Social Science Research Council

For Support Of The Social Media And Democracy Research Initiative

Amount

$1,000,000
Program

U.S. Democracy
Date Awarded

5/30/2018
Term

4.0 Months
Type of Support

General Support/Program

Overview

The Hewlett Foundation recently launched a fund to research how digital disinformation is affecting political polarization and undermining U.S. democracy, and what can be done about it. One challenge has been securing data access from online platforms. In

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