<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Hello there</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Welcome to those who joined recently - especially those who arrived from the unlike-us list. We hope you will like-us. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We will experiment going outside of email, and invite you to join the Telegram Billions group: <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/Hj1enhgpXjHH-6aYNFnaPg" class="">https://t.me/joinchat/Hj1enhgpXjHH-6aYNFnaPg</a></div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Billions will also set up on WhatsApp soon. </div><div class=""><br class="">As always, if you have any feedback or contributions to make, please reply to this message. Please share your relevant research, blogs and articles… </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And here’s this week’s Billions download.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best, Sam / Billions</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Research Report - </b><b class="">Like a virus: The coordinated spread of coronavirus disinformation </b>1 June 2020</div><div class="">Queensland University of Technology, The Australia Institute, Centre for Responsible Technology</div><div class="">Analysis of over 25.5 million tweets over 10 days identifies 5,752 accounts that coordinated 6,559 times to spread mis- and disinformation regarding the coronavirus for either commercial or political purposes. Almost all politically motivated activity promoted right wing governments or parties. Coordinated spreading of the China bioweapon conspiracy theory is estimated to have made over 5 million impressions on Twitter users, spread by mainly pro-Trump, partisan conservative and/or QAnon accounts.</div><div class=""><a href="http://www.commonedge.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P904-Like-a-virus-COVID19-disinformation-Web.pdf" class="">http://www.commonedge.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P904-Like-a-virus-COVID19-disinformation-Web.pdf</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Facebook employees revolt over Zuckerberg’s stance on Trump</b> 1 June 2020. The Financial Times</div><div class="">Mark Zuckerberg is facing a backlash from within Facebook after several senior employees publicly criticised the chief executive for refusing to take action over posts by Donald Trump that Twitter last week censured for “glorifying violence”.</div><div class=""><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0ad3c5e7-a93a-414f-911b-16cb3f118688" class="">https://www.ft.com/content/0ad3c5e7-a93a-414f-911b-16cb3f118688</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Dangers of Trump’s Executive Order Explained</b> 31 May 2020. Electronic Frontier Foundation</div><div class="">The inaptly named Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship(EO) is a mess on many levels: it’s likely unconstitutional on several grounds, built on false premises, and bad policy to boot. </div><div class=""><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/05/dangers-trumps-executive-order-explained" class="">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/05/dangers-trumps-executive-order-explained</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><b class="">Parallel Pandemics</b> 27 May 2020 Points Data&Society</div><div class="">The novel coronavirus has unleashed two parallel pandemics. One is the biological pandemic of COVID-19. The second is a social pandemic of digital misinformation: an infodemic.</div><div class=""><a href="https://points.datasociety.net/parallel-pandemics-a7d2f5bba9cf" class="">https://points.datasociety.net/parallel-pandemics-a7d2f5bba9cf</a></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">There’s No Telling What Data Facebook Will Collect If You Use Its Zoom Clone </b>21 May 2020. The Intercept.</div><div class="">But today, well over a week after the rollout and nearly a month after Facebook announced and offered the privacy assurances about Messenger Rooms, it’s impossible to determine exactly what information will be collected about you and your life if you decide to use the product...</div><div class=""><a href="https://theintercept.com/2020/05/20/facebook-messenger-rooms-video-call/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter" class="">https://theintercept.com/2020/05/20/facebook-messenger-rooms-video-call/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Podcast - Douglas Rushkoff on reclaiming our humanity on the internet </b>7 May 2020. Big Tech Podcast</div><div class="">The internet became an extension of American capitalism, seeking to capture and analyze our attention to generate growth. We see the impact now on our society, democracy and overall wellbeing. But Rushkoff explains that the problem isn’t the technology—it’s the application. </div><div class=""><a href="https://thelogic.co/news/podcast/big-tech-podcast-douglas-rushkoff-on-reclaiming-our-humanity-on-the-internet/" class="">https://thelogic.co/news/podcast/big-tech-podcast-douglas-rushkoff-on-reclaiming-our-humanity-on-the-internet/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Beyond keyboard crusaders: The power of social media and online activism </b>14 May 2020. Lens - Monash University</div><div class="">In an attention economy, the loudest voice isn’t always the most impactful. At a time when supporters of various causes are shouting louder than ever, Monash experts are finding new ways of getting important, accurate information to the community using a different tactic.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Advertising and social media face fresh trust issues amid global crisis</b> 15 May 2020. The Drum</div><div class="">Just 43% of people in the UK said they preferred to see ads relevant to their interests and needs, versus 54% of people globally...The study also revealed low perceived authenticity around advertising on social channels, numbers that could spell trouble for the nascent influencer marketing industry.</div><div class=""><a href="https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/05/15/advertising-and-social-media-face-fresh-trust-issues-amid-global-crisis" class="">https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/05/15/advertising-and-social-media-face-fresh-trust-issues-amid-global-crisis</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>