Reports

Alberta’s Referendum, Online: Influencers, AI Content, Foreign Interest, and the Attention Economy Ahead of the October 19 Vote
Chris Ross, Ben Steel, David Hobson, Saewon Park, Esli Chan, Bradley Wood-MacLean, Mika Desblancs-Patel, Aengus Bridgman
Sep 10, 2026
CBC News The Canadian Press
Alberta’s Referendum, Online: Influencers, AI Content, Foreign Interest, and the Attention Economy Ahead of the October 19 Vote
Facebook’s News Slop Economy: Inside a Foreign-Run AI Content-Farm Network Monetizing Fake News
Mathieu Lavigne, Mika Desblancs-Patel, David Hobson, Esli Chan, Manon Paquet, Aengus Bridgman
Jun 22, 2026
CTV News CBC News Radio-Canada
Facebook’s News Slop Economy: Inside a Foreign-Run AI Content-Farm Network Monetizing Fake News
Conspiratorial Claims and Institutional Distrust in Canada’s Online Ecosystem
Mika Desblancs-Patel, Esli Chan, Mathieu Lavigne, Chris Ross, David Hobson, Ben Steel, Helen A. Hayes
Feb 23, 2026
CTV News National Observer The Tyee CP24
Conspiratorial Claims and Institutional Distrust in Canada’s Online Ecosystem
Canadian AI Strategy Task Force: Infrastructure
Ian Rae, Sara Parker, David Hobson, Derek Ruths
Oct 31, 2025
Canadian AI Strategy Task Force: Infrastructure
The relevance and role of Tenet Media personalities in Canadian political discussion
David Hobson, Jean-Romain Roy, Ben Steel, Aengus Bridgman
Nov 5, 2024
The Logic
The relevance and role of Tenet Media personalities in Canadian political discussion
August 3 bot actıvity on X related to rally in Kirkland Lake
Aengus Bridgman, David Hobson
Aug 28, 2024
CBC News The Canadian Press
August 3 bot actıvity on X related to rally in Kirkland Lake