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Dean Chakravorti in Bloomberg: “As Coronavirus Spreads, So Does Fake News”

February 6, 2020March 19, 2020 Joseph Nallen Bhaskar Chakravorti, Bloomberg, China, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disinformation, fake news, pandemic, social media, Tik Tok, Viral Outbreak

The CDC has identified coronavirus as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness that was first detected in Wuhan,

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VIDEO: Dean Bhaskar Chakravorti Discusses “Social Media and the Threat to Democracy”

January 29, 2019January 6, 2020 IBGC Bhaskar Chakravorti, Carolyn Gideon, democracy, Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World, Edward Schumacher-Matos, fake news, IBGC, social media, Susan Landau

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Bhaskar Chakravorti in Forbes – “Can Democracy Be Saved From Datacracy?”

December 21, 2018January 6, 2020 IBGC 0 Comment Bhaskar Chakravorti, big data, data, Data Politics, data privacy, Datacracy, Facebook, fake news, Forbes, Mark Zuckerberg, op-ed

The Big Question For 2019: Can Democracy Be Saved From Datacracy? While democracy has taken some body blows of late,

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Bhaskar Chakravorti in The Chicago Tribune – “How Facebook could really fix itself”

February 2, 2018January 23, 2019 IBGC 0 Comment Bhaskar Chakravorti, Chicago Tribune, digital trust, Facebook, fake news, The Conversation, The Digital Planet, Trust

How Facebook could really fix itself [Facebook] founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to win back users’ trust.

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The #RemoteWork revolution has given mobility to #tech professionals, who are grasping the opportunity to leave the traditional capitals of tech for greener—and cheaper—pastures. New research from @planetdgtl uncovers the shifting geography of talent: https://bit.ly/3eL4sjX

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12 May

Key findings from @planetdgtl's "Digital Intelligence Index" were cited in a recent article in the @ConversationUS about Australia's digital economy budget.

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11 May

In light of Facebook’s decision to uphold former President Trump’s ban on the site, #FletcherDean of Global Biz Bhaskar Chakravorti encourages Facebook to examine the consequential social media conduct of “super influencers,” like Indian PM Narendra Modi: https://bit.ly/3o9WCDf

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11 May

#FletcherDean of Global Biz Bhaskar Chakravorti joined @bloombergbaybiz, stating that Biden's #InfrastructureBill will not meet America's #broadband needs. He says this is because the plan underestimates how many people are without internet in the U.S. : https://bloom.bg/3uEljud

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