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Disinfo Docket 23 October

DisinfoDocket curates influence operations-related academic research, news, events and job opportunities.
Disinfo Docket 23 October
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Good evening! Below the paywall this morning -
* Election officials are hustling to fight misinformation in real time as early voting begins
* Sri Lankan youth take on media literacy ambassador roles following workshops
* Medical large language models are susceptible to targeted misinformation attacks...

Highlights

  1. How a LinkedIn post sparked a transatlantic row (BBC, 23 October)
  2. Facts and Myths About the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (Brennan Center, 18 October)
  3. What are the rules on foreigners volunteering in US elections? (Full Fact, 23 October)
  4. Fake news headlines are going viral. Here's what to know. (CBS, 23 October)
  5. Social media algorithms need overhaul in wake of Southport riots, Ofcom says (The Guardian, 22 October)

1. Academia & Research

2. Platforms & Technology

  1. Crowdsourcing Telegram ‘transparency reports’ to map the network’s claimed compliance with governments around the world (Meduza, 23 October)
  2. Tracking Elon Musk’s Political Activities (Tech Policy Press, 23 October)
  3. Legendary Kenyan lawyer takes on Meta and Chat GPT (Coda Story, 22 October)
  4. Elon Musk’s New “Election Integrity Community” Is Already Full of Lies (Mother Jones, 22 October)

3. Russia & Ukraine

  1. The U.S. just confirmed North Korean troops are in Russia. Here’s what that means for the war in Ukraine. (Meduza, 23 October)

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