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Sarah Sobieraj on online attacks against women, what they mean for America, and what can be done about them.

Joan Donovan describes how disinformation can contribute to radicalization in The New Yorker.

Sandra Wachter describes issues with technology that claims to help with mental health.

Woodrow Hartzog quoted by the New York Times editorial board

evelyn douek discusses Facebook’s decision to refer Trump’s case to its oversight board with The New York Times

evelyn douek discusses content moderation – and who makes the decisions – with NPR.

Ethan Zuckerman on WNYC

An excerpt of Ethan Zuckerman’s book, “Mistrust”

evelyn douek puts the referral in context

Jessy Kate Schingler and Primavera de Filippi write a primer on “Extitutional Theory” for the BKC Medium Collection.

Crystal Lee and colleagues publish a preprint of their paper ahead of ACM CHI 2021.

Joan Donovan and Rob Faris pen op-ed calling for media accountability

Joan Donovan discusses the Capitol attack and disinformation

Ethan Zuckerman says insurrectionism can be a civically responsible form of social change

Ruth Okediji reflects on the attacks on the U.S. Capitol, the state of democracy, and the role of digital technologies in politics today.

Mutale Nkonde and colleagues publish in HKS Misinformation Review

evelyn douek weighs in on Twitter removing Trump

Shagun Jhaver speaks to Newsweek about his Twitter research

Woodrow Hartzog and colleague argue social media companies should be held accountable

David O’Brien discusses open source intelligence