
Please visit the Social Media Lab’s Media Coverage page for a complete list.
Recent media appearances and mentions
2023
- Global News (online) “Why you should care about what TikTok and other platforms do with your data” (February 28, 2023 – Interview with Anatoliy Gruzd)
- CBC (online) “Is TikTok bad? Here’s why many Western countries are taking a closer look” (February 26, 2023 – Interview with Anatoliy Gruzd)
- News.24 (online) (French) “Is TikTok bad? Here’s why many Western countries are taking a closer look” (February 26, 2023 – Interview with Anatoliy Gruzd)
- 900 CHML (radio) The Bill Kelly Show – Join host Bill Kelly live to chat about social media platforms raising costs for verification with Anatoliy Gruzd (February 23, 2023)
- Coast Mountain News (online) “The staggering socioeconomic costs of COVID anti-vaxxer behaviour” (February 16, 2023 – cites Philip Mai and Anatoliy Gruzd)
- CBC (online), “‘Deny, deflect, distract’: How Russia spreads disinformation about the war in Ukraine” by Alexandra Zabjek (January 22, 2023 – Interview with Anatoliy Gruzd)
- CBC RADIO “Fighting the disinformation war” (January 22, 2023 – Interview with Anatoliy Gruzd)
2022
- National Post (online), “Canada ignores TikTok alarm bells as U.S. considers ban over China spying fears” by Tom Blackwell (December 22, 2022 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd and cited State of Social Media report from the Social Media Lab)
- BradfordToday.ca (online) “Beyond Local: Social Media use has declined with one exception” (October 1, 2022 an op-ed written by Philip Mai and Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Conversation (online), “As pandemic measures are lifted, social media use has declined with the exception of TikTok” by Anatoliy Gruzd and Philip Mai (September 25, 2022)
- The Conversation (online), “Russian propaganda is making inroads with right-wing Canadians” by Philip Mai, Alyssa Saiphoo, Anatoliy Gruzd, Felipe Bonow Soares (July 17, 2022)
- The Canadian Press (online), “Russian propaganda is making inroads with right-wing Canadians” by Anatoliy Gruzd, Philip Mai, Felipe Bonow Soares, Alyssa Saiphoo (July 17, 2022 – Lab’s report)
- BFM: The Business Radio Station (Online), “Pressing Matters: The Social Media Battlefront Of The Ukraine War” (Mar 27, 2022 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Sunday Mail (Online), “NEW: Companies are increasingly turning to social media to screen potential employees” (Mar 22, 2022 – By Anatoliy Gruzd, Elizabeth Dubois and Jenna Jacobson)
- The Canadian Press (online), “Glut of social media posts, political divisiveness a challenge for content moderators”, by Tara Deschamps (May 22, 2022 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- AM980 (CFPL) (Radio), Mar 17, 2022 – Interview with Anatoliy Gruzd, on misinformation and Ukraine war
- Globe and Mail (Online), “Big tech’s response to Russia likely to set precedent, experts say” (Mar 2, 2022 – Interview w/ Philip Mai and Anatoliy Gruzd)
- University Affairs (Online), “1 in 4 youth ‘may ignore science,’ leading to calls for improved communications” (Feb 4, 2022 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
2021
- Toronto Star (Online), “What’s Facebook’s metaverse? Mark Zuckerberg says he’s crafting the future of the internet. Here’s why your data’s at risk” (Nov 3, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Mornings with Simi: Global News (Omny.fm Vancouver), “The Social Media shutdown that had people stranded” (Oct 5, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Hill Times (Online), “Fear, negativity dominated elxn#44 ads, saystrategists” By PETER MAZEREEUW (Sept. 20, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Vancouver Sun (Online), “Election 2021: The tweets of #elxn44”, By Nathan Griffiths (Sept. 17, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Canada.com (Online), “Election 2021: The tweets of #elxn44”, By Nathan Griffiths (Sept. 17, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- CTV News (Online), “Spending on Facebook ads skyrockets amid election, as Liberals outspend all other parties combined”, By Nicole Bogart (Sept. 3, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- National Post (Online), “This federal election, the Liberals are outspending all the other parties combined when buying ads on Facebook”, (Sept. 2, 2021 – By Anatoliy Gruzd and Philip Mai)
- The Conversation (Online), “This federal election, the Liberals are outspending all the other parties combined when buying ads on Facebook”, By Philip Mai and Anatoliy Gruzd (Sept. 1, 2021)
- CBCRadio (Online), “Biden sticking to Aug. 31 deadline for troop withdrawal but asks for contingency plan”, (Aug. 24, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- St Catharines Standard (Online), “Pandemic changes spark rage and debate on social media”, By Marin Scottens (July 29, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Orillia Matters (Online), “Politicians need to change their social media platforms to attract young voters, research says”, By Nida Zafar (June 30, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd and Philip Mai)
- Collingwood Today (Online), “Politicians need to change their social media platforms to attract young voters, research says”, By Nida Zafar (June 28, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd and Philip Mai)
- Barrie Today (Online), “Politicians need to change their social media platforms to attract young voters, research says”, By Nida Zafar (June 26, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd and Philip Mai)
- Montreal Gazette (Online), “Truth, lies and the disinformation problem that won’t go away”, By Matthew Lapierre (June 18, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Montreal Gazette (Online), “The infodemic in Quebec: Road map of a hospital hoax gone viral”, By Matthew Lapierre (June 15, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Durham Region (Online), “What’s really behind Ontario’s anti-lockdown groups that stand up for small businesses: Groups target those who fear, mistrust, experts say”, By Veronica Appia (May 7, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Brampton Guardian (Online), “What’s really behind Ontario’s anti-lockdown groups that stand up for small businesses: Groups target those who fear, mistrust, experts say”, By Veronica Appia (May 7, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Toronto.com (Online), “What’s really behind Ontario’s anti-lockdown groups that stand up for small businesses: Groups target those who fear, mistrust, experts say”, By Veronica Appia (May 7, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- St Catharines Standard (Online), “The ‘privacy paradox’ in social media use”, By Ken Grafton (May 6, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Welland Tribune (Online), “The ‘privacy paradox’ in social media use”, By Ken Grafton (May 6, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Hill Times (Online), “Experts question role of data commissioner as feds finally earmark funds”, By Aiden Chamandy (May 5, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Hamilton Spectator (Online), “The ‘privacy paradox’ in social media use”, By Ken Grafton (May 5, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Hamilton Spectator (Online), “Toxicity analysis in the social media landscape”, By Ken Grafton (Apr. 25, 2021- Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Toronto Star (Online), “‘This is insane’: Facebook blocked this family from raising money for a wheelchair van”, by Kieran Leavitt (Apr. 1, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Toronto Star (Online), “Who is spreading COVID-19 hoaxes online? Study reveals which age group is most likely to share pandemic misinformation”, by Olivia Bowden (Mar. 31, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Hill Times (Online), “Government efforts to fight COVID-19 misinformation get mixed reviews as ‘infodemic’ persists” by alice Chen (Mar. 24, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- CBCListen (Online), “Joining Clubhouse and what splintering social networks could mean to you” by Paul Haavardsrud (Mar. 14, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Hill Times (Online), “Most online users report seeing false, misleading COVID-19 information, but few verify accuracy: report”, by Palak Mangat (Feb. 2, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Sun (Online), “WHATSAPP U-TURN Desperate WhatsApp delays ‘privacy update’ by three months after furious users abandon the Facebook chat app”, by Harry Pettit (Jan. 18, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Sun (Online), “Desperate WhatsApp scrambles to keep users by promise Facebook won’t read your texts as thousands quit app”, by Harry Pettit (Jan. 13, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Global News (Online), “WhatsApp’s new privacy policy sparks outcry. Here’s what you need to know”, by Rachael D’Amore (Jan. 12, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Observador (Online), “The tweet that is a case study. How an anonymous sentence gave gas to deniers” by Vítor Rodrigues Oliveira (Jan. 10, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- El Confidencial (Online), “The War of the Worlds version 2020: the tweet that made you believe that the covid did not exist” by Héctor G. Barnés(Jan. 9, 2021 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
2020
- Business Insider South Africa (Online), “US data scientists are enlisting influencers to fight dangerous Covid-19 conspiracy theories”, by Allana Akhtar (Dec. 22, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Business Insider, (Online), “How data scientists and influencers are joining forces to fight against dangerous COVID-19 conspiracy theories online”, by Allana Akhtar (Dec. 22, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Vancouver Bureau (Online), “Are Facebook and Twitter ready for America’s Trump vs. Biden election day? Are we?” by Douglas Quan (Oct. 30, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Global News (Online), “Misinformation is spreading as fast as coronavirus. It will ‘take a village’ to fight it” by Rachael D’Amore (Oct 1, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Toronto Sun (Online), “Facebook aims to ‘limit misinformation’ by adding labels to COVID posts” by Jenny Yuen (Sep. 23, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Conversation (Online), “Les entreprises se tournent de plus en plus vers les médias sociaux pour filtrer les candidats” (Sept. 18, 2020 – Op-ed by Anatoliy Gruzd, Jenna Jacoson & Elizabeth Dubois)
- Orilla Matters (Online), “BEYOND LOCAL: Companies are increasingly turning to social media to screen potential employees” (Sep. 2, 2020- Op-ed by Anatoliy Gruzd, Jenna Jacoson & Elizabeth Dubois)
- Thorold News (Online), “BEYOND LOCAL: Is Canada due for an update of online privacy rules?” (Aug. 27, 2020 – Op-ed by Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Conversation FR (Online), “Les règles canadiennes en matière de protection de la vie privée en ligne sont à revoir”, (Aug. 19, 2020 – Op-ed by Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Healio (Online), “COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ persists, could worsen” by Eamon N. Dreisbach (Aug. 16, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Next Web (Online), “Employers are lurking on your social media ahead of interviews — raising ethical concerns” (Aug. 12, 2020 – Op-ed by Anatoliy Gruzd, Jenna Jacoson & Elizabeth Dubois)
- Collingwood Today (Online), “BEYOND LOCAL: Coronavirus misinformation is spreading — what is Canada doing about it?” by Rachael D’Amore (Aug. 8, 2020 – Interview with Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Sudbury.com (Online) “BEYOND LOCAL: Coronavirus misinformation is spreading — what is Canada doing about it?” by Rachael D’Amore (Aug. 8, 2020 – Interview with Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Global News (Online), “Coronavirus misinformation is spreading — what is Canada doing about it?” by Rachael D’Amore (Aug. 4, 2020 – interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- University Affairs (Online), In the midst of the pandemic, academics are fighting a rising ‘infodemic’ by KERRY BANKS (Jul. 29, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Conversation (Online), “Canada’s out-of-date online privacy rules aren’t protecting you” (July 26, 2020 – Op-ed by Anatoliy Gruzd)
- IT Business (Online), “Consumers have never been more suspicious, but it’s also a great time for marketers to experiment, experts say” by Baneet Braich (Jul. 22, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- CBC The National (CBC News Network), “Hacking of high-profile Twitter accounts” by Erin Collins (July 15, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Deutsche Welle (Online), “New insights in the battle against misinformation” by Julia Sittmann (Jul. 10, 2020 – Interview w/ Philip Mai and Anatoliy Gruzd)
- TechXplore (Online), “Companies are increasingly turning to social media to screen potential employees” (Jul. 09, 2020 – Op-ed by Anatoliy Gruzd, Jenna Jacoson & Elizabeth Dubois)
- The Conversation (Online), “Companies are increasingly turning to social media to screen potential employees”, (Jul. 8, 2020 – Op-ed by Anatoliy Gruzd, Jenna Jacoson & Elizabeth Dubois)
- The Telegram (Online; also in Halifax Today, The Guardian PEI, Journal Pioneer PEI, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Cape Brenton Post) Companies are increasingly turning to social media to screen potential employees (Jul. 09, 2020 – Op-ed by Anatoliy Gruzd, Jenna Jacoson & Elizabeth Dubois)
- GetConnected (Online), “Why Our Next Pandemic is an Infodemic” by Stephen Fung by Mike Agerbo and John Biehler (May 23, 2020 – Interview w/ Philip Mai and Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Toronto Star (Online), “COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ reaching Canadians through social media and apps, survey suggests” by Alex Boutilier (May 12, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- The Conversation (online), “Conspiracy theorists are falsely claiming that the coronavirus pandemic is an elaborate hoax”,(Apr. 22, 2020 – by Philip Mai and Anatoliy Gruzd)
- MedScape (online), “COVID-19 ‘Infodemic’: Researchers Step Up to Stop the Spread”, by Michael Vlessides (Mar. 27, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)
- Victoria News (online), “Royal Roads receives federal funding to study misinformation surrounding COVID-19” by Victorian News Staff (Mar. 11, 2020 – Interview w/ Anatoliy Gruzd)