Last winter, as Christmas markets opened across Europe, social media was flooded with alarming videos. Posts claimed that radical Islamists were “invading” Christmas markets. One clip appeared to show people “disrupting” the opening of the Brussels Christmas market, while a separate photo showed a market surrounded by heavy security. The message was clear:
Antoine Marie, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL Once upon a time, newly minted graduates dreamt of creating online social media that would bring people closer together. That dream is now all but a distant memory. In 2024, there aren’t many ills social networks don’t stand accused of: the platforms are singled out
Oatawa / Shutterstock Francisco J. Pérez Latre, Universidad de Navarra Disinformation, AI-generated content and fake news pose a serious threat to our democratic processes. With half of the world’s population taking part in more than 80 national elections in 2024 – including European elections in June – independent and trustworthy media outlets are
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At an informative level, the highlighted aspect during the first few months of the pandemic was the leading role of experts in “the need for authorised voices that can somehow contextualise what is happening, especially in a situation of uncertainty”, notes researcher Raúl Magallón, from the UC3M’s Department of Communication and Media Studies,