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Social Sciences Nov 10, 2022

Extremists use video games to recruit vulnerable youth. Here's what parents and gamers need to know

Reports of far-right extremists trying to recruit young people through video games have raised concerns for parents, guardians and youth alike.

Social Sciences Nov 10, 2022

Pre-pandemic conspiratorial mindset predicted hesitance to accept COVID-19 vaccine

Scholars have found that acceptance of COVID-19-related conspiracy theories is associated with hesitance to take a COVID-19 vaccine. But data gathered during the pandemic about belief in COVID-specific conspiracy theories ...

Social Sciences Nov 9, 2022

Iranian regime 'doubling down' on media manipulation in response to recent protests, analysis shows

The Iranian regime is "doubling down" on the manipulation of media in response to recent protests to create armed conflict between different ethnic groups, an expert has warned.

Social Sciences Nov 9, 2022

Study: Germans more satisfied with democracy as a form of government

Public satisfaction with democracy in Germany has risen over the past two years, while in some cases extreme right-wing attitudes have declined significantly. At the same time, hatred of migrants, women, Muslims and other ...

Mathematics Nov 9, 2022

How math can help the BBC with impartial reporting

In her keynote MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August, former BBC presenter Emily Maitlis spoke of her misgivings about the way the UK's public broadcaster interpreted the corporation's ...

Social Sciences Nov 9, 2022

US midterms: 42 new voting laws since 2021 risk undermining confidence in American democracy

Soon after the first results had been declared in the 2020 US midterm elections it became clear that the "red wave" of Republican victories many pundits had thought would hand them control of both houses of Congress was not ...

Social Sciences Nov 8, 2022

New report reveals link between online and offline violence against women journalists

A report into online violence against women journalists draws on Department of Computer Science research to call for urgent action by U.K. policymakers to protect lives, livelihoods and press freedom.

Social Sciences Nov 7, 2022

Study finds that Americans are more likely than others to share COVID-19 misinformation online

People living in the United States are more than three times more likely to share misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 than people in four other English-speaking countries, including Canada, a Simon Fraser ...

Social Sciences Nov 3, 2022

Political violence in America isn't going away anytime soon

A warning about the threat of political violence heading into the 2022 midterm elections was issued to state and local law enforcement officials by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Oct. 28, 2022.

Social Sciences Nov 1, 2022

Terrorism conspiracy theories among the public in the UK: 1 in 11 people can be classed as strong believers

Notable minorities of the U.K. public say they believe conspiracy theories about terror attacks including the Manchester Arena bombing, the 7/7 attacks in London, 9/11, and school shootings in the U.S., with belief particularly ...

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