Fact checks actually work, even on Facebook. But not enough people see them.
If you listen to Facebook defend itself, its argument boils down to the following: We’re doing our best...
IDDP in the News
The overarching takeaway from the Facebook Papers is that Facebook knows. The company...
Trump wants his media company to rival Twitter, Netflix and Amazon
It may have sounded like an empty threat after a bitter feud with the Big Tech giants, but former...
Has Reality TV Done More Good Than Bad for Black People?
Dr. Imani Cheers, and business and political consultant Tara Dowdell weigh in on what impact reality TV...
Can Twitter Get Us to Be Nice?
Twitter is great for lots of things. It’s one of the best places on the internet to get news. It’s full...
In the Data-Driven Economy, the Law of the Jungle Rules
Almost every day we get a reminder that the Internet is both wondrous and a dark and scary place. An...
IDDP-Led Team to Develop Rapid Response System for Online Harassment Victims
As part of the 2021 cohort of the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator, a team headed...
Q & A: IDDP Fellow Rachel Moran
IDDP's research fellowships support projects by Ph.D. or other terminal degree holders at any stage of...
Misinformation is a global problem. One of the solutions might work across continents too.
Is there something WEIRD about fact-checking?
Much of the research about combating...
Facebook’s admission that a data set it provided to social scientists had serious errors has...