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There was tons of research happening in the space of online misinformation after Cambridge Analytica scandal. But NSF cancelled all the existing grants for misi

by malshe 10mo ago

There was tons of research happening in the space of online misinformation after Cambridge Analytica scandal. But NSF cancelled all the existing grants for misinformation research based on Trump's January 2025 EO. They will not fund anything related to this going forward: https://www.nsf.gov/updates-on-priorities#misinformation https://www.nsf.gov/updates-on-priorities#misinformation

rasz 10mo ago
Fund? Forget the funding, they will not let people working in the field to enter US deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/trump-administration-us-visa-crackdown https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/trump-admini...