by Information Futures Lab | Sep 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Information Futures Lab convened policymakers, journalists, and academic researchers to propose a comprehensive standard for defining social media transparency, in collaboration with partners at the Algorithmic Transparency Institute. There is widespread and...
by Information Futures Lab | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Can government regulation mitigate the harmful effects of misinformation? New regulatory roadmaps – the EU Commission’s Digital Services Act, and the Online Safety Bill in the UK – are important first steps, but only broader solutions will effectively curb...
by Information Futures Lab | Sep 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
A new report, Infrastructures of Trust: The Case for Investing in Vaccine Demand, from researchers at the Information Futures Lab at Brown University’s School of Public Health calls for investment in community leadership; provides key strategies for public...
by Information Futures Lab | Aug 25, 2022 | Public Comment
In July 2022 Meta asked its Oversight Board to consider its policy on COVID-19 misinformation. In turn, the Oversight Board solicited public comments around six key aspects of its pending recommendation. To solicit recommendations about the continuation of Meta’s...
by Information Futures Lab | Jul 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Claire Wardle, co-founder and co-director of the Information Futures Lab, and Professor of the Practice at the Brown School of Public Health has been appointed as a member of the World Health Organization’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Infectious Hazards...