Digital communications
Report
The IRA, social media and political polarization in the United States, 2012-2018
Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA) launched an extended attack on the United States by using computational propaganda to misinform and polarize US voters. This report provides the first major analysis of this attack based on data provided by social media firms to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI).
Report
The tactics & tropes of the Internet Research Agency
With the benefit of the full data set, this report delivers in-depth analysis of the US 2016 Election interference effort of the expansive Internet Research Agency (IRA) operation.
Article
The ACCC's plan to reshape the media landscape
The ACCC has signalled its intention to work with the OECD and other international agencies to kickstart an international law-making effort to regulate Google, Facebook and their successors.
Report
Digital Platforms Inquiry: preliminary report
This report outlines the ACCC's concerns regarding the market power held by Google and Facebook, including their impact on Australian businesses and, in particular, on the ability of media businesses to monetise their content.
Survey Report
The future of the First Amendment: 2018 survey of high school students and teachers
High school student support in the United States for First Amendment freedoms remains high, relative to historical levels of support in prior iterations of this survey.