CfA's April 24, 2020 Newsletter

Our Latest Work:

• Extremists Are Using Facebook to Organize for Civil War Amid Coronavirus: On Wednesday, CfA and TTP published our report “Extremists Are Using Facebook to Organize for Civil War Amid Coronavirus,” showing how right-wing extremists are exploiting the coronavirus and using private Facebook groups to ramp up support for a potentially violent anti-government uprising. (Press Release, Report )
  • The report was written up by HuffPost on Friday.
  • The investigation was conducted as part of the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), our research initiative designed to hold large technology companies accountable. (TTP Website )

What We're Reading:

• Nearly 50% of Twitter Accounts Talking about Coronavirus Might Be Bots: "Nearly half the “people” talking about the coronavirus pandemic on Twitter are not actually people, but bots, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University." (VICE News, April 23 2020)
• Democrats demand answers on whether Amazon 'lied' about data tactics: "Amazon's antitrust problems deepened in Washington on Thursday as lawmakers and advocacy groups alleged that the online retailing giant may have lied to Congress about the tactics it employs against rival sellers on its platform." (Politico, April 23 2020)
• Why abortion and contraception are essential healthcare: "In previous pandemics, resources have been disproportionately diverted from reproductive health programs, resulting in a significant rise in maternal deaths." (Amnesty International, April 22 2020)

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