Battles over information integrity, trust, and platform power

This cluster explores how digital platforms shape what we can know and trust, from Wikipedia and search engines allegedly distorting sensitive topics to Google sunsetting products that users relied on. It covers efforts to manage misinformation in large language models, strengthen researcher identity via ORCID, and uphold editorial standards as a way to retain reader confidence. Other pieces highlight anxieties over bots, censorship, and viral social accounts, and argue for reclaiming a more human-centered, accountable digital commons. Together, they trace a broader struggle to rebuild authenticity and reliability in an ecosystem dominated by powerful intermediaries.