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Madelyn Webb

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Madelyn Webb is an Investigative Researcher with First Draft's US Bureau. She researches reproductive rights, health misinformation, gender issues, and tech policy.

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We need to know more about political ads. But can transparency be a trap?

The complexities and contradictions of calls for increased transparency around online advertising.

What is Birdwatch?

What you need to know about Twitter's new content moderation plan.

We need independent platform oversight in 2021

The platforms can no longer delay on partnering with independent researchers and civil society organizations

The US protests have shown just how easily our information ecosystem can be manipulated

As online conversations become increasingly difficult to navigate, news outlets need to be extra cautious about narratives they’re reporting on.

Updates to Facebook's design also mean updates for researchers

No one expects social platforms to look the same forever, but researchers should be wary of this new redesign because of the valuable features it eliminates.