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DARE: Facebook Identifies New Influence Operations Spanning Globe

News DigestAugust 22, 2018

Facebook and Twitter identify and shut down multiple accounts linked to Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns aimed at users in several countries including the U.S. More

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DARE: Seeking Revenge for Alex Jones, Far-right Trolls Unleash Harassment on Verified Twitter Users

News DigestAugust 10, 2018

Right-wing trolls embark on campaign of online harassment against verified users, many of whom are journalists, on Twitter (if you or someone you know is affected by online harassment,… More

DARE: ‘We Are Not Bots’: Facebook Censors U.S. Activists After Falsely Claiming They ‘Unwittingly’ Planned Protest

News DigestAugust 3, 2018

In taking down pages associated with accounts they have declared fraudulent, Facebook removes the work of legitimate activists mobilizing against white supremacy. At a rally in support of Republican… More

DARE: Tabloid Company, Aiding Trump Campaign, May Have Crossed Line Into Politics

News DigestJuly 23, 2018

Cohen investigation looks at whether America Media Inc. acted as political supporter, and whether First Amendment protections should apply. More

DARE: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Adopts the Mantle of Grievance

News DigestJune 26, 2018

Debates rage on over ouster of Sarah Huckabee Sanders from Red Hen restaurant, with White House spokesperson styling herself a standard-bearer for civility and a victim of its opposite.… More

DARE: Sarah Sanders on Inaccurate Statement: ‘I’m an Honest Person’

News DigestJune 6, 2018

Presidential press secretary repeatedly defends her credibility to reporters pressing on White House falsehoods. Abuse including death threats targets HuffPost reporter who revealed person behind bigoted Twitter account, but… More

Take Back the Net: Fighting Online Hate

Saturday, April 21, 2018 | 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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Writers and Online Harassment: Evidence of a Chilling Effect

EssayApril 20, 2018

Writers have been sounding alarm bells about online harassment for years now, yet inconsistent responses from social media companies, an outdated yet prevailing attitude that online abuse is not… More

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Trolling the News: Protecting Journalists from Online Harassment

Friday, April 27, 2018 | 9:30 am – 11:00 am
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DARE: Justice Department Says Not So Fast to AT&T’s Time Warner Bid

News DigestNovember 9, 2017

Department of Justice indicates that AT&T and Time Warner merger approval may be contingent on the sale of CNN, raising alarm bells that such an unusual condition for a… More

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