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Professor of Social Psychology at University of Cambridge and Author of FOOLPROOF
Important new paper in Science Magazine finds across 8 studies & multiple platforms, time periods, & definitions of misinformation that (a) misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news & (b) people are more willing to share outrage-evoking misinformation without clicking on it. https://lnkd.in/eaqxmxgd
Bellingcat CEO Higgins on “the drivers of disinformation”: https://lnkd.in/enqkM2z7
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Professor of Social Psychology at University of Cambridge and Author of FOOLPROOF
Manifesting, media, and misinformation. Great in-depth interview with University of Cambridge Cambridge University Press & Assessment, including about our latest book on the psychology of misinformation! https://lnkd.in/e7TQZybP
Gen Z is breaking up with dating apps, Ofcom says Watchdog says Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and Grindr have all seen dip in use since last year Dan Milmo The Guardian “The UK’s dating scene is swiping left on popular apps such as such as Tinder and Hinge as younger people turn to real-life ways of connecting with potential partners, according to the UK’s communications watchdog. Ofcom said the UK’s top four dating apps had seen a dip in use since 2023, with Tinder losing 600,000 users, Hinge shedding 131,000, Bumble declining by 368,000 and Grindr falling by 11,000.” https://lnkd.in/e-FS8vyv
A social media ban for under-16s passes the Australian Senate and will soon be a world-first law AP News Rod McGuirk "A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts. The Senate passed the bill 34 votes to 19. The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved the legislation by 102 votes to 13." https://lnkd.in/gY6KNXmG
Tucker Carlson Funded by Russian Propaganda Machine, Justin Trudeau Testifies Under Oath The Canadian Prime Minister claims that Russian news outlet RT financially backs “YouTube personalities of the right” in an effort to destabilize democracies. Eve Batey Vanity Fair Trudeau made the claim to Canada’s Foreign Interference Commission Wednesday, during one in a series of public hearings into possible foreign interference in the country’s recent elections. https://lnkd.in/e8yXuR8R
TikTok approved Irish election disinformation ads - investigation RTE Brian O'Donovan “An investigation by campaign group Global Witness has found that video-sharing platform TikTok approved ads containing disinformation about the upcoming General Election. Global Witness submitted 14 ads in English and 14 ads in Irish containing disinformation about voting. … Global Witness said that there is a blind spot in TikTok's moderation system when it comes to the Irish language. According to the platform's most recent transparency report under the EU Digital Services Act, TikTok has no dedicated Irish language moderators.” https://lnkd.in/efpwgWQS
To Purge or Not to Purge? An Individual-Level Quantitative Analysis of Elite Purges in Dictatorships Edward Goldring Austin S. Matthews British Journal of Political Science, 2021 Abstract Why do dictators purge specific elites but not others? And why do dictators purge these elites in certain ways? Examining these related questions helps us understand not only how dictators retain sufficient competence in their regimes to alleviate popular and foreign threats, but also how dictators nullify elite threats. Dictators are more likely to purge first-generation elites, who are more powerful because they can negotiate their role from a position of strength and possess valuable vertical and horizontal linkages with other elites. Further, dictators tend to imprison purged first-generation elites – rather than execute, exile or simply remove them – to avoid retaliation from other elites or the purged elite continuing to sow discord. We find empirical support for our predictions from novel data on autocratic elites in 16 regimes from 1922 to 2020. https://lnkd.in/epTxJV7R
The New York Times reporting today that Zuckerberg dined with the U.S. President Elect. “Mr. Zuckerberg’s overtures come as the chief executive seeks to insulate Meta — which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — from any potential blowback from the incoming administration.” https://lnkd.in/eXMAiNaP