Beijing’s Viral Disinformation Activities
By Jessica Brandt COVID-19 is spreading around the world, roiling markets and geopolitics in its wake. No one …
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Egypt and China’s Telecoms: A Concerning Courtship
By Allison McManus In April 2019, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and Information Minister Amr Taalat met with …
Demand for Deceit: Why Do People Consume and Share Disinformation?
By Dean Jackson There is a market for information. Some people—journalists, researchers, anyone with a keyboard—produce information. Others …
Parallel Platforms, Parallel Principles: The Emergence of Social Media from Authoritarian Settings
By Dean Jackson On August 19, 2019, Twitter and Facebook announced for the first time that they had …
Exploring Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Disinformation Hub
By Darko Brkan Disinformation has never been more a part of the public discourse in the Balkans and …
The Invisible Thumb: Studying the Market for Social Media Manipulation
By Sebastian Bay From the 2014 invasion of Ukraine to more recent attempts to interfere in democratic elections …