An exclusive excerpt from Rob Brotherton’s latest book, Bad News: Why we fall for fake news, that delves into the psychology of news and fake news despite the unprecedented abundance of information.
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KOCH DIARIES | 6-minute read
It was the monsoon of 1993, and two districts of North Bengal were reeling from the horror of a flood that had left it crippled.
With baseless rumours doing the rounds on TikTok, we all have a responsibility to follow ‘netiquettes’ and be law-abiding and respectful netizens.
By Rema Rajeshwari IPS and Dr Suneem Ahmad Khan
Much has been theorised about how big tech and social media have disrupted societies across the world. The aftermath of Pulwama is this theory demonstrated in practice.
Pakistanis started by expressing sorrow over the lives lost at Pulwama. But very quickly, as social media was filled with anger and hate, the empathy receded and counter-accusations began.
IPS officer Rema Rajeshwari writes of what she learnt about the deadly dangers of digital illiteracy, and what can be done to control it.
Parliamentary panel's stand-off with Twitter is looking like the govt is mainly concerned with protecting right-wing voices and accounts.
The problem is that our belief in the goodness of technology blindsided us to the devil inside us humans.
Spying on citizens in the name of curbing fake news is not the solution.
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