Image copyright Computational Propaganda Research Project Image caption One bogus posts featured an image of Eric Garner, who died after a policeman put him in a chokehold in 2014 A Senate inquiry has concluded that a Russian fake-news campaign targeted “no single group… more than African-Americans.” It says Russian operatives used social media to deter […]
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In the face of a looming deadline, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are throwing new weight and tens of millions of dollars behind their fight to keep treating drivers as independent contractors in California. The ride-hailing companies said Thursday they will commit $60 million to fund a statewide initiative aimed at the 2020 ballot
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Montreal-based charitable organization Apathy is Boring is planning to launch a campaign that will help young voters identify fake news during election time. The group — alongside roughly 400 other organizations and individuals — aims to offer a media literacy campaign that that teaches youth how to be critical of what they see online. The
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Judges in the regional probate courts in East Lyme, Groton, New London, Norwich and Old Saybrook were re-elected Tuesday to four-year terms. Incumbent Groton Regional Probate Court Judge Nicholas F. Kepple, a Democrat from Stonington, defeated attorney Salvatore Ritacco, a Republican from Pawcatuck, in the region’s only contested probate race. The vote tally was 18,117 to 11,736, according
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