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During the COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation about the effects of 5G became more prominent. : Ivan Radic, Flickr CC BY 2.0 (https://bit.ly/3ETaWdb)

Time-starved internet users are developing strategies to cope with misinformation. Understanding how they do it can shape news coverage moving forward.

Taming misinformation

Righting the wrongs of misinformation merchants

Time-starved internet users are developing strategies to cope with misinformation. Understanding how they do it can shape news coverage moving forward.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has dismissed previous criticism of his government, claiming it was based on “disinformation and hoaxes”. : U.S. Embassy, Jakarta, Flickr Public domain

With an election looming and controversial law reform on its way, Indonesia’s government is set to ratchet up its well-oiled propaganda machine.

Taming misinformation

Indonesia’s misinformation army ready for war in 2023

With an election looming and controversial law reform on its way, Indonesia’s government is set to ratchet up its well-oiled propaganda machine.

Misinformation on Twitter is rising under the watch of new CEO Elon Musk. : U.S. Air Force photo by Van Ha, Wikimedia Commons Public domain

Seeing might not be believing going forward as digital technologies make the fight against misinformation even trickier for embattled social media giants.

Next-gen chatbots

Elon’s Twitter ripe for a misinformation avalanche

Seeing might not be believing going forward as digital technologies make the fight against misinformation even trickier for embattled social media giants.

Alternate truths, conspiracy theories and deceptive information are commonplace in the information wild west. (Michael Joiner, 360info) : Michael Joiner, 360info

Much like the US Capitol riots, Brazil’s violent uprising shows how quickly misinformation can degrade a democracy.

11 perspectives

What it takes to stop misinformation

Gender equality does not always progress in tandem with increased activism. : duncan cumming/Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/duncan/38304217042/ CC BY-NC 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

The web provides safe harbour to anti-feminist views which can have real-world repercussions.

Standing up to violence against women

The flipside of women’s rights movements

Malaysia’s economy has been heavily reliant on the migrant workforce. : tinou bao

Migrant workers keep the Malaysian economy humming during peak times. But when times got tough, they were scapegoated.

Press freedom under digital siege

Blamed, defamed, deported: media attacks on migrants in Malaysia

Human connection is key to keeping children engaged in online learning : Allison Shelley for All4Ed

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Almost three quarters of the world’s students were affected by COVID-related school closures

COVID Policy Lessons

Four simple lessons for effective online schooling

Online education could allow specialist classes taught by local experts : Allison Shelley for All4Ed

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School education has for a long time bee one size fits all

COVID Policy Lessons

The classroom of the future may be truly global

Despite many parents’ experiences during COVID, online learning can be effective. : Alpha, Flickr

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Giving an effective online lesson is a specialised skill. Understanding what works has led to successful online schools

COVID Policy Lessons

Classzoom: how online learning can work