tag - disinformation
Encrypted Messaging Applications and Political Mes...
June 19, 2023
A look at the role EMAs play in global disinformation efforts and the manipulation of public opinion....
Polarized Information Ecosystems and Encrypted Mes...
August 10, 2022
The Center for Media Engagement examined: How are encrypted messaging apps (EMAs) relevant for propagandists and/or activists in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Libya? How do these platforms fit into the existing (dis-)information landscape?...
Testimony: “A Growing Threat: The Impact of ...
April 26, 2022
Testimony of Samuel Woolley, Ph.D. for Congressional hearing "A Growing Threat: The Impact of Disinformation Targeted at Communities of Color."...
Political Talk in Private: Encrypted Messaging App...
December 1, 2021
The Propaganda Lab at the Center for Media Engagement expanded its research into the use of encrypted messaging apps (EMAs) for political talk, analyzing both how EMAs are used by people for everyday political talk and how EMA technology is being used for coordinated manipulation campaigns in Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Ukraine....
Peer-to-Peer Texting and the 2020 U.S. Election: H...
October 27, 2020
New forms of direct communication, such as campaign apps and digital wallet passes on smartphones, are poised to bring political messaging to even higher levels of intimacy and efficacy, and, disturbingly, render them factually impossible to audit by outsiders....
Encrypted Propaganda: Political Manipulation Via E...
October 26, 2020
The Center for Media Engagement propaganda research team spent the past year studying political manipulation on encrypted messaging applications (EMAs) in the U.S., India, and Mexico....