Nonilex OP , 9 days ago Major, time-limited grants from the #HewlettFoundation, #PewCharitableTrusts & others have ended. No comparable new grants have materialized. Staff hoped #Stanford might fund the group through the momentous Nov #election. In supporting the project further, the #university would have risked alienating #conservative #donors, #SiliconValley figures, & members of #Congress, who have threatened to stop all #FederalFunding for #disinformation #research or cut back general support. #security
Major, time-limited grants from the #HewlettFoundation, #PewCharitableTrusts & others have ended. No comparable new grants have materialized. Staff hoped #Stanford might fund the group through the momentous Nov #election. In supporting the project further, the #university would have risked alienating #conservative #donors, #SiliconValley figures, & members of #Congress, who have threatened to stop all #FederalFunding for #disinformation #research or cut back general support.
#security
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