Section 230 of the 1996 Communication Decency Act is a provision of the U.S. law that provides a legal framework for social media...
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Minnesota: Big on voting turnout and on paper ballots
Stolen, forged, falsified - these are the words heard in many countries around the world, in talk about elections. In September CNN reported that...
The BBC issue: do social media guidelines clash with freedom of speech?
The BBC is one of the oldest and most recognized media outlets in the world. But for one weekend, the BBC was the news and the center of a huge...
The Importance of Local News: Why Local Media Matters for Communities Across America
What can local media offer that mainstream outlets cannot? According to Joe Friedrichs, a radio news presenter from WTIP Community Radio in Grand...
Minnesota’s Secretary of State says biggest challenge to American democracy is ‘disinformation’
U.S. democracy faces, a number of threats and challenges, but, the most serious one is “disinformation,” said Minnesota Secretary of State Steve...
Democracy in action: people helping people. Since March 2022 a Minnesota-based nonprofit has raised more than $500,000 for Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has made life worse for millions of people. But one professor here in Minnesota is trying to make things better. Much like a...