Disinfo Docket 25 November

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Highlights

1. Australia dumps plan for social media fines misinformation (SCMP, 24 November)
2. Documenting the Assault on Disinformation and Hate Speech Research (Tech Policy Press, 24 November)

1. Academia & Research

1. For You: A brief adventure with X's recommendation algorithm (Conspirator Norteño, 22 November)
2. The Panda Inside Me (Memetic Warfare, 24 November)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. China sets deadline for Big Tech to clear algorithm issues, close ‘echo chambers’ (SCMP, 24 November)
2. TikTok CEO sought Elon Musk's input ahead of Trump administration (The Hindu, 25 November)

BlueSky

1. Meta scrambles to respond to upstart social platform Bluesky’s surge (Washington Post, 23 November)
2. The Right Has a Bluesky Problem: The X exodus is weakening a way for conservatives to speak to the masses. (Atlantic, 23 November)

Meta

1. Meta is ‘reckless’ in ‘need-to-know situations’, Canada warns Australia as it braces for early bushfire season (Guardian, 23 November)
2. US Supreme Court tosses case involving securities fraud suit against Facebook (Reuters, 22 November)

X (Twitter)

1. Jeff Jarvis: ‘Elon Musk’s investment in Twitter seemed insane, but it gave him this power’ (Guardian, 23 November)

3. Russia & Ukraine

1. Putin’s propaganda machine is his most potent weapon – for now (iNews, 24 November)