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May 8, 2019

Vulnerable Groups Could Be Targeted And Silenced Online Ahead Of 2020 US Election, Researchers Warn

Members of vulnerable groups such as the Latino, Muslim, and Jewish communities are being disproportionately targeted online with disinformation, harassment, and computational propaganda — and they don’t trust big social platforms to help them, according to new research by the Palo Alto–based Institute for the Future’s Digital Intelligence Lab.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/extremists-disproportionally-target-and-silence-latinos

Instagram is reducing the reach of posts debunked by fact-checkers

In an expansion of Facebook’s partnership with fact-checking sites around the world, Instagram has started reducing the reach of false posts.

https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2019/instagram-is-reducing-the-reach-of-posts-debunked-by-fact-checkers/

Netflix’s first children’s animation from Africa is an all-girl spy team written by women

Mama K’s Team 4 was born out of Triggerfish Animation Studios’ Story Lab initiative in 2015, which invited animation writers from around the continent to submit their stories of uniquely African animation.

https://qz.com/africa/1598854/netflix-picks-mama-ks-team-4-as-first-african-childrens-animation/

Generation Z Isn't Defined by Technology

Digital platforms don't define Gen Z—but young people's use of technology is helping them create new communities.

https://psmag.com/ideas/generation-z-is-unlocking-diverse-networks-through-social-media

"What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right"

In his mind, he was now an intrepid truth-teller disseminating critical information that mainstream society was invested in keeping under wraps.

https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/05/05/what-happened-after-my-13-year-old-son-joined-the-alt-right/

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