DisinfoDocket 27 November
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Highlights
- GET WOKE UP by these nonexistent authors: How an "anti-woke" satirical news site used GAN-generated faces for its authors and social media accounts (Conspirator Norteño, 26 November)
- What can Taiwan learn from Ukraine? Interview with disinformation and civil defense expert Puma Shen (Global Voices, 25 November)
1. Platforms & Technology
- AI doesn’t cause harm by itself. We should worry about the people who control it (Guardian, 26 November)
- India warns Facebook, YouTube to enforce rules to deter deepfakes (Reuters, 24 November)
Meta
- At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say (NYT, 25 November)
- Russia puts the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta on a wanted list (ABC, 26 November)
X (Twitter)
- Some X ‘misinformation super-spreaders’ may be eligible for ads payouts (The Verge, 24 November)
- X May Lose Up to $75 Million in Revenue as More Advertisers Pull Out (NYT, 24 November)
- ‘Serious breach’: social media platform X booted from Australia’s misinformation code (Guardian, 27 November)
2. Asia & Australasia
- Can Taiwan Continue to Fight Off Chinese Disinformation? (NYT, 26 November)
- PNG launches media disinformation inquiry in bid to restore ethics (ABC, 26 November)
- CSIS warns of Chinese recruitment campaign targeting Canadian government employees (CBC, 24 November)