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What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter

Anjana Susarla
New Twitter owner Elon Musk is seen surrounded by Twitter logos (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Twitter lifted its ban on COVID misinformation. Research shows this is a grave risk to public health

Anjana Susarla
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Xinhua/Liu Jie via Getty Images)

Is social media ready for midterm election misinformation? Experts grade Facebook, TikTok, Twitter

Dam Hee Kim, Anjana Susarla, Scott Shackelford
A cardboard cutout of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, dressed up as the QAnon Shaman, along with other cutouts of people involved in the Capitol insurrection, stand on the National Mall ahead of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce joint hearing on Disinformation Nation: Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation in Washington on Thursday, March 25, 2021. The cutouts were placed by the group SumOfUs as an attempt to highlight the role Facebook and other social media organizations played in the Capitol insurrection. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts weigh in

Anjana Susarla, Dam Hee Kim, Ethan Zuckerman
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A New Year in misinformation: What garbage will spread on social media in 2022?

Anjana Susarla, Dam Hee Kim, Ethan Zuckerman
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The census goes digital — 3 things to know

Anjana Susarla
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Hate cancel culture? Blame algorithms

Anjana Susarla
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Facebook begins to shift from being a free and open platform into a responsible public utility

Anjana Susarla
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Why ABC reacted so swiftly to Roseanne’s racist tweet

Anjana Susarla
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How artificial intelligence can detect — and create — fake news

Anjana Susarla