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Q&A with Riana Pfefferkorn, Stanford Internet Observatory Research Scholar
News / January 21, 2021
Riana Pfefferkorn joined the Stanford Internet Observatory as a research scholar in December. She comes from Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, where she was the Associate Director of...
Heal the Transatlantic Technology Policy Rift to Combat China's Digital Authoritarian Model
Commentary / January 20, 2021
Our EU partners must resist the impulse to digital sovereignty.
Top Technology Policy Priorities for the New Administration
Commentary / January 19, 2021
Now is the time to rally the world around a democratic vision of digital society.
How to Investigate Wikipedia: Our Process
Blog / January 14, 2021
Wikipedia celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. This blog post, the second of two, looks at how open source investigators can conduct research on Wikipedia.
Inauthentic Editing: Changing Wikipedia to Win Elections and Influence People
Blog / January 7, 2021
Wikipedia celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. This is the first of two blog posts exploring the use, misuse, and ultimate resilience of this open, community-edited platform.
Online Consent Moderation
Blog / December 18, 2020
New Approaches to Preventing Proliferation of Non-Consensual Intimate Images
Stoking Conflict by Keystroke
Blog / December 15, 2020
New Facebook takedowns expose networks of Russian-linked assets targeting Libya, Sudan, Syria, and the Central African Republic.
Slanted Narratives, Social Media, and Foreign Influence in Libya
Blog / November 10, 2020
New working paper assesses the role of foreign influence in Libyan social media
Society Needs to Adapt to a World of Widespread Disinformation
News / October 28, 2020
Renée DiResta is leading the fight against online disinformation. On the World Class Podcast, she describes what it’s like to expose malign actors in the emerging world of ceaseless propaganda and...
Q&A with Graham Webster of the Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance
Q&A / October 27, 2020
Webster explains how DigiChina makes Chinese tech policy accessible for English speakers
The Threat of Foreign Influence Operations
Blog / October 23, 2020
A new SIO-Lawfare debate series argues the questions: What is the impact of foreign influence operations targeting the United States? Is public conversation commensurate with the threat level?
How to Ensure a Free and Fair Election During a Pandemic
News / October 14, 2020
On the World Class Podcast, Nathaniel Persily weighs in on the risk of voter fraud, questions about mail-in ballots, and his work with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project.
Analysis of an October 2020 Facebook Takedown Linked to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria
Blog / October 8, 2020
In this post and in the attached report we investigate an operation that called for the release from prison of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
Analysis of Twitter Takedowns Linked to Cuba, the Internet Research Agency, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand
Blog / October 8, 2020
In this post and in the attached reports we investigate operations linked to youth organizations with ties to the Cuban government, the Internet Research Agency, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the...
Analysis of an October 2020 Facebook Takedown Linked to U.S. Political Consultancy Rally Forge
Blog / October 8, 2020
An astroturfing operation involving fake accounts (some with AI-generated images) that left thousands of comments on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Clients included Turning Point Action and...
Fake Profiles, Real Children
Blog / October 1, 2020
A Look at the Use of Stolen Child Imagery in Social Media Role-Playing Games
Chinese Expat News Site Resists CCP Influence
Blog / September 24, 2020
A popular source of information among the Chinese diaspora is the website Wenxuecity.com. There have been allegations that the site’s funding is linked to the Chinese government. In this post, we...
Who Are the President of Guinea's Facebook Trolls? The Blurry Line Between Modern Campaigning and Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior
Blog / September 21, 2020
We document an extensive network of Facebook Pages operated by Guinean president Alpha Condé’s political party. The Pages coordinated posting to support Condé's bid for a third term, and the...
Qui sont les trolls Facebook du président guinéen ? Campagne électorale moderne ou actions inauthentiques concertées, une frontière floue
Blog / September 21, 2020
Nous avons enquêté sur un large réseau de pages Facebook opérées par le parti du président guinéen Alpha Condé. Les Pages orchestrent des publications qui soutiennent la candidature de Condé à un...
Stanford Scholars Find No Partisan Advantage of Mail-in, Absentee Voting but Other Challenges Lie Ahead
News / September 9, 2020
Mail-in voting has come under partisan scrutiny, but according to Stanford research, it does not appear to benefit one political party over the other. However, challenges to mail-in and absentee...
A US PR Firm Steps Into Contested Elections
Blog / September 4, 2020
A U.S.-based strategic communications firm engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior targeting people in Bolivia and Venezuela.
Reporting for Duty
Blog / September 1, 2020
An investigation into a network of Pakistan-based Facebook and Instagram accounts suspended for coordinated inauthentic behavior reveals mass reporting to silence critics of Islam and Pakistan.
Profile | Dan Boneh
Q&A / August 28, 2020
Co-Director, Stanford Cyber Policy Center, Rajeev Motwani Professor in the School of Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering