CONNECT University Event 21Oct2019 Disinformation: a social and political challenge The prominence of facts determining credibility of news and the media until the recent past is increasingly questioned in the present. Online…
CONNECT University Event 08Nov2019 The Joint Action Plan of the European Commission on online disinformation and its implementation The exposure of the society to disinformation represents a major challenge for Europe. In this sense, the European Commission works on implementing a…
CONNECT University Event 11Nov2019 Workshop on the practices of online disinformation creation During this CONNECT University session, the COMPROP team held a workshop on how bots, junk news producers, and targeted online misinformation…
CONNECT University Event 11Dec2019 The Code of Practice on disinformation: social media and platforms accountability The role of platforms as gatekeepers of information and disinformation has become very important. During this CONNECT University session high-level…
CONNECT University Event 29Jan2020 Disinformation actors are diverse In 2019, the EU called for the protection of European societies from hybrid threats and disinformation originating from state and non-state actors…
CONNECT University Event 20Feb2020 A diverse toolbox: the instruments of disinformation Disinformation is not a new phenomenon – but through technological advances and the speed at which information travels, we are looking at a much more…
CONNECT University Event 06Jul2020 Media literacy in the digital age The digital age and our continual online presence has escalated the problem of disinformation, both in spread and in speed, and consequently in its…
CONNECT University Event 16Jul2020 Enhancing Awareness on Disinformation: The Role of Fact-checkers, Researchers and Media This CONNECT University online session highlighted the importance of supporting various forms of the fight against disinformation and debunking…
CONNECT University Event 24Sep2020 Pandemic vs panic: fighting against disinformation The Covid-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an “infodemic” – an overflow of information about the virus, often false or inaccurate and spread…
CONNECT University Event 30Jun2021 Handling climate disinformation Climate change is the largest and most challenging problem our society faces today and dealing with it requires a new growth strategy that will…
