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Study Finds Extremist YouTube Content Mainly Viewed by Those Seeking it Out

YouTube rabbit holes are rare, but an SIO Scholar finds the platform can still help alternative and extremist channels build audiences.

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Addressing Child Exploitation on Federated Social Media

New report finds an increasingly decentralized social media landscape offers users more choice, but poses technical challenges for addressing child exploitation and other online abuse.

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Registration Open for the 2023 Trust and Safety Research Conference

Tickets on sale for the Stanford Internet Observatory’s Trust and Safety Research to be held September 28-29, 2023. Lock in early bird prices by registering before August 1.

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Assessing Political Motivations Behind Ransomware Attacks

Recent developments suggest possible links between some ransomware groups and the Russian government. We investigate this relationship by creating a dataset of ransomware victims and analyzing leaked communications from a major ransomware group.

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Analyzing a Twitter Takedown Originating in Saudi Arabia

Blogs December 23, 2019

Analyzing a Twitter Takedown Originating in Saudi Arabia

Blogs December 23, 2019

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Taiwan Election: Three Weeks Out

Blogs December 19, 2019

Taiwan Election: Three Weeks Out

Blogs December 19, 2019

Bing’s Top Search Results Contain an Alarming Amount of Disinformation

Blogs December 17, 2019

Bing’s Top Search Results Contain an Alarming Amount of Disinformation

Blogs December 17, 2019

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Taiwan Election: The Final Countdown

Blogs December 12, 2019

Taiwan Election: The Final Countdown

Blogs December 12, 2019

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New White Paper on GRU Online Operations Puts Spotlight on Pseudo-Think Tanks and Personas

Blogs November 12, 2019

New White Paper on GRU Online Operations Puts Spotlight on Pseudo-Think Tanks and Personas

Blogs November 12, 2019

Evidence of Russia-Linked Influence Operations in Africa

Blogs October 30, 2019

Evidence of Russia-Linked Influence Operations in Africa

Blogs October 30, 2019

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Libya: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Scene Setter

News October 2, 2019

Libya: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Scene Setter

News October 2, 2019

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Kosovo Blue Lives Takedown

Blogs September 30, 2019

Kosovo Blue Lives Takedown

Blogs September 30, 2019

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Should We Be Worried About Election Interference in 2020? Probably, says Facebook’s Former Chief Security Officer

News September 18, 2019

Should We Be Worried About Election Interference in 2020? Probably, says Facebook’s Former Chief Security Officer

News September 18, 2019

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Senior Congressional Staff Visit Stanford for the Cyber and Artificial Intelligence Boot Camp

News September 9, 2019

Senior Congressional Staff Visit Stanford for the Cyber and Artificial Intelligence Boot Camp

News September 9, 2019

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Taiwan: Presidential Election 2020 Scene Setter

News August 26, 2019

Taiwan: Presidential Election 2020 Scene Setter

News August 26, 2019

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Stanford Internet Observatory Seeks to Detect Internet Abuse in Real Time

News July 25, 2019

Stanford Internet Observatory Seeks to Detect Internet Abuse in Real Time

News July 25, 2019

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Talking Election Security in the Nation’s Capital

News June 24, 2019

Talking Election Security in the Nation’s Capital

News June 24, 2019

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'Securing American Elections' Report Offers a Policy Road Map

News June 11, 2019

'Securing American Elections' Report Offers a Policy Road Map

News June 11, 2019

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Facebook’s Former Chief Security Officer Weighs in On the Mueller Report

News May 8, 2019

Facebook’s Former Chief Security Officer Weighs in On the Mueller Report

News May 8, 2019

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FSI scholars join high-level commission on democracy in the digital age

News October 9, 2018

FSI scholars join high-level commission on democracy in the digital age

News October 9, 2018

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Cybersecurity: Media Roundtable Eyes Threats

News October 3, 2018

Cybersecurity: Media Roundtable Eyes Threats

News October 3, 2018

Alex Stamos taught the first "hack lab" course at Stanford in Spring 2018.

Cybersecurity expert Alex Stamos joins Stanford University as fellow

News August 1, 2018

Cybersecurity expert Alex Stamos joins Stanford University as fellow

News August 1, 2018

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