Disinfo Docket 30 June

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Highlights

1. RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine appointees try to dismantle U.S. vaccine program (Weaponised Spaces, 29 June)
2. A.I. Videos Have Never Been Better. Can You Tell What’s Real? (NYT, 26 June)
3. How crises and disinformation impact brands and reputations (Rappler, 30 June)

1. Academia & Research

1. Content Moderation Is Not Censorship (Law & Liberty, 25 June)
2. Common Good Cyber Interviews:
   1. Access Now (4 June)
   2. DISARM Foundation (10 June)
   3. Center for Digital Resilience (19 June)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. Meta hires four more OpenAI researchers, The Information reports (Reuters, 28 June)
2. Mark Zuckerberg’s secret list of top AI talent to poach has tech world atwitter (Guardian, 28 June)
3. Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camera roll you haven’t yet shared (TechCrunch, 27 June)
4. Graphing in the blue skies: How to generate repost network graphs from Bluesky search results (Conspirator Norteño, 27 June)
5. How People Use Claude for Support, Advice, and Companionship (Anthropic, 27 June)
6. Is AI rewiring our minds? Scientists probe cognitive cost of chatbots. (Washington Post, 29 June)
7. Trump Says He’s Found Buyers for TikTok (NYT, 29 June)

3. Russia & Ukraine

1. Why experts expect Russian interference in upcoming election on Ukraine’s borders (The Conversation, 27 June)