Daniel Kreiss
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. Director @UNCMJschool. Prototype Politics: amazon.com/Prototype-Poli…
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Four Ways to Fix Social Media’s Political Ads Problem — Without Banning Them
How to mitigate the most egregious abuses and instill more confidence in the platforms’ commitments to election integrity.
Daniel Kreiss
/@mattperault and I lay out some ideas for what platforms can do to reform political ads, while not banning them. nytimes.com/2019/11/16/opi… via @NYTOpinion
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What Ads Are Political? Twitter Struggles With a Definition
Twitter has said it will ban all political ads. But what is or isn’t a political message is often in the eye of the beholder.
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Daniel Kreiss
Breathtaking: “We very much believe that cause-based ads has value, and can help drive public conversation...But we still don’t think it should be used with the sort of primary goal of driving political or judicial or legislative or regulatory outcomes.”
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Twitter Will Ban Politicians From Buying All Ads, In Stark Contrast With Facebook
Twitter’s new political ad policy will also limit microtargeting, a move designed to get users out of “siloed” conversations.
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Daniel Kreiss
Um, this is a mess: "Twitter will limit issue and cause-based ads that “drive political, judicial, legislative, or regulatory outcomes” but allow ads that encourage conversations that align with an advertiser’s “publicly stated values.”" thedailybeast.com/twitter-will-b… via @thedailybeast
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Twitter to Restrict How Certain Advertisers Target Users
Twitter said it would no longer allow certain types of geographic or keyword targeting for advertisers promoting any type of cause.
A.I. Systems Echo Biases They’re Fed, Putting Scientists on Guard
Researchers say computer systems are learning from lots and lots of digitized books and news articles that could bake old attitudes into new technology.
Here’s The Major Exception To Twitter’s Political Ad Ban
The policy may be less sweeping than CEO Jack Dorsey initially announced.
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Daniel Kreiss
Lolol “Ads talking about climate change generally are likely going to be accepted; ads about the legislation that would enact the Green New Deal are not.“ buzzfeednews.com/article/alexka… via @kantrowitz
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Dangerous Knowledge
Unwitting or intentional misuse of ‘information’ by state and non-state actors is an inescapable peril of our time
Reckoning
How do journalists know what they know? Who gets to decide what good journalism is and when it's done right? What sort of expertise do journalists have, and what role should and do they play in society? Until a couple of decades ago, journalists...
Daniel Kreiss
Awesome to see @candiscallison @marylynnyoung's "Reckoning: Journalism's Limits and Possibilities" show up in Google Books today! Honored to be a part of this project and launch our @OUPAcademic Unbound series with @nikkiusher
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Facebook is deleting the name of the potential whistleblower
Facebook says it is deleting the name of the person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who triggered a congressional impeachment inquiry into President Donald...
Decoding What Twitter’s Ad Ban Means for Campaigners
Rather than adding to the noise around this issue, I want to provide you with an overview of the situation, what it means, and what other, smart people have said about the situation.
Google and Facebook 'considering ban on micro-targeted political ads'
Reports say firms may act over concerns that practice risks damaging democratic norms
Are digital parties more democratic than traditional parties? Evaluating Podemos and Movimento 5 Stelle’s online decision-making platforms - Paolo Gerbaudo,
A number of Western European countries have recently seen the emergence of ‘digital parties’. This term refers to a new wave of political organisations committe...
The Online Cacophony of Hate Against Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
We found that they were in the cross hairs of a tiny band of Islamophobes long before Trump’s tweets.
Daniel Kreiss
“There was no magic to what we did. If we can find the trolls, so can Twitter. If we can single out those using hate speech, so can Twitter.” nytimes.com/2019/11/05/opi… via @NYTOpinion
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Democratic Strategists Set Up $75 Million Digital Campaign to Counter Trump
David Plouffe, the former Obama campaign manager, will advise the effort, which aims to compete with the president on his terms.
What Does Twitter's Ban on Political Ads Mean for Platform Governance?
Seven experts weigh in on Twitter's approach to advertising and how a ban on political ads might impact discourse in the lead-up to an election.
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Daniel Kreiss
Amazing lineup of scholars weigh in on @jack’s @Twitter political ad ban feat. @BostonJoan @mckelveyf @lizdubois @HeidiTworek me and others
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Digital Media in the 2020 Election
Join journalists and scholars who will explore the state of digital campaigning, advertising, and analytics in electoral politics
Facebook Isn’t Just Allowing Lies, It’s Prioritizing Them
By refusing to stay out of politics, the company is building the case for its own breakup.
Daniel Kreiss
It’s all just one big third-person effect. “Facebook Isn’t Just Allowing Lies, It’s Prioritizing Them”
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The Government Protects Our Food and Cars. Why Not Our Data?
The United States is virtually the only developed nation without a comprehensive consumer data protection law and an independent agency to enforce it.
Fears of election meddling on social media were overblown, say researchers | CBC News
There was little evidence of foreign interference on social media during the federal campaign, but news coverage suggested otherwise, researchers say.