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News coverage, Reboot writings, and mentions of our work from around the globe.

U.S. Capitol Under Siege: Helen Lee Bouygues On Facebook Blocking Donald Trump's Account

Rahul Kanwal of India Today

Jan. 7, 2021

Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building on Wednesday (January 6) to protest the outcome of the November 3 presidential election on the day the US Congress was slated to ratify Joe Biden’s Electoral College win.

Speaking on India Today’s special show Newstrack with Rahul Kanwal, Reboot President Helen Lee Bouygues weighed in on the decisions by Twitter and Facebook to ban Donald Trump from their platforms.

> Watch the video

Who’s Asking the Questions in Your Classroom? If It’s Not Your Students, Think Again

David Bosso at Education Post

Nov. 23, 2020

Teachers often tell their students that there is no such thing as a bad question. It’s true of course—students should never be embarrassed to ask a question. At the same time, however, it is possible to learn to ask better questions.

Unfortunately, questioning is a skill that is not emphasized enough in classrooms. Indeed, one of the pillars of critical thinking—a set of skills that is more valuable now than ever—is the capacity to formulate and ask questions. 

> Read the article

Google, Facebook And Twitter Work To Counter Election Misinformation

Meha Ahmad at WBEZ, NPR Chicago

Nov. 3, 2020

Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter have ramped up efforts to combat misinformation surrounding the election. Is it too little, too late?

Reset checks in with two experts.

• Sheera Frenkel, New York Times reporter on cybersecurity

• Helen Lee Bouygues, a misinformation expert and President of the Paris-based Reboot Foundation

> Read the article

Helen Lee Bouygues ’95 Is Teaching the World Critical Thinking

Elisabeth H. Daugherty in Princeton Alumni Weekly

July 22, 2020

When Helen Lee Bouygues ’95’s daughter needed to research King Francis for a school project, the 7-year-old didn’t turn to either of the two books about him sitting right in her room. 

She asked to borrow a computer and went straight to Wikipedia.

“That got me thinking about how children gather information,” says Bouygues. “For her, it was about expediency and being faster, but that has implications around how children learn.”

> Read the article

The 19th Explains: The spread of conspiracies and disinformation by women on social media

Mariel Padilla in The19th

Oct. 19, 2020

Since the internet’s advent, conspiracy theories have acquired followings online. Now, in the era of social media, people use platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to spread disinformation and misinformation. Instagram, the Facebook-owned image platform where influencers tout luxury, beauty and consumer culture, has also become an online home for conspiracies. And lately, one has been particularly prolific: QAnon.

> Read the article

VERIFY: Some age groups more inclined to believe and share misinformation, study says

Cheryl Mercedes at KHOU 11

Oct. 5, 2020

Social media has become the information highway for so many people, but not everything is paved with the truth.

A new study found some age groups are more inclined to believe and share misinformation.

The posts pop up on social media news feeds constantly. Claims that you, “Need to affix two stamps to your absentee ballot to make sure it gets delivered;” “Lawmakers are trying to sneak in a bill that would raise taxes on guns and ammo;” “FEMA has authorized a $2800.00 check for hazard pay!”

> Read the article

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