Code for All: The misinformation management workflow Fact-checking Needs Assessment Funding Knowledge Exchange Globally distributed research partnerships Access to data Database analysis Platforms The specter of AI Acknowledgment The playbook includes: Directly applicable program ideas your organization can adopt Results of a needs assessment for civil society organizations fighting disinfo Access to an open collection… Continue Reading
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Masto Reader
Masto Reader helps you read and share Mastodon threads. Paste the URL of any post in a thread into the text field above and click “Unroll” You can also mention @[email protected] anywhere in the thread with the word “unroll” and it will reply with a link to the unrolled thread. Continue Reading
ALA Report – Texas leads the nation in book ban attempts
“ALA compiles data on book challenges from reports filed by library professionals in the field and from news stories published throughout the United States. Because many book challenges are not reported to the ALA or covered by the press, the 2022 data compiled by ALA represents a snapshot of book censorship throughout 2022. A challenge… Continue Reading
Elon Musk has shattered the myth social media platforms are mere space providers
The Hill: “Social media platforms have long argued that they are simply providers of a public forum in which others comment, and thus should not be held liable for what people say there. Elon Musk has single-handedly blown a massive hole in that bogus argument. A new report today suggests that Elon Musk has unprecedented… Continue Reading
People Are Streaming Pirated Movies on TikTok, One Short Clip at a Time
WSJ via MSN: “Accounts on the platform are posting episodes of TV shows and full-length films in bite-sized clip hat users can watch in a long continuous string. If you search for “Barbie,” odds are, you’ll be inundated with fan videos and chatter, and won’t see any of the clips. But TikTok’s algorithms might promote… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 9, 2023
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 9, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss, highlights articles and information that focus on the… Continue Reading
Cory Doctorow: Interoperability Can Save the Open Web
IEEE Spectrum: How to free users from Big Tech’s walled gardens: “In his new book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation, author Cory Doctorow presents a strong case for disrupting Big Tech. While the dominance of Internet platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Amazon is often taken for granted, Doctorow argues… Continue Reading
How to Disable the Focused Inbox on LinkedIn
MakeUseOf: “LinkedIn’s Focused Inbox feature helps you focus on the most relevant messages by separating them from other less important messages. This can help you stay organized and on top of your messages. However, some people prefer to turn off the Focused Inbox as it can sometimes make it difficult to track important conversations. If… Continue Reading
Specific Steps to Take If You Receive a Threat
Attorney@Work: “Lawyers, their staff and even judges are vulnerable at courthouses, law offices and their homes. Here’s what to do if you receive a threat. America is a violent country, and lawyers have not been spared. In 2023, a Florida lawyer who represented medical office workers was killed by the opposing party, a plastic surgeon.… Continue Reading
Essential Apps for Ironclad Online Privacy
PC Mag: “Sitting in a comfy chair in your own home, checking social media and surfing the web, you may feel you’re in a quiet, private place. Nothing could be further from the truth. Any time you’re online, your privacy is under siege by data brokers, trackers, and hackers. It’s not like having your wallet… Continue Reading
How Discord invented the future of the internet
Protocol: “Most longtime Discord users have a similar origin story. They liked playing video games, and liked playing with their friends, so they used TeamSpeak or Skype to talk to their friends in-game. They mostly hated TeamSpeak and Skype, but they were really the only options. Eventually, a lot of those gamers realized something. They… Continue Reading
8 Really Good Reasons to Try Mastodon
Grant Gulovsen, LinkedIn. “Mastodon is one of the many Twitter alternatives currently available (others you may have heard of include Threads and Bluesky). I have been using Mastodon for a little over six months and enjoy it immensely – in fact I enjoy it so much that I deleted my Twitter account in its entirety.… Continue Reading
