Nonilex , 9 days ago to random #Stanford’s top #disinformation #research collapses under #RightWing efforts Stanford #Internet Observatory, which published some of the most influential analysis on the spread of false info on #socialmedia during #elections, has shed most of its staff & may shut down amid #political & #legal attacks that have cast a pall on efforts to study #online #misinformation. #law #Policy #CyberSecurity #Congress #propaganda https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/14/stanford-internet-observatory-disinformation-research-lawsuits-politics/
#Stanford’s top #disinformation #research collapses under #RightWing efforts
Stanford #Internet Observatory, which published some of the most influential analysis on the spread of false info on #socialmedia during #elections, has shed most of its staff & may shut down amid #political & #legal attacks that have cast a pall on efforts to study #online #misinformation. #law #Policy #CyberSecurity #Congress #propaganda https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/14/stanford-internet-observatory-disinformation-research-lawsuits-politics/
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.
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