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-...
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Social Media Disinformation Discredits Democratic Elections
Currently, the global COVID-19 pandemic, impending economic crisis and national movement against racial...
Just 50% of Americans plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s how to win over the rest
Within days of the first confirmed novel coronavirus case in the United States on 20 January,...
The social media platform's recent announcement that it will increase resources to remove false claims...
Adam Schiff accuses social media companies of misinformation negligence
Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Google, which owns YouTube, seemed to rely...
Forum on Disinformation and Election Interference
The George Washington Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics holds a forum on election...
Anti-vaxxers seize virus moment to spread fake news
The vaccine will inject you with an electronic chip, poison you, make you sick, they say.
There...
Climate Change Deniers Exploit Facebook Loophole to Spread Fake Science
Climate change deniers have spread misleading content on Facebook, exploiting a loophole offering...
Uber, Lyft algorithms charged users more for trips to non-white neighborhoods: study
A recent study suggests that the algorithm used by popular ride-hailing companies Uber...
Social Media Companies Profiting from Misinformation
While the spread of disinformation through social media presents a general crisis for our democracy,...