Tag: social networks
Photo doctored and political manipulation for the benefit of the far right
The photo was taken during anti-vaccination pass protests in mid-January in Paris and shows several hundred people making a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute. The snapshot went viral…
How do electoral campaigns manage to be digitized?
In an election campaign, addressing your audience at meetings and distributing leaflets in public places is no longer enough. Today, political life is taking technological devices by storm to deploy…
After the suicide of her daughter, a mother files a complaint against the editors of Instagram and Snapchat
Followed by a therapist for her addiction to social networks, a teenager committed suicide at the age of 11 in July 2021 in Connecticut. Supported by a group that helps…
The #Metoo wave shakes Greece
Greece has been agitated for a year by a wave of revelations relating to sexual assaults, akin to the international #Metoo movement. This liberation of victims’ speech seems to go…
Can Europe guarantee a safer Internet for its citizens?
The DSA under debate in the European Parliament. The European Parliament is considering, this Wednesday, January 19, 2022, the Digital Services Act, before the adoption of the Digital Service Act…
‘Factchecking’ organizations tackle misinformation on YouTube
There are plenty of YouTube channels today that specialize in spreading misinformation. And this pandemic period is perfect proof of this where we see a lot of videos, some contradicting…
Sweden creates an agency to fight disinformation
Fake news, conveyed by authoritarian regimes, is increasingly worrying European countries, especially as elections approach. In Sweden, the government has decided to act by creating a specialized agency, responsible for…
the Swedes test the sanitary pass under the skin
A Swedish company is testing the implantation of subcutaneous chips that integrate data from the health pass. This device is untraceable and harmless to health, argues the young shoot from…
Excess mortality of footballers due to vaccination, a persistent infox
The world of football has been the target of a vast campaign of disinformation in recent weeks. On social networks, some claim that the vaccine is at the origin of…
Fact-checking in the face of disinformation: an asymmetric struggle
Several fact-checking initiatives saw the light of day in 2021. This is the case with online media Fact & Furious. Recently, the site almost went out of business before being…