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Fact-Checking Sites
Our aim is to assist people in ensuring the information they receive from the media and online is accurate and truthful. The fact-checking sites listed here are considered reliable resources that members of the public can use for free. Feel free to email us at ***@civilination.org to let us know who else should be added […]
February 26, 2017 admin
Separating Fact from Fiction Via Online Tools
Commenting on the American electorate, Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling said, “the first lesson you learn as a pollster is that people are stupid.” Harsh words, and as the corresponding article points out, unfortunately “irrationality on policy issues transcends party lines.” Of course, the broader recognition is that flawed thinking and reasoning aren’t limited […]
March 20, 2012 admin
Cybercivility, Reputation
Resources
Attorney List Our aim is to make this resource as comprehensive as possible and feature attorneys from around the world, so feel free to email us at ***@civilination.org to let us know who else should be added to this list. Please note that CiviliNation makes no representations as to the competency or skills of the […]
August 14, 2016 admin
CiviliNation Academy
Welcome to the CiviliNation Academy for Online Conflict Management! The CiviliNation Academy for Online Conflict Management: Practical Information and Real-life Advice from Leading Experts, on Demand Our mission is to provide the knowledge and tools that individuals and organizations need to successfully navigate the online world. The CiviliNation Academy for Online Conflict Management […]
May 27, 2015 WebTech
What We Do
CiviliNation, which focuses on the adult population (age 18+), provides a number of services for the larger online community. Each section below explains those services in more detail. Please note that we cannot provide legal advice or mental health counseling, nor do we offer legal or mental health referral services. Clearinghouse of Information CiviliNation serves […]
May 26, 2015 WebTech
Let’s Be #PositivelySocial on August 14
The World Wide Web just celebrated its 21st birthday a few days ago (August 7th, to be exact), and it’s changed our lives in immeasurable, positive ways. But as those of us who spend a lot of time online know, it’s not all fairy dust and pink unicorns on the Internet. Far from it. Just […]
August 9, 2012 admin
Civility, Conflict Resolution, Cybercivility
Defamation Victim Janice Duffy, Ph.D. Says that Online Complaint Sites Can Ruin People’s Lives
As a result of posting on what at the time she thought was a legitimate complaint website, with other members of a support group for people at a vulnerable stage in their lives, Janice Duffy, Ph.D. became the victim of online attacks and defamation that destroyed her reputation and career. After numerous attempts over a […]
May 10, 2012 admin7 Comments
Cyberbullying, Cybercivility, Defamation
Truthiness in Digital Media: A Symposium Addressing Propaganda & Misinformation Online
As the networked media environment increasingly permeates private and public life, driven in part by the rapid and extensive travels of news, information and commentary, our systems for identifying and responding to misinformation and propaganda are failing us [emphasis added], creating serious risk to everything from personal and financial health, to fundamental democratic processes […]
March 8, 2012 admin1 Comment
Cybercivility
Former Cyberbullying Victim Turned Antibullying Advocate Sue Scheff Talks About What Needs To Change Online
After being the victim of online defamation that destroyed her reputation and career, Sue Scheff sued her attacker and in 2006 won the largest defamation jury award in American legal history, $11.3 million ($1,170,000 in compensatory damages and $2,000,000 in punitive damages). She recounted her amazing story in the book Google Bomb: The Untold Story […]
February 14, 2012 admin2 Comments
Cyberbullying, Cybercivility, Defamation
Truth Googles as a Tool Towards Political Digital Literacy
One of the points we repeatedly drive home at CiviliNation is the need for individuals to have strong digital literacy skills. People should learn how to critically analyze online information, measure its accuracy, correctly identify the author(s), understand and be able to identify bias, and recognize how information is disseminated. Especially in the online realm, […]
December 1, 2011 admin
Cyberbullying, Cybercivility
Posts navigation
Facebook and Twitter Help Double the Number of U.K. Online Libel Claims
One of the dangers of online hostility isn’t just the damage that can be inflicted by the communications’ specific content, but the fact that these communications, even when they are factually incorrect or defamatory, are, by virtue of being published online, instantaneously disseminated around the world without possibility of retraction. According to legal information firm […]
August 30, 2011 admin
Cyberbullying, Defamation
http://civilination.org/?s=fact+check
Our aim is to assist people in ensuring the information they receive from the media and online is accurate and truthful. The fact-checking sites listed here are considered reliable resources that members of the public can use for free. Feel free to email us at ***@civilination.org to let us know who else should be added […]
February 26, 2017 admin
Separating Fact from Fiction Via Online Tools
Commenting on the American electorate, Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling said, “the first lesson you learn as a pollster is that people are stupid.” Harsh words, and as the corresponding article points out, unfortunately “irrationality on policy issues transcends party lines.” Of course, the broader recognition is that flawed thinking and reasoning aren’t limited […]
March 20, 2012 admin
Cybercivility, Reputation
Resources
Attorney List Our aim is to make this resource as comprehensive as possible and feature attorneys from around the world, so feel free to email us at ***@civilination.org to let us know who else should be added to this list. Please note that CiviliNation makes no representations as to the competency or skills of the […]
August 14, 2016 admin
CiviliNation Academy
Welcome to the CiviliNation Academy for Online Conflict Management! The CiviliNation Academy for Online Conflict Management: Practical Information and Real-life Advice from Leading Experts, on Demand Our mission is to provide the knowledge and tools that individuals and organizations need to successfully navigate the online world. The CiviliNation Academy for Online Conflict Management […]
May 27, 2015 WebTech
What We Do
CiviliNation, which focuses on the adult population (age 18+), provides a number of services for the larger online community. Each section below explains those services in more detail. Please note that we cannot provide legal advice or mental health counseling, nor do we offer legal or mental health referral services. Clearinghouse of Information CiviliNation serves […]
May 26, 2015 WebTech
Let’s Be #PositivelySocial on August 14
The World Wide Web just celebrated its 21st birthday a few days ago (August 7th, to be exact), and it’s changed our lives in immeasurable, positive ways. But as those of us who spend a lot of time online know, it’s not all fairy dust and pink unicorns on the Internet. Far from it. Just […]
August 9, 2012 admin
Civility, Conflict Resolution, Cybercivility
Defamation Victim Janice Duffy, Ph.D. Says that Online Complaint Sites Can Ruin People’s Lives
As a result of posting on what at the time she thought was a legitimate complaint website, with other members of a support group for people at a vulnerable stage in their lives, Janice Duffy, Ph.D. became the victim of online attacks and defamation that destroyed her reputation and career. After numerous attempts over a […]
May 10, 2012 admin7 Comments
Cyberbullying, Cybercivility, Defamation
Truthiness in Digital Media: A Symposium Addressing Propaganda & Misinformation Online
As the networked media environment increasingly permeates private and public life, driven in part by the rapid and extensive travels of news, information and commentary, our systems for identifying and responding to misinformation and propaganda are failing us [emphasis added], creating serious risk to everything from personal and financial health, to fundamental democratic processes […]
March 8, 2012 admin1 Comment
Cybercivility
Former Cyberbullying Victim Turned Antibullying Advocate Sue Scheff Talks About What Needs To Change Online
After being the victim of online defamation that destroyed her reputation and career, Sue Scheff sued her attacker and in 2006 won the largest defamation jury award in American legal history, $11.3 million ($1,170,000 in compensatory damages and $2,000,000 in punitive damages). She recounted her amazing story in the book Google Bomb: The Untold Story […]
February 14, 2012 admin2 Comments
Cyberbullying, Cybercivility, Defamation
Truth Googles as a Tool Towards Political Digital Literacy
One of the points we repeatedly drive home at CiviliNation is the need for individuals to have strong digital literacy skills. People should learn how to critically analyze online information, measure its accuracy, correctly identify the author(s), understand and be able to identify bias, and recognize how information is disseminated. Especially in the online realm, […]
December 1, 2011 admin
Cyberbullying, Cybercivility
Posts navigation
Facebook and Twitter Help Double the Number of U.K. Online Libel Claims
One of the dangers of online hostility isn’t just the damage that can be inflicted by the communications’ specific content, but the fact that these communications, even when they are factually incorrect or defamatory, are, by virtue of being published online, instantaneously disseminated around the world without possibility of retraction. According to legal information firm […]
August 30, 2011 admin
Cyberbullying, Defamation
http://civilination.org/?s=fact+check