DisinfoDocket 27 September

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Highlights

1. Sri Lanka: The Online Safety Act: A Trojan Horse for Authoritarianism (Ground Views, 23 September)
2. Say No to Disinfo are seeking volunteers to help build the world’s first and most complete online living database to counter disinformation. Learn more about the project and how to volunteer here
3. What The $500 Million Fix For Local News Says About Trust And Impact (Forbes, 22 September)

Today we're looking back at another panel from @CLTCBerkeley's inaugural #CyberCivilDefense Summit, which focused on expanding the adoption of free tools & resources designed to help under-resources & understaffed orgs improve their #cybersecurity posture. https://t.co/9egjk2DhG8 pic.twitter.com/uyerVaw3HQ

— Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (@CLTCBerkeley) September 26, 2023

1. Academia & Research

1. Could a shift in society’s conception of ‘honesty’ explain the spread of misinformation in the USA? (Nature, 25 September)
2. Measuring the monetization strategies of websites with application to pro- and anti-vaccine communities (Nature, 25 September)
3. Querdenken Movement during the COVID-19 Pandemic (InfoEpi Lab, 26 September)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. AI boosts democratic process but concerns remain over its use to spread misinformation, influence elections (CNA, 26 September)
2. A Win for Data Access: Voluntary Becomes Mandatory at YouTube (Mozilla, 25 September)
3. Rumble might disable UK access rather than moderate the misinformation and hate speech on the platform (Media Matters, 26 September)

Meta

1. You Can Now Have Multiple Personal Profiles on Facebook (Meta, 21 September)

X (Twitter)

1. EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation (Guardian, 26 September)
2. Engagement with Foreign Propaganda is Soaring on Elon Musk's X (Gizmodo, 26 September)
3. Musk's X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation - researcher (Reuters, 27 September)