DisinfoDocket 18 December

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Highlights

1. To find spam networks, go where the spammers are (Conspirator Norteño, 16 December)
2. Eric Schmidt has a 6-point plan for fighting election misinformation (MIT, 15 December)
3. Trump quotes Putin condemning American democracy, praises autocrat Orban: Trump also called Jan. 6 defendants “hostages” and again demonized immigrants as “poisoning the blood of our country” (Washington Post, 16 December)
4. US election: how populists encourage blind mistrust – and how to push back (The Conversation, 15 December)

1. Platforms & Technology

1. Discord bans misgendering and deadnaming in hateful conduct policy update (TechCrunch, 13 December)
2. Toward Prosocial Tech Design Governance (Tech Policy Press, 14 December)

Meta

2. Russia & Ukraine

1. Fake TikTok accounts spread disinformation on Russia-Ukraine war to millions (CNBC, 15 December)

3. Asia & Australasia

1. Chinese disinformation clumsy but unkillable (Bangkok Post, 16 December)
2. Taiwan faces a flood of disinformation from China ahead of crucial election. Here’s how it’s fighting back (CNN, 15 December)
3. Taiwan faces flood of disinformation from China ahead of election (CNN, 16 December)