Autonomous AI agents are increasingly prevalent in cyberspace. The EU needs a real-time monitoring strategy, to invest in AI defenses, and to reduce its strategic dependence on U.S. frontier models.
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Alicia Wanless @lageneralista.ca · 07/07/2026
As promised, experimenting with new formats. Our first interview is with Dr. Libby Hemphill from the University of Michigan. We'll do more like this with experts helping us understand the human relationship to the information environment. theinformationanimal.substack.com/p/why-inform...
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Why Information Matters?
An Information Animal Podcast interview with Dr. Libby Hemphill
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Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 07/07/2026
In recognition of CDT's Giving Day on Friday, July 10, support us in our work advancing legislation, policies, and practices to use AI for good, while preventing uses that undermine your rights and our democracy. Thank you for your support! cdt.org/2026summers/
Celebrate CDT's Giving Day.
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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
We're looking for outstanding mid-career journalists to join our fellowship programme in 2026-27. Explore the future of journalism through an immersive programme of seminars, events, discussions and a personal project. Deadline to apply: 13 Feb
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Our Journalist Fellowship
The Journalist Fellowship Programme is one of the world’s leading schemes for practising, mid-career journalists.
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Information integrity is much discussed these days, but how is it defined, and can current uses be practically applied to messy, sprawling national information ecosystems? @kamyayadav.bsky.social, @samlai.bsky.social and @lageneralista.ca explore in this chapter: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Client Challenge
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Alicia Wanless @lageneralista.ca · 12/01/2026
I wish I could say I did this in Croatian - Moram vježbati. But in all seriousness, a huge thank you to Ivana Dragicevic for thinking of me and posing challenging questions! The English version is in the comments: www.telegram.hr/velike-price... cc: @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
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Naši informacijski ekosustavi ovise o američkoj tehnologiji. Trump ih sad koristi za širenje svoje ideologije
Geopolitički pomaci otvaraju vrlo realna pitanja suvereniteta, kaže stručnjakinja za informacijski integritet Alicia Wanless
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UBC Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions @ubcdemocracy.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
🎧 Looking for a great audio interview? CSDI Director @heiditworek.bsky.social spoke to KKFI Radio about the modern communication landscape, what we can learn from media trends of the past, and much more. kkfi.org/program-epis...
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News from Germany 1900-1945 and implications for today • KKFI
University of British Columbia history professor Heidi J.S. Tworek1 discusses her research on the impact of the media on politics in Germany focusing especially in 1900 through 1945 and its […]
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Alicia Wanless @lageneralista.ca · 15/09/2025
If you'd like a sneak peek at The Information Animal, @hilltimes.com has an excerpt in this week's paper, which we've unlocked for a limited time here - it's from one of my favourite chapters looking at Finland www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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Is Finland a model for Canada to counter disinformation?
The reported absence of significant attacks will likely continue to fuel the belief in democratic policy circles that Finland is a shining example other countries should follow in the fight against di...
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Our own @lageneralista.ca was on CBC’s The House this weekend talking about her book “The Information Animal”. Listen here 👉🏼 Did Putin triumph over Trump at the Alaska summit? www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 07/08/2025
No summer break for disinfo tracking! 🕶️🔥 Freshly updated factsheets – narratives, key cases, policy responses & community – are now available for: 🔹 Lithuania www.disinfo.eu/publications... 🔹 Latvia www.disinfo.eu/publications... From our EU-wide series 🌍💪 www.disinfo.eu/publications...
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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
We already have over 100 sign-ups but a few spots are still available for Day 1 of the Data Access Days on research access to platform data under the Digital Services Act (DSA) — happening on 25 September 2025. Join us in Berlin! 👉 dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-... #DSA40 #DigitalServicesAct
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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 07/08/2025
🚨Fantastic project based at a great institution 🚨
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
On our latest episode, Chris talks with @lageneralista.ca Alicia Wanless about her book “The Information Animal”, which explores how disinformation, strategic communication, and the competition for reality are reshaping our world. Listen & watch here 👇👇👇 🎧 pod.fo/e/3083cd 🎥 youtu.be/7nsXSlXoiBU
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UBC Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions @ubcdemocracy.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Canada’s digital sovereignty (or lack thereof) is a growing concern. @heiditworek.bsky.social and @lageneralista.ca argue that to build an independent tech 'CanStack', policymakers need to start with a full assessment of the information ecosystem. www.cigionline.org/articles/how...
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How to Confront Canada’s Digital Dependence
Even a cursory glance at Canada’s digital providers exposes substantial reliance on foreign firms.
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Sovereignty is deeply tied to information ecosystems – from digital platforms to local news. Is Canada truly resilient? This article by @heiditworek.bsky.social and @lageneralista.ca breaks down Canada's vulnerabilities and what to do about them www.cigionline.org/articles/how...
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How to Confront Canada’s Digital Dependence
Even a cursory glance at Canada’s digital providers exposes substantial reliance on foreign firms.
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Join us on June 11 at @carnegieeurope.bsky.social for a special event with @spokesperson.europarl.europa.eu, Marie-Doha Besancenot, @aa.disinfo.eu and our own @lageneralista.ca carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/...
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Understanding the Information Environment to Protect Democracy
The information environment has become one of the most contested space in international affairs. From the Covid-19 pandemic to recent Russian interference in elections in Romania and Moldova, disinfor...
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Carnegie Endowment @carnegieendowment.org · 05/06/2025
Liverpool police were quick to release demographic information of the driver who rammed his car into a crowd last month. This move was an attempt at quelling misinformation – but was it enough? @lageneralista.ca ‬ weighed in for Emissary: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
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The Liverpool Response to Misinformation Was a Good First Step—but It’s Not Enough
Rushing to stamp out sparks makes sense. But policymakers need to prevent those sparks in the first place by better understanding the conditions that make misinformation catch fire.
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rasmuskleis.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Recommend reading BBC Director General Tim Davie's recent speech - a clear (and therefore necessarily contentious) vision for the future of public service, including the necessity and desire to work with digital platforms to be able to “serve everyone, everywhere” www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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The BBC - A Catalyst for Building Trust
Speech delivered by Tim Davie, Director-General of the BBC, at the Lowry Theatre in Salford
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Alicia Wanless @lageneralista.ca · 16/05/2025
It's befitting that my first media interview about The Information Animal is with Tiedeykkönen on Yle given Finland is featured in a book chapter areena.yle.fi/1-73932664 - @hurstpublishers.bsky.social will have the first books in hand next week! Exciting and terrifying all at the same time!
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Informaatiosaaste uhkaa yksilöiden ja yhteiskuntien hyvinvointia. Mikä avuksi? | Tiedeykkönen
Disinformaatio, infoähky, some-pahoinvointi, älypuhelimet ja dopamiinikoukku – monet tutkijat puhuvat sosiaalisen median ja uusien teknologioiden haittapuolista viitaten “informaatioympäristön” saastu...
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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🚨THIS WEEK🚨 Join us in-person or online for two timely discussions on platform liability, litigation, and the evolving digital ecosystem. 🔗 Register Here: kgi.georgetown.edu/events/
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Events – Knight-Georgetown Institute
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NYU's Center for Social Media, AI, and Politics @csmapnyu.org · 17/03/2025
It's well known that politicians take more extreme positions during primaries. In @electoralstudies.bsky.social, we find this shift is much more likely when incumbents in safe seats face a well-funded primary challenger. 🧵👇 authors.elsevier.com/a/1kn5KxRaZn...
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Varying contexts affect how people around the world understand the information environment. In this compendium edited by @samlai.bsky.social, six experts offer perspectives that key decisionmakers may neglect when they conduct international work on the information environment:
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International Approaches to Research on the Information Environment
Varying cultural contexts create key differences in how people access and understand new information.
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Our very own @samlai.bsky.social will be speaking at this panel next Wednesday. Learn more here:
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Welcome to #WorkWednesday! Read on for a thread of jobs and opportunities related to conflict and governance in the information environment.
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a penguin is sitting in front of a computer with a blue hat on
ALT: a penguin is sitting in front of a computer with a blue hat on
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Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 25/02/2025
CDT’s CEO Alexandra Reeve Givens joins the @lawfare.bsky.social’s podcast to discuss the Paris #AIActionSummit & whether it signals a shift from AI safety to AI security. What would this mean for global AI governance? Tune in for expert insights! www.lawfaremedia.org...
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Lawfare Daily: Alexandra Reeve Givens, Courtney Lang, and Nema Milaninia on the Paris AI Summit and the Pivot to AI Security | Lawfare
What happened during the Paris AI Summit? 
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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 24/02/2025
🚨 AI, music & extremism 🎵 Join us as we explore "Melodies of Malice" and uncover how far-right communities leverage AI to transform the landscape of music propaganda and spread disinformation across mainstream platforms. 📅 6 March 2025 🕒 14:30 CET 🔗 Register here 👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Institute for Strategic Dialogue @isdglobal.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
ISD is looking for a Romanian-speaking research consultant to support a new project focused on the May 2025 Romanian presidential election. Interested? More details below! isdglobal.recruitee.com/o/consultant...
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Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) - ROMANIAN-Language Research Analyst
ISD is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to safeguarding human rights and reversing the rising tide of polarisation, extremism and disinformation worldwide.Why work for ISD?ISD is not
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Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The EU's Disinformation Code will now be a "benchmark" for platform compliance under DSA. I asked experts whether the Code's integration into DSA effectively mitigate disinformation in the EU or will it serve as another regulatory sleight of hand. www.techpolicy.press/the-eus-code...
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The EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation is Now Part of the Digital Services Act. What Does It Mean? | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press asked experts whether the Code's integration into the DSA will effectively mitigate disinformation while preserving free expression.
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NYU's Center for Social Media, AI, and Politics @csmapnyu.org · 19/02/2025
As journalists increase their use of AI, how will that impact trust in news? This study finds labeling news with AI-written content decreased trust among readers, and the effect was most pronounced among those with higher pre-existing trust in news. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Alicia Wanless @lageneralista.ca · 12/02/2025
Governments are intervening in information ecosystems with very little understanding of how they work. That leads to a belief that there are lessons learned in one that can be applied to others. But what might work in Finland could be disastrous elsewhere: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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Assessing National Information Ecosystems
To know how a system has changed, one must first know what constitutes the system and its prior state.
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
@lageneralista.ca, @samlai.bsky.social and John Hicks propose a framework for assessing national information ecosystems that can help policymakers understand the operating environment where threats like foreign interference exist. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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Assessing National Information Ecosystems
To know how a system has changed, one must first know what constitutes the system and its prior state.
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Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
It’s hard to keep up with all the risk assessments, audits, and other major new info dumps from platforms about their DSA compliance. Here’s a great overview from @davidsullivan.bsky.social of where we stand, what is noteworthy so far, and what should happen next.
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Systemic Risk Assessments Hold Clues for EU Platform Enforcement
The future of online content regulation might rest on largely overlooked EU-required digital risk assessments.
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NYU's Center for Social Media, AI, and Politics @csmapnyu.org · 04/02/2025
New at Political Research Quarterly: Our latest study analyzing Latino political engagement & activity on social media, from Marisa Abrajano & Marianna Garcia from @ucsandiego.bsky.social, and Aaron Pope, @robertvidigal.bsky.social, Edwin Kamau, @jatucker.bsky.social, & Jonathan Nagler of CSMaP.
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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
How do Danes feel about online content moderation? A highly timely question, in the wake of Meta's announced changes to their platforms and product lines! A research report co-authored by our very own @claesdevreese.bsky.social & @madshovethy.bsky.social provides answers! 💡⤵️
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Amy Orben @orbenamy.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
My team is looking for someone to lead our operations and communications in a senior-level role! More details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50079/
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Centre Manager (Communications and Operations) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Centre Manager (Communications and Operations) in the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge.
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Waqas Ejaz @waqasejaz.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Pub alert 📣🤩 Our latest climate change & news audiences report is out, with insights from 3yrs of survey data across 8 countries. Despite the worsening climate crisis, climate news consumption & attitudes have remained remarkably stable - a pattern we term "climate perception inertia." For more👇
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janoskertesz.bsky.social @janoskertesz.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Open postdoc position at CEU in data science, network science or computational social science. Deadline: Feb. 22.
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Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d)
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d)
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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
📣 Call for applications 📣 @audreygagnon.bsky.social & Nicola Mathieson are collaborating with @crexuio.bsky.social and VOX-Pol to organize a PhD Summer School on the study of online right-wing extremism, to be held in Oslo from 9-13 June 2025! For more info: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
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Call for applications: PhD summer School Studying Online Extremism - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism
Studying Online Extremism: Ethics, Methods and Personal Safety (2nd edition)
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
This multi-year, multi-country analysis shows that right-wing populist politicians spread more online misinfo than their mainstream counterparts and explains how “the rise of political misinformation is associated to the recent wave of radical-right populism.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Screenshot of a paper in the International Journal of Press/Politics. Title: When Do Parties Lie? Misinformation and Radical-Right Populism Across 26 Countries. Authors: Petter Törnberg and Juliana Chueri. Abstract: The spread of misinformation has emerged as a global concern. Academic attention has recently shifted to emphasize the role of political elites as drivers of misinformation. Yet, little is known of the relationship between party politics and the spread of misinformation—in part due to a dearth of cross-national empirical data needed for comparative study. This article examines which parties are more likely to spread misinformation, by drawing on a comprehensive database of 32M tweets from parliamentarians in 26 countries, spanning 6years and several election periods. The dataset is combined with external databases such as Parlgov and V-Dem, linking the spread of misinformation to detailed information about political parties and cabinets, thus enabling a comparative politics approach to misinformation. Using multilevel analysis with random country intercepts, we find that radical-right populism is the strongest determinant for the propensity to spread misinformation. Populism, left- wing populism, and right-wing politics are not linked to the spread of misinformation. These results suggest that political misinformation should be understood as part and parcel of the current wave of radical right populism, and its opposition to liberal democratic institution.
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 23/01/2025
We're excited to announce that our upcoming symposium on #AI and democracy w/ @sethlazar.org (4/10-4/11, at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & online) will feature papers by a highly accomplished group of authors from a wide range of disciplines. Check them out: knightcolumbia.org/blog/knight-...
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Knight Institute Symposium on AI and Democratic Freedoms to Feature Leading Scholars and Technologists
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Alexandre Alaphilippe @aa.disinfo.eu · 14/01/2025
Cheer up! The news might be gloomy but as a counter-disinformation community, we can do and achieve things. We're looking for great topics and ideas to present at #Disinfo2025 in Ljubljana. Send us your ideas right away, we can't wait to build the programme!
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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
An incredible opportunity for the right person: The Santa Fe Institute is seeking applications for full-time resident faculty positions at all academic levels For me, this has been the best possible job ever. More info here: santafe.edu/about/jobs/r...
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SFI seeks applications for full-time, 12-month resident faculty positions at all academic levels.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
New summer institute for up-and-coming scholars across disciplines whose work investigates or intersects with disinformation: disinfoinstitute.org The first iteration will be this June in San Diego. Applications are due January 31.
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Disinformation Summer Institute (DSI) - Disinformation Summer Institute
Disinformation Disinformation is false or misleading information created and spread to advance policy, political, economic or ideological goals. It is sometimes used by industries, governments, and ot...
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David Lazer @davidlazer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
(Now) Online conference this Thurs/Fri sponsored by Caltech on Information and Misinformation in Elections: www.protectingtheelection.us/conference
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Conference — Caltech 2024 Election Integrity Project
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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
In a new publication, @samlai.bsky.social, @benimmo.bsky.social, Derek Ruths and @lageneralista.ca lay out four key questions that underpin successful measurement of changes caused by GenAI:
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Measuring Changes Caused by Generative Artificial Intelligence: Setting the Foundations
Informed policy that leads to beneficial change is extremely challenging to develop without being able to measure the material impacts of GenAI.
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