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How Autocrats Weaponize Chaos
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 4 weeks agoProtestors flood the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. to protest Trump's election loss, on Jan. 6, 2021. Credit - Michael Nigro—Pacific...
‘The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem’ Review: A Netflix Doc Smartly Tells an Internet Hate...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months ago"The Antisocial Network" is a lively lesson in digital history, one that leaves you with the...
Leila de Lima Is Free but Not Finished Fighting: Exclusive Q&A With Duterte’s Fiercest Critic
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoThe former Philippine senator was jailed for nearly seven years after speaking out against...
Propaganda of the digital age: How memes are weaponized to spread disinformation
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoIf you’ve spent any time online, you’ve likely encountered a meme — any combination of image, video...
How Elon Musk, Trump and Tucker Carlson helped far-right conspiracy theorists hijack the Paul Pelosi...
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoBogus reports and right-wing influencers spread false information that rapidly outpaced the truth....
The GOP’s problem isn’t populism. It’s social media and Fox News’ grip on their voters | Opinion
Myrtle Beach Sun News via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoJack Danforth doesn’t recognize his own Republican Party anymore. On Jan. 6, 2021, he watched his...
These Online Detectives Have Raised $300 Million to Keep Lies From Triggering the Next Bank Run
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 year ago(Bloomberg Markets) -- Shawn Eib was on the case as soon as customers started pulling billions of...
Why a Harrowing 18th-Century Shipwreck Is a Parable for Our Times
Rolling Stone via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoWriter David Grann is one of the premier nonfiction storytellers of our time. His bestseller The...
Exclusive: Social media threats exploded after Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 claims, analysis finds
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoTucker Carlson's portrayal of the deadly Jan. 6 attack as a largely peaceful event on his prime-time...
Fake News Danger Becomes Top Davos Worry in Year of Elections
Bloomberg via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months ago(Bloomberg) -- False or wrong information poses the biggest danger to the world in the next two...