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    is complicit in war crimes. Banning ads is clearly not enough * : Freeze Russia govt accounts, state media & disinfo networks! * & : remove RT News app!

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  2. Retweeted
    Jan 31

    "U.S. legislators should study the Digital Services Act because it could inform whatever rules they write, and they should also study it because some of its rules will likely become the rules here."

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    Jan 21

    My take on Psych of Misinformation (15min vid) Repetition, consistency w prior beliefs, source cues = more belief regardless of truth Lack of reasoning, lack of literacy = more belief in falsehoods specifically Crowdsourcing & accuracy nudges can help

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  4. 15 Dec 2021

    Our UK national poll shows 3 in 4 people want tech companies to be legally required to slow the spread of online harms like bullying, disinformation & racist abuse. ’s report offers strong ways to tackle this problem. Over to you & .

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    8 Dec 2021

    New report from shows that Instagram is *still* promoting pro-anorexia content to users - and accounts promoting eating disorders are finding new loopholes within Instagram to target users via DMs.

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    9 Dec 2021

    New SumOfUs spoof of the Meta jungle ad. “Because we needed a new cesspool of toxic sh*t” 😂😂😂 This is coming out just as SumOfUs co-files a shareholder resolution with Facebook demanding a 3rd party civil and human rights impact assessment of the Metaverse. Watch & RT!

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    I think the characterisation of reset as an ‘anti-tech lobbying shop’ is rather misleading. I’m not sure what the issue is with a foundation financially supporting the travel of a whistleblower and advising them on who to talk to to make an impact…

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    12 Nov 2021

    ., the Facebook whistleblower, got the VIP treatment during her tour of Europe. She met senior officials. She testified to parliaments. She rubbed shoulders w/ celebrities. She did not do it alone. Lobbying backstory to her recent visit 👉

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    13 Sep 2021

    We accompany our report today with a letter to European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders , urging him to launch an infringement procedure under Article 258 TEFU against Member States that jeopardise protection of personal data.

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    12 Sep 2021

    New report: Ireland is the bottleneck of GDPR enforcement against Google, Facebook, and Big Tech for all of Europe. European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders must intervene .

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  11. 10 Aug 2021

    Young women, people with an immigrant background or nonheterosexual people are especially affected. For example, every third woman between the ages of 18 and 34 has been sexually harassed on social media. 6/6

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  12. 10 Aug 2021

    Particularly disturbing are the figures on personal experiences. 38 percent of internet users eligible to vote have already been personally exposed to numerous forms of hate on the internet – young people even more frequently. 5/6

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  13. 10 Aug 2021

    While young women (18- 34 years) see hate as especially problematic (93 percent), it is less of a problem for AfD voters (62 percent), for example. People almost equally expect politics (77 percent) and platforms (75 percent) to solve the problem. 4/6

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  14. 10 Aug 2021

    59% are concerned that a considerable amount of disinformation could accompany the election campaign. 31% fear that the election (via mail-in ballots, for example) might involve illicit activities. The concern over mail-in voting is expressed most often by AfD voters (69%) 3/6

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  15. 10 Aug 2021

    More than 2/3rds of users eligible to vote consider traditional media like local newspapers and officially recognized public radio to have a positive influence on the culture of discussion. Only every 3rd internet user considers social media to have a positive impact. 2/6

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  16. 10 Aug 2021

    Reset and Pollytix conducted a comprehensive survey of German internet users to find out the effects of social media on the culture of debate, disinformation and hate in the country. The findings are published in English and German here - 1/6

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  17. 28 Jun 2021

    Important new investigation by . You can drive a deeper wedge into any issue with Facebook's tools.

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  18. 21 Jun 2021

    Totally bogus election fraud misinformation is circulating on German social media. New research by warns that platforms will fail (again) to properly enforce their policies.

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    21 Jun 2021

    We need the best tools in our arsenal to hold tech companies accountable for harmful business models & rights breaches. Together w/ we set out why it's a bad idea to delete risk assessment + audit in the ⬇️

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    5 May 2021

    Don't miss POLITICO's Playbook this morning: Sneak peek at the German Green's DSA thinking, along with a worrying investigation by our partners at

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