/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/3860/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/mcgill-university-launches-canadian-election-misinformation-project-332439 <p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  </p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:57:26 +0000 katrine.claassens@mcgill.ca 2635 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canadians-will-see-less-politics-facebook-during-election-cbc-news-332444 <p>August 18, 2021 | Facebook and other social media companies have done a lot over the past five years to address the problem of their platforms' being used by bad actors to influence elections or spread misinformation. However, they still have a way to go. The <a href="/maxbellschool/research/centre-media-technology-and-democracy/mediaecosystemobservatory">Media Ecosystems Observatory</a>'s Aengus Bridgman comments on the steps Facebook is taking to prevent their platform from being misused during the federal election campaign.</p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:17:32 +0000 katrine.claassens@mcgill.ca 2636 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canadian-election-misinformation-project-memo-2-333804 <p></p> <p>September 13, 2021 | The <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Media Ecosystem Observatory</a>'s Canadian Election Misinformation Project recently published a memo on how misinformation is fomenting violent protests among those who that vaccines and vaccine mandates, and related policies, are infringing on their civil liberties.</p> <p><a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com/memo-2">Read the memo</a> to learn how this issue shaped the trajectory of the recent election.</p> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:24:37 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2679 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canadian-election-misinformation-project-memo-3-333806 <p></p> <p>September 16, 2021 | The <a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com">Media Ecosystem Observatory</a>'s Canadian Election Misinformation Project's recent memo too a look at the American disinformation landscape, assessing the degree to which it darkest effects have seeped into Canadian society—specifically in the context of the 44th Canadian federal election. </p> <p><a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com/memo-2">Read the mem</a><a href="https://mediaecosystemobservatory.com/memo-3">o</a>.</p> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:36:11 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2680 at /maxbellschool