DisinfoDocket 13 November
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Highlights
- Disinformers use similar arguments and techniques to steer hate against migrants from Ukraine or the Global South (EDMO, 9 November)
- Protecting Election 2024 from foreign malign influence: lessons learned help us anticipate the future (Microsoft, 8 November)
- I.O.C. Says It Was Target of Elaborate ‘Fake News’ Campaign (NYT, 9 November)
- Russia – New russian digital interference against France (French Government, 9 November)
1. Platforms & Technology
- Microsoft chief says Russia is spreading Middle East disinformation (France24, 11 November)
2. Asia & Australasia
- Fears in India grow over state-run ‘fact-checking’ units threatening freedom of speech and democracy (SCMP, 10 November)
- How the Indian Far-Right is Using the Israeli Conflict to Spread Islamophobic Disinformation (GNET, 10 November)
3. Israel & Palestine
- Palestine unplugged: how Israel disrupts Gaza’s internet (Access Now, 10 November)
- Israel-Hamas fake news thrives on poorly regulated online platforms (Guardian, 11 November)
- Anti-Defamation League maps Jewish peace rallies with antisemitic attacks (The Intercept, 11 November)