DisinfoDocket 2 October
DisinfoDocket curates influence operations-related academic research, news, events and job opportunities.
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Highlights
- Ways to avoid spreading lies on social media: Various aspects of social media platforms and how we use them contribute to the unintended spread of misinformation (Conspirator Norteño, 1 October)
1. Academia & Research
- The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers: When Francesca Gino, a rising academic star, was accused of falsifying data — about how to stop dishonesty — it didn’t just torch her career. It inflamed a crisis in behavioral science. (NYT, 30 September)
2. Platforms & Technology
- Landmark Texas, Florida social media cases added to Supreme Court term (Washington Post, 29 September)
- Oxford statement on importance of access to information and digital connectivity (UK Government, 29 September)
- AI disinformation is a threat to elections − learning to spot Russian, Chinese and Iranian meddling in other countries can help the US prepare for 2024 (The Conversation, 29 September)
X (Twitter)
- Musk ousts X team curbing election disinformation (Politico, 28 September)