DisinfoDocket 29 September

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Highlights

1. With AI Agents, 'Memory' Raises Policy and Privacy Questions (Tech Policy Press, 29 September)
2. Putin’s Panopticon: The Kremlin has rolled out a mandatory new messenger app that can spy on everyone all the time (Coda Story, 15 September)
3. What you need to know about Trump’s misinformation about vaccines, autism and hepatitis B (CNN, 27 September)
4. Far-right Facebook groups are engine of radicalisation in UK, data investigation suggests (The Guardian, 28 September)

EVENT - Beyond Misinformation? Encountering, recognising and approaching contested health-claims (Kings College London, 30 September)

1. Academia & Research

1. Evaluating ChatGPT’s ability to simplify scientific abstracts for clinicians and the public (Nature, 29 September)
2. Misinformation/disinformation can lead to US couples' divorces, breakups (Phys, 29 September)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. Law enforcement is using AI to synthesize evidence. Is the justice system ready for it? (The Record, 29 September)
2. Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place (PsyPost, 27 September)
3. X says it will fight Indian court ruling on content takedown system (Tech Crunch, 29 September)

3. Russia & Ukraine

1. At the 80th UNGA, remember Russia’s war on Ukrainian children (EUvsDisinfo, 29 September)
2. Russia’s favorite scam: The Kremlin’s proposed ‘anti-fraud’ laws mean fewer freedoms, more surveillance, and a free pass to hack its enemies (Meduza, 29 September)