Misinformation about minorities in India is widespread – and it’s getting worse
In recent years India’s minority communities have been repeatedly targeted by misinformation spread through digital platforms. Data suggests that 2020…
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In just 25 minutes, Google search traffic for Twitter rose by 50 per cent.
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The outage demonstrates the danger of concentrating the power of the internet in just a few hands.
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The new alliance between anti-vaxxers and the far right is a deadly threat
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The dark side of Strava: What happens when users lose control
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Real structural political challenges are being dressed up with medical language and turned into pop psychology.
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Why Facebook has designs on your face
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