How is Wikipedia addressing election #misinformation? Find out in our new pre-print ⬇️

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#Wikipedia and Counter-Misinformation Dynamics (during 2024 US Presidential Elections): the risk of misinformation increasing significantly during politically charged moments Luciano Floridi @[email protected] Giuliano Formisano @emmiehine @prathmj Claudio Novelli R. Tyler Schroder SSRN tinyurl.com/39rzm7eh

Daniel Barker Flores studies #ComparativePolitics. His research explores the intersection of politics and organised crime. Studying urban Latin America, he focuses on violence, governance and subnational politics. Supervisor: Professor Timothy Power

💥 ‘Movement Parties of the Far Right’ is out 31 October 2024 on Oxford University Press! Pietro Castelli and I are very pleased with the result and grateful for the early praise received. Hope you enjoy reading it—we look forward to hearing your thoughts! Oxford Academic Oxford Politics

New paper out in Comparative Political Studies journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00… Can attitudes safeguard liberal democracy? Only if they are sincere, I argue. If they aren't, illiberal politicians may realize that some citizens are "staged democrats" & have an incentive to become more exclusionary. 1/9

When Cas Mudde writes that a book is a game changer in the field, this means really something! Congratulations Pietro Castelli and Andrea Pirro and lucky Oxford Politics to feature this. The cover is amazing!

🚨New Research Alert! 🗳️ Our study dives into #misinformation dynamics on Wikipedia during the 2024 US Presidential elections. We examined edits on political pages, highlighting the effectiveness of Wikipedia’s measures and providing insights on improvement. Findings 🧵 ⬇️

People overestimate how many immigrants live in their country. In the United States, for example, the average person believes that 33% of people were not born there. However, official estimates from government agencies show that the figure is just 15% — less than half as many.

Our article on Generative AI in EU law is now published in Computer Law & Security Review. The paper is available as open access here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Many thanks to the entire team: Philipp Hacker, Federico Casolari, Giorgio Spedicato, Luciano Floridi @[email protected] Digital Ethics Center (DEC) - Yale University Università di Bologna

📷 Call for Papers: #EPSAXV in Madrid! 📷 📷 June 26-28, 2025 📷 UC3M, Madrid, Spain 📷 Submit: coms.app/epsa2025 📷 Deadline: Dec 18, 2024 Showcase your research in one of 18 divisions! 📷📷 Don’t miss out—join us in sunny Madrid! Details: epsanet.org

Last night, I had the pleasure of moderating a session with Prof. Jason Arday, Prof. Patricia Daley and Dr. Lyn Kouadio (Lyn Kouadio) to discuss navigating academia. Their insights were powerful and a strong reminder of the work still needed to diversify our academic spaces.

🚨 Call for Papers: #EPSAXV in Madrid! 🚨 📅 June 26-28, 2025 📍 UC3M, Madrid, Spain 🔗 Submit: coms.app/epsa2025 🗓️ Deadline: Dec 18, 2024 Showcase your research in one of 18 divisions! 🌍🌞 Don’t miss out—join us in sunny Madrid! Details: epsanet.org

Privilege to attend this insightful panel discussion yesterday organized by Neftalem Emanuel for Black History Month at Nuffield College and indeed a stark reminder of the work that remains to be done and the incredible resilience it takes to persist (and shouldn't).

On Election Day 🗳️🇺🇸 , I'll be discussing “democracy in the AI era” in Budapest, Hungary! 🇭🇺 The timing couldn’t be better for this important conversation. Grateful to be part of this event!🗣️🤖

Our new book “Movement Parties of the Far Right” is out today with Oxford University Press! With Andrea Pirro, we explore how far-right parties increasingly combine electoral and street politics across Europe. Here's a 🧵on what you’ll find inside (1/10) Oxford Academic Oxford Politics

Great to talk about my work on Chinese censorship and public opinion (accepted at Comparative Political Studies) on Election Day 🗳️ Nuffield College politics speaker series. In an election defined by protecting freedom and democracy, an important reminder of what autocracy looks like.