Disinfo Docket 1 October
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Below the paywall today...
* China-linked hacking group Phantom Taurus targeting embassies, foreign ministries
* Nepal and the Wider Problem of National Security as a Cover for Censorship
* From social media to weapon factories: how Russia traps African women in war production...
* China-linked hacking group Phantom Taurus targeting embassies, foreign ministries
* Nepal and the Wider Problem of National Security as a Cover for Censorship
* From social media to weapon factories: how Russia traps African women in war production...
Highlights
- Misinformation is eroding global journalism, but legacy media maintains authority (Euractiv, 30 September)
- From Moldova to the UK: How Russia is using interference to try to disrupt elections (The Independent, 30 September)
- The Extra Work of Managing Media Misinformation (Psychology Today, 29 September)
- How to hold Russia’s propagandists accountable (Politico, 29 September)
WATCH - Why does misinformation spread faster than truth? (Al Jazeera, 1 October)
1. Academia & Research
- Trump primary source of US disinformation in POC media, finds study (Phys, 1 October)
- The complexity of misinformation extends beyond virus and warfare analogies (npj, 1 October)
2. Platforms & Technology
- Most people want platforms (not governments) to be responsible for moderating content (Reuters Institute, 30 September)
- AI is reshaping childhood in China (Rest of World, 1 October)
- Meta plans to sell targeted ads based on data in your AI chats (Tech Crunch, 1 October)
3. Russia & Ukraine
- Analysis: How Russia uses Western reporters to launder propaganda (The Kyiv Independent, 1 October)
- Putin’s propaganda flips reality on flights over NATO nations, as Russian public tires of war (Politico, 1 October)
- Russia’s favorite scam The Kremlin’s proposed ‘anti-fraud’ laws mean fewer freedoms, more surveillance, and a free pass to hack its enemies (Meduza, 29 September)