Docket+ 2 November
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Below the paywall today -
* The assay problem: battlefield data after the 2026 Iran war
* Generative AI and News Report 2026: From standalone tools to information infrastructure
* Russia introduces new laws to jail critics, but denies it holds any political prisoners
* The assay problem: battlefield data after the 2026 Iran war
* Generative AI and News Report 2026: From standalone tools to information infrastructure
* Russia introduces new laws to jail critics, but denies it holds any political prisoners
Highlights
- Elections as a Source of Violence (Lawfare, 2 November)
- Lawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation (Rappler, 1 November)
- Israel’s Election Had No Clear Winner. What Comes Next for the Region? (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 28 October)
- Trusting the tag: electrophysiological signatures of source credibility in fact-checking (Nature, 29 October)
1. Academia & Research
1.1 Platforms & Technology
- AI may help, but it’s no substitute for sturdy cyber defence (ASPI, 30 October)
- How A.I. Is Making It Easier Than Ever to Microtarget Voters (The New York Times, 2 November)
Availability and spread of information
- Meta Streamlines State Censorship in India with Automated Takedowns (Tech Policy Press, 2 November)
- Inside the Secretive, Contradictory World of Campaign Ads Funded by AI Super PACs (Bellingcat, 2 November)
- Lula’s Army: Lessons From Online Political Mobilization (Just Security, 2 November)