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In this Points essay, Data & Society Postdoctoral Scholar Francesca Tripodi explains how communities might define media literacy differently from one another. "In that moment, I realized that this community of Evangelica... Read on Points

Data & Society report responds to the "fake news" problem by evaluating the successes and failures of recent media literacy efforts while pointing towards next steps for educators, legislators, technologists, and philanthropists. Read more

New Data & Society report clarifies uses of "fake news" and analyzes four specific strategies for intervention. Read more

This is a transcript of Data & Society founder and president danah boyd's recent lightening talk at The People's Disruption: Platform Co-Ops for Global Challenges. "But as many of you know, power corrupts. And the same g... Read on Points

D&S Media Manipulation Research Lead Joan Donovan talks about the role of large tech companies in curbing extremist activity online. Joan Donovan, a media manipulation research lead at the research institute Data & S... Read on Mic

"Lexicon of Lies" is an essential guide by Caroline Jack that covers terms and concepts for information that is inaccurate, misleading, inappropriately attributed, or altogether fabricated. Read more

Becca Lewis writes about media manipulation outside of the far-right and explains why the term "alt-left" is an example of false equivalence. Read on Points

Alice Marwick presents the major findings from her recently published report, Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online. Her talk describes how disinformation campaigns occur following major news events and explains how the ... Read more

Tarleton Gillespie critiques the opacity of Facebook’s content moderation policies, arguing that their process has become too complex and high-stakes to be left hidden from the public. Read on Points