Archive - Network Affects

How the U.S. government built the anti-disinformation field

Launching a database of the U.S. federal government's anti-dis/misinformation funding

Apr 16 •

Andrew Lowenthal

February 2025

November 2024

For UnHerd: Australia has shown the way on free speech

Has it thrown off its penchant for technocracy?

Nov 27, 2024 •

Andrew Lowenthal

Update: Australia’s misinformation bill is buried

With every independent senator now coming out against it, the bill has no chance of passing in its current form.

Nov 19, 2024 •

Andrew Lowenthal

Australia’s misinformation bill is on the ropes

It’s not yet officially dead, but it is very close

Nov 17, 2024 •

Andrew Lowenthal

and

Rebekah Barnett

Free speech wins the culture war

Rejection of the censorship regime was a key factor in Trump’s victory

Nov 11, 2024 •

Andrew Lowenthal

Election day in the USA

No matter the outcome the great reshuffle is here to stay

Nov 5, 2024 •

Andrew Lowenthal

October 2024

Op-ed: University counter-disinformation shops shred their ethics to aid censorship

Why are human subjects review boards AWOL?

Oct 14, 2024 •

Andrew Lowenthal

and

Jay Bhattacharya

September 2024

August 2024

Zuckerberg blames the government, but Facebook staff proactively participated in efforts to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story

Senior Facebook employees attended the Aspen Institute’s effort to suppress the story, contradicting Zuckerberg's statement

Aug 28, 2024 •

Andrew Lowenthal

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