Disinfo Docket 14 February
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Highlights
O megaciclo de eleições deste ano ganha um novo capÃtulo amanhã, 14 de fevereiro. A Indonésia, terceira maior democracia do mundo, vai à s urnas para escolher o próximo presidente do paÃs.https://t.co/c3AQLVs8Rp
— *desinformante (@desinformantebr) February 13, 2024
- How AI Bots Could Sabotage 2024 Elections around the World (Scientific American, 13 February)
- French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network (The Guardian, 12 February)
- 4 AI tools to help newsrooms avoid spreading harmful content (IJNet, 12 February)
- How not to right historical wrongs (Coda Story, 12 February)
- Citing Meta lawsuit, Khan says more aggressive FTC will not turn ‘blind eye’ to big tech data abuses (The Record by Recorded Future, 9 February)
DDIA ED @RobertaSBraga joined @AllTechIsHuman today for a conversation around our analysis of Argentina President Javier Milei's use of social media and short-form video to engage supporters and shape conversations leading up to the December elections. https://t.co/DMda8i3Pz6 pic.twitter.com/aK8TWrcWqW
— Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (@DDIAmericas) February 13, 2024
1. Academia & Research
- Social corrections act as a double-edged sword by reducing the perceived accuracy of false and real news in the UK, Germany, and Italy (Nature, 13 February)
- Exploring Saliency Bias in Manipulation Detection (arXiv, 12 February)
- How Sean Hannity helped build the GOP’s collapsing Hunter Biden impeachment case (Media Matters for America, 13 February)
2. Platforms & Technology
- AI ‘resurrects’ long dead dictator in murky new era of deepfake electioneering (CNN, 11 February)
- The Role Of Humans And AI In Social Media's Battle Against Misinformation (Forbes, 12 February)
Meta
- Meta removes Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran’s Supreme Leader (CNN, 9 February)
- Meta turns its back on politics again, angering some news creators (The Washington Post, 10 February)
TikTok
- Biden campaign joins TikTok in an effort to reach younger voters (The Washington Post, 11 February)
X (Twitter)
- Musk ordered to testify again in SEC investigation of Twitter takeover (The Guardian, 11 February)