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DisinfoDocket 13 February

DisinfoDocket curates influence operations-related academic research, news, events and job opportunities.
DisinfoDocket 13 February
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Highlights:

  1. Anatomy of an online outrage mob: When right-wing influencer Libs Of TikTok tags educators, school districts and medical facilities on Twitter, her fans spam their accounts with harassment (Conspirator Norteño, 12 February)
LISTEN: A Jan. 6 Committee Staffer on Social Media and the Insurrection (Lawfare, 8 February)

1. Platforms & Technology

  1. Platforms and Governments - It’s Complicated: A little insight into how tech companies and government officials engage (Anchor Change, 12 February)
  2. Code of Practice on Disinformation: New Transparency Centre provides insights and data on online disinformation for the first time (EU Reporter, 10 February)
  3. Mark Cuban: Internet misinformation will only ‘get worse’ as ChatGPT and its competitors grow (CNBC, 12 February)
  4. Google to expand misinformation "prebunking" in Europe (Washington Post, 13 February)
  5. Critics hit out at social media platforms’ disinformation reports (Politico, 9 February)

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