Curbing the rise of fake domains and misinformation campaigns
A failure to curb the growing problem of misinformation could have serious repercussions for the Internet and for society as a whole
Misinformation is by no means new. Yet, the mass uncertainty and anxiety caused by Covid-19 has led to a sharp uptick in tactics used to spread misleading news, falsified evidence and incorrect advice....
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