DisinfoDocket 23 January
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* Jacinda Ardern's resignation throws a spotlight on high levels of hate speech targeting her and other politicians
* Davos is a sitting target for conspiracy theorists
* Google fails to block advertising on 'climate lie' sites
* Is Finland losing the disinformaiton war?
* and much more!
Highlights:
#HateSpeech and gendered disinformation is not only a threat to #GenderEquality, but also to freedom of expression and diversity in public debates and democracy.
— UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 (@UNESCO) January 21, 2023
It is about time to make this STOP!https://t.co/GmozIn8hmT #NoToHate pic.twitter.com/UPzvnr5hli
- The Alarming Rise of Dangerous Speech (The Markup, 21 January)
- A Causal Link Between Facebook and Mental Health (Tech Policy Press, 22 January)
- 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer (Edelman, January)
Check-out the @oe1 piece reporting on my keynote @univienna on fake news, deepfakes & democracy. How is this different than traditional forms of misinformation in the 16th and 18th Century & what can be done about it? https://t.co/ouUr5sdctg
— Sandra Wachter (@SandraWachter5) January 20, 2023
1. Platforms & Technology
- Trump’s Return to Twitter and Facebook Will Fuel More Political Violence (Mother Jones, 19 January)
- If Trump Returns to Twitter and Facebook, His Own Social Media Company Could Be Screwed (Mother Jones, 18 January)
- Social media must balance ‘right of free speech’ with audience ‘right to know’ (The Hill, 20 January)
- A Coordinated Group Of 4,500 Bots Tweeted In Support Of Andrew Tate (BuzzFeed, 19 January)
- WhatsApp Hit with €5.5 Million Fine for Violating Data Protection Laws (Hacker News, 20 January)
- Digital platforms warned: tackle disinformation or face regulation (IT News, 20 January)
- Malvertising on Google Ads is a growing problem that isn’t going away (Tech Monitor, 18 January)
- Right, Capacity and Will in Content Moderation: A Case for User Empowerment (Tech Policy Press, 19 January)
- As Deepfakes Flourish, Countries Struggle With Response (NYT, 22 January)
- Twitter puts more emphasis on the bookmark feature on iOS (Tech Crunch, 20 January)
- What Would Movement Building Lose If It Lost Twitter? (Mozilla, 16 January)
- Twitter blocked third-party clients citing old rules. Then it silently added new rules. (Mashable, 20 January)
- Attacks on U.S. Jews and gays accelerate as hate speech grows on Twitter (Washington Post, 22 January)
Meta
Defending Our Ability to Protect and Empower People on our Apps https://t.co/7dkzsho1o4
— Meta Newsroom (@MetaNewsroom) January 19, 2023
- Centralizing Your Apps Settings in Accounts Center (Meta, 19 January)
- Oversight Board overturns Meta's original decisions in the "Gender identity and nudity" cases (Meta, January)
- Oversight Board Selects Case Regarding A Veiled Threat of Violence Based on Lyrics from a Drill Rap Song (Meta, 20 January)
- Instagram just released 'Quiet Mode' — its own version of 'Do not disturb' (Business Insider, 19 January)
- Months after Russian invasion, Meta is tweaking its content policies: Meta is taking Azov Regiment off its dangerous organizations list (Washington Post, 21 January)
TikTok
- Why are universities banning TikTok? Campuses are limiting use on school devices and Wi-Fi (USA Today, 19 January)
- More universities are banning TikTok from their campus networks and devices (Tech Crunch, 20 January)
- TikTok will now tell you if a video is affiliated with state-controlled media (Mashable, 19 January)
- As states ban TikTok on government devices, evidence of harm is thin (Washington Post, 20 January)