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Disinformation · August, 2020

Stories about Disinformation from August, 2020

Building safer online spaces in Myanmar

Facebook faces great scrutiny in Myanmar

Written by Guest Contributor

14 August 2020

How the murder of musician Hachalu Hundessa incited violence in Ethiopia: Part II

Social media flooded with conspiracy theories, hate speech & disinformation

Written by Endalkachew Chala

8 August 2020

How the murder of musician Hachalu Hundessa incited violence in Ethiopia: Part I

Speculation began to fly amid long-standing ethnic and political tensions

Written by Endalkachew Chala

8 August 2020

COVID-19 and China's information control policy

China's strategy to control information and its consequences has become a global concern

Written by Weiboscope HKU

7 August 2020

In the age of misinformation, who holds the power to categorize the ‘truth'?

US-based companies categorize information through biased lenses

Written by Mohamed Suliman

6 August 2020

New Facebook Oversight Board must remove content of notorious Sudan militia

The board has the power to overrule Facebook on contentious content

Written by Mohamed Suliman

3 August 2020

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