DisinfoDocket 24 May
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Highlights
Tackling disinfo is a collective effort. We're excited to join @nobelprize for a spotlight on how disinformation is eroding public confidence in the sciences. Join us and be inspired by Nobel Prize laureates. Online for all: https://t.co/g6bnVExjtm #NobelPrizeSummit pic.twitter.com/K4FEYLCjWr
— Alliance4Europe (@Alliance4EU) May 15, 2023
- How news site Daraj reports on women’s rights and corruption across the Middle East (Reuters Institute, 23 May)
- Satanism, ritual cults and Hollywood: debunking ‘satanic panic’ conspiracy theories (The Conversation, 23 May)
- Fox News' white nationalism-infused rhetoric about the end of Title 42 is utterly detached from reality (Media Matters for America, 23 May)
- Social Media Can Be a ‘Profound Risk’ to Youth, Surgeon General Warns (The New York Times, 23 May)
- "Proud Ukrainian with Nigerian roots" - Alice Zhuravel is combatting misinformation by elevating the narratives of diverse Ukrainians (Inkstick Media, 23 May)
- Mapping Threat Actor Behavior in the Ransomware Payment Ecosystem: A Mini-Pilot (Institute for Security and Technology, 22 May)
NEW: What do people want from local news? Nearly 5,000 people in 8 markets across the country have shared their thoughts with us. AJP’s @LorettaChao shares what we’ve learned so far 🧵⬇️https://t.co/YGTSvZduVv
— American Journalism Project (@JournalismProj) May 23, 2023
1. Platforms & Technology
- How AI-generated images are complicating efforts to combat disinformation (International Journalists' Network, 22 May)
- Chatbots of the dead: AI grief chatbots can help us talk to loved ones from beyond the grave. Are we okay with that? (Coda Story, 22 May)
- Hundreds of thousands of new subscribers to OutKick's YouTube channel will be fed racist and transphobic content (Media Matters for America, 22 May)
- 'Deepfake' scam in China fans worries over AI-driven fraud (Reuters, 22 May)
- Lawmakers, experts fear key cyber vacancy leaves US vulnerable to attacks (The Hill, 22 May)
- ‘There was all sorts of toxic behaviour’: Timnit Gebru on her sacking by Google, AI’s dangers and big tech’s biases (The Guardian, 22 May)
- Verified Twitter accounts spread AI-generated hoax of Pentagon explosion (VICE, 22 May)
- A new Twitter policy cripples journalists’ efforts to halt disinformation (The Hill, 23 May)
Meta
We have news!
— Real Facebook Oversight Board (@FBoversight) May 22, 2023
Online disinformation & polarisation are undermining our trust in the truth & in each other.
So RFOB has joined >270 Nobel laureates, journalists, activists, charities & experts to support a plan to rein in Big Tech & #ReclaimOurRights.https://t.co/xZzTrQm07P pic.twitter.com/fUfDHAA6JO
- Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules (The New York Times, 22 May)
- EU, U.S. data transfer pact expected by summer, EU Commission says after Meta fine (Reuters, 22 May)
- Following UK antitrust order, Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock for $53M after buying it for $400M (Tech Crunch, 23 May)
- Meta layoffs add fear of misinformation surging on Facebook, Instagram (The Washington Post, 23 May)