Female members of Congress to Facebook: Do better
Facebook must do better to protect women in politics, who face a barrage of sexism, hate and harassment on the platform,...
IDDP in the News
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) will lead a letter to Facebook asking chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating...
Biden’s VP should be prepared for an onslaught of online misogyny unlike anything seen before
Now, get ready for an onslaught of online misogyny unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
The 2020 Democratic primary...
Why false claims about Nancy Pelosi being drunk keep going viral — even though she doesn’t drink
As a partisan fight over the White House coronavirus task force continues to play out in Washington, an altered video that...
As scientists begin to clear a path to a potential coronavirus vaccine, researchers and advocates are increasingly sounding...
Was your Uber, Lyft fare high because of algorithm bias?
Requesting an Uber or Lyft to a lower-income community? That could cost you – in fact, the algorithms they use may be biased...
Star of Trump’s 2016 Digital Strategy Fades in Changed World
This spring, Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale gave the operation he had been building for the last three years a nickname...
Researchers race to make COVID vaccine - but will people take it?
Right now, medical companies are furiously working to create a Coronavirus vaccine.
But will people take it?
...
Rideshare Users Pay More in Low-Income and Minority Neighborhoods
Thinking of calling a rideshare service? Uber and Lyft passengers going to and from low-income and non-white neighborhoods may...
Social Media Disinformation Discredits Democratic Elections
Currently, the global COVID-19 pandemic, impending economic crisis and national movement against racial injustice pose a...