Disinfo Docket 1 May
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Good morning! Below the paywall this morning -
* IFJ launches gender-responsive guidelines to cover EU elections
* Is the Rwanda policy driving migrants to Ireland?
* A Mysterious Flier, a Tiny Charity and a Disinformation Campaign at the Border...
* IFJ launches gender-responsive guidelines to cover EU elections
* Is the Rwanda policy driving migrants to Ireland?
* A Mysterious Flier, a Tiny Charity and a Disinformation Campaign at the Border...
Highlights
- Elon Musk’s Malign Influence in Brazil (Tech Policy Press, 29 April)
- How Peer Support Can Protect Press Freedom (Newsweek, 25 April)
- How do you counter misinformation? Critical thinking is step one (NPR, 30 April)
- EU to investigate Meta over election misinformation before June polls (The Guardian, 29 April)
Today we open cases against #Meta for suspected breach of #DSA obligations to protect integrity of elections:
— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) April 30, 2024
▪️Inadequate ad moderation exploited for foreign interference & scams
▪️Inadequate data access to monitor elections
▪️Non-compliant tool for flagging illegal content pic.twitter.com/ZJHWNDm2MD
1. Academia & Research
- The differential effect of psychopathy on active and bystander trolling behaviors: the role of dark tetrad traits and lower agreeableness (Nature, 30 April)
- Towards Quantitative Evaluation of Explainable AI Methods for Deepfake Detection (arXiv, 29 April)
- Right-wing media defend those indicted in Arizona fake electors scheme through false comparisons and debunked election-fraud claims (Media Matters for America, 26 April)
2. Platforms & Technology
- EU investigating Meta for suspected failures over Russian election interference (The Rec0rd by Recorded Future, 30 April)
- April 2024 US Tech Policy Roundup (Tech Policy Press, 30 April)
- EU launches disinformation probe against social media giant Meta (Al Jazeera, 30 April)
- Trump’s Partisan Spin on TikTok (FactCheck.org, 23 April)
- Computer game may help students better spot disinformation, new study shows (Euronews, 29 April)
3. Russia & Ukraine
- Ukrainian military intelligence claims attack on website of Russia’s ruling party (The Record by Recorded Future, 29 April)