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Disinformation campaigns have become pervasive in the vast realm of social media. Will technology companies’ recent efforts to combat propaganda be effective? Because outsiders are not privy to the inner workings of companies that run the digital world – the details of where information originates, how it spreads – it’s hard to know. The stakes for understanding how a world manipulated by algorithms affects individuals and society have never been higher. In recent years, journalists, researchers and even company insiders have accused platforms of allowing hate speech to flourish, particularly on the far right.