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Tech platforms rarely treat climate misinformation as a high priority.

ScienceEducationClimateTechnologyOct 22, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
This thread announces the publication of a PhD paper by Vasilisa Kuznetsova, examining how tech platforms govern climate misinformation. The paper highlights that platforms rarely prioritize this issue and instead shift responsibility through performative care rather than enforceable rules. The posts emphasize the academic recognition of this research.

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Tech platforms rarely treat climate misinformation as a high priority.
Parent: TechnologyEntity: Platform GovernanceImpact: negativeDate: Oct 22, 2026 - Oct 23, 2026Target: Tech platforms' prioritization of climate misinformation
Tech platforms shift responsibility for climate misinformation through performative care rather than enforceable rules.
Parent: TechnologyEntity: Platform GovernanceSub-entity: Content ModerationImpact: negativeDate: Oct 22, 2026 - Oct 23, 2026Target: Tech platforms' approach to content moderation of climate misinformation

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We are happy for Vasilisa Kuznetsova, who just published her new PhD paper, "All talk, no rules: Content moderation practices and discursive strategies in platform governance of climate misinformation"! Vasilisa investigates how platforms govern climate misinformation, highlighting how tech giants rarely treat this issue as a high priority. Platforms effectively shift responsibility away from themselves, replacing enforceable duties with performative care. Read it here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768624261499168
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We are happy to announce the publication of a new PhD paper by our lab member, Vasilisa Kuznetsova, titled "All talk, no rules: Content moderation practices and discursive strategies in platform governance of climate misinformation." As https://zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/new-publication-all-talk-no-rules-content-moderation-practices-and-discursive-strategies-in-platform-governance-of-climate-misinformation/
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