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How to be a good digital citizen during the election – and its aftermath

  • Written by Kolina Koltai, Postdoctoral Researcher of Information Studies, University of Washington
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In the runup to the U.S. presidential election there has been an unprecedented amount of misinformation about the voting process and mail-in ballots. It’s almost certain that misinformation and disinformation will increase, including,...

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