22/05/19

Weapons of mass destruction for democracy (fake news and EU elections)

Networks of Deception (Avaaz Report). "The size and sophistication of these networks makes them weapons of mass destruction for democracy, and right now they are pointed squarely at Europe" (Christoph Schott).

Junk News During the EU Parliamentary Elections: Lessons from a Seven-Language Study of Twitter and Facebook (Oxford Internet Institute).

26/04/19

Televisão pública e diversidade cultural em Portugal

Cádima et al. (2019). “Televisão pública e diversidade cultural em Portugal”. In Cádima, F. R. (Org.). Diversidade e Pluralismo nos Média. Lisboa: ICNOVA, pp. 55-72. http://www.icnova.fcsh.unl.pt/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2019/04/ICNOVA_Diversidade_Pluralismo_total_v2.pdf

25/04/19

Revisão do problema da Legitimação do PSM no contexto digital

Cádima, F. R. (2019). “Revisão do problema da Legitimação do PSM no contexto digital”. In Cádima, F. R. (Org.). Diversidade e Pluralismo nos Média. Lisboa: ICNOVA, pp. 129-140. http://www.icnova.fcsh.unl.pt/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2019/04/ICNOVA_Diversidade_Pluralismo_total_v2.pdf

Misinformation during the EU elections

More ways to find authoritative information in Europe (Google)

YouTube will label videos to help European users avoid fake news (Engadget)

23/03/19

Europe takes on the tech giants

Silicon Valley is where the brainiest ideas meet the smartest money. Even so, if you want to understand where the world’s most powerful industry is heading, look not to Washington and California, but to Brussels and Berlin. Our cover this week reports on how the European Union is pioneering a distinct tech doctrine that aims to give individuals control over their own information and the profits from it, and to prise open tech firms to competition. The EU is edging towards cracking the big-tech puzzle in a way that empowers consumers, not the state or secretive monopolies. If it finds the answer, Americans should not hesitate to copy it. (The Economist)

Change your Facebook password ASAP

You need to change your Facebook password right now (Wired UK)

Your Facebook Password Isn’t Safe. Neither Is Your Android Phone (Wired)

Facebook Did Not Securely Store Passwords. Here’s What You Need to Know (NYT)