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November 26, 2019 - 15:41 Context

Who becomes a Reddit conspiracy theorist? They have these things in common

By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab Plus: “Subtly inducing people to think about the concept of accuracy decreases their sharing of false and misleading news relative to accurate news,” and the scariest deepfakes of all. Do people mainly share misinformation because they get distracted? A new working paper suggests that “most people do not want to spread misinformation, but are distracted from accuracy by other salient motives when choosing what…

February 12, 2017 - 17:54 Context

Spread it on Reddit: How a fake story about Angela Merkel led to a far-right cluster on Reddit

By Ben Nimmo, DFRLab Germany holds elections in late 2017. Analysts have already reported that Chancellor Angela Merkel is being targeted with fake news and online attacks, espceially from hyperpartisan and conspiracy sites. In this report, the DFRLab tracks one fake story about Merkel posted on Reddit, revealing a cluster of sites supporting populist and far-right politicians in Europe. On December 23, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was given an unexpected…

August 12, 2015 - 22:33 Context

Russia bans Reddit

Reddit, one of the most popular destinations on the Internet, has been added to Russia’s list of banned websites. The Federal Drug Control Service decided to block the site after discovering what it says is content promoting the use of illegal drugs. The offending content was a page titled, “Minimal and Reliable Methods for Growing Psilocybe [Mushrooms].” Because Reddit uses https protocol for secure communication, many Russian Internet providers (perhaps 30 percent, according…