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Archives: social media
The Thin Line Between Political Censorship and Fighting Fake News in Iran
By Mahsa Alimardani | (Global Voices) | - - The Iranian government is reportedly taking steps to expand regulations on large public news channels on the instant messenger Telegram. The move would…
Why do we fall for fake news?
By S. Shyam Sundar | (The Conversation) | - - In recent weeks, the amount of online fake news that circulated during the final months of the presidential race is coming to…
The Last Days of Democracy?
By Adil E. Shamoo and Bonnie Bricker | Foreign Policy in Focus | - - A fraudulent campaign has resulted in the election of a fraudulent president. What can be done to…
Election Westworld? Bots were 20% of your Twitter News Feed
By Emilio Ferrara | (The Conversation) | - - Key to democracy is public engagement – when people discuss the issues of the day with each other openly, honestly and without outside…
Facebook Ad Option allows Discrimination Against Blacks, Latinos
By Julia Angwin and Terry Parris Jr. | (ProPublica) | - - Imagine if, during the Jim Crow era, a newspaper offered advertisers the option of placing ads only in copies that…
“This Parrot is no More”: The 2016 Presidential Election did not Take Place
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The French sociologist and philosopher Jean Baudrillard wrote a book in 1991 entitled The Gulf War did not Take Place . In the same way, the…
The Other Terrorism: White Nationalist Twitter Growing Faster Than ISIL
TeleSur | - - “There is substantial and growing evidence that white nationalism is enjoying a meaningful resurgence within the United States . . ." Twitter users who identify themselves as white…
How Twitter robots spam critics of Saudi Arabia & Shiite Muslims
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | - - For several weeks now there has been growing evidence that Twitter is being used for a covert and highly organised propaganda operation…
Iranian Hardliners Want to Stop Blocking Twitter — to Defeat Saudi Propaganda
By Mahsa Alimardani | ( GlobalVoices.org) | - - A group of Iranian government hardliners, who typically stand at the forefront of policies curtailing freedom of expression, are demanding that Iran stop…After Orlando: Twitter Recoils from Islamophobia, Takes Aim at Gun Laws
By Saif Shahin | ( Foreign Policy in Focus/ Lobelog) | - - An analysis of the Twitter conversation over 12 hours on the day of the shooting reveals deep animosity against…
Why does Iran fear Kim Kardashian is a 007 Targeting Tehran?
Joya Mia Italiano and Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV2 Video Report) | - - "Iranian officials have reportedly accused Kim Kardashian West of working for Instagram as a secret agent. The Iranian Revolutionary…
Syrian independent media offers bold challenge to extremism
By Julia Taleb | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | - - On January 10, the Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group in Syria, stormed the headquarters of Radio Fresh in Kafranbel and…
The Evolution of Social Media use in Mideast 5 years after the Youth Revolts
By Damian Radcliffe | (The Conversation) | - - In 2011, the Arab Spring rocked many parts of the Middle East. Regime change in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya saw the departure of…
Daesh/ ISIL in the Digital Realm v2.0
By Michael Degerald | ( History X ISIS ) Not long ago I wrote a piece that explored various facets of how Daesh, the organization, relates to the internet most broadly. The…
Iraq: Facebook Group debunks hate-provoking Urban Legends on Social Media
Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | - - An extremist ‘hero’ with a mortar in his shoulder. A secret plot bringing the Iraqi Kurdish and the Islamic State together. Iraqi social media can…
Can Twitter be Sued for ‘Facilitating’ ISIL Terrorism?
By Bruce Baer Arnold | (The Conversation) | - - If ISIS and its supporters use Twitter to facilitate terrorist action or merely spread propaganda, is the social network liable? A lawsuit…
Annual Informed Comment Fundraiser: Support Indie Journalism
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - It is that fundraising time of year again, folks. This year everyone who contributes $100 or more to Informed Comment by Paypal will…
Young Middle East Millennials’ Digital Split From Fundamentalism (Cole Interview)
Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV Video Interview) | - - "Millennials in the Middle East are forming a clear generational gap between themselves and their elders, with the digital revolution effecting a sweeping…