Total 28 Posts
Social media helps reveal people’s racist views – So why don’t tech firms do more to stop hate speech?
4 min read
The likes of Katie Hopkins may be slowly disappearing from social media sites but less extreme and obvious racism is still widespread.
Sudden loss of smell – Why it is a reason to self-isolate.
4 min read
There is abundant evidence that a sudden loss of smell is related to COVID-19.
Fighting for independent news when we need it most.
3 min read
It is in everyone’s interests to support independent news publishers, particularly now when trusted and localised news is a matter of public health.
Conspiracy theories and fake videos fuel rise in Islamophobia during coronavirus pandemic.
4 min read
COVID-19 has led to a rise in Islamophobia, with fake news and racist memes shared online, new research finds.
Why 5G conspiracy theories prosper during the coronavirus pandemic.
4 min read
Anti-5G conspiracy theories have been around for some time, but the coronavirus crisis is winning them new supporters.
#Videospotting: Beware the cross-contamination during Covid-19.
1 min read
Molly Lixey, a former emergency room nurse in Michigan recorded a brilliant, off-the-cuff Facebook video to show how cross-contamination works when at a grocery store and why, as she points out, “there’s no point in wearing gloves, if you’re not gonna wash your hands every time you touch something.”
The battle against disinformation is global.
6 min read
A scholar who has reviewed the efforts of nations around the world to protect their citizens from foreign interference says there is no magic solution, but there is plenty to learn and do.