November 28, 2021

How to rapidly combat digital harms and cybersecurity threats

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By Baatile Mohale 59 Comments

28 November 2021, William Bird, Daily Maverick

Week 40: Acting on disinformation peddlers 

Disinformation spreads incredibly fast, and much faster than truth. It destroys democracy and causes public harm – and does so super speedily and efficiently. There are a number of evolving strategies, many of which  we have written about previously, to help combat disinformation. These range from counter narratives and disseminating quality, accurate content to shutting down services, removing accounts and downgrading posts so fewer people see them.

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