Disinfo Docket 3 April
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Highlights
International Fact-Checking Day is here. Get your facts right and share wisely. #DontBeDeceived #FactsMatter pic.twitter.com/Tsfpr9j5oY
— EUvsDisinfo (@EUvsDisinfo) April 2, 2024
- How scientists are making the most of Reddit (Nature, 1 April)
- Debunking claims that Kate Middleton's cancer reveal video is AI-generated (France24, 1 April)
- YouTube failed to block disinformation about Indian elections, researchers find (The Record by Recorded Future, 2 April)
- Fake Mossad account spreads misinformation about airstrike that killed aid workers in Gaza (AP News, 2 April)
1. Academia & Research
- Large language models could change the future of behavioral healthcare: a proposal for responsible development and evaluation (Nature, 2 April)
2. Platforms & Technology
- Sure, No One Knows What Happens Next. But Past Is Prologue When It Comes To AI (Tech Policy Press, 2 April)
- Google to delete billions of web browsing data records to resolve lawsuit (The Record by Recorded Future, 2 April)
- How AI And Blockchain Can Revolutionize The Internet As We Know It (Forbes, 2 April)
Congress "granted Zuckerberg multiple extensions to respond to Questions for the Record. Yet, six weeks after receiving the QFRs — and four weeks after the initial deadline to respond — Mr. Zuckerberg answered only a small fraction of members’ questions."https://t.co/89QgWNhXma
— Real Facebook Oversight Board (@FBoversight) April 1, 2024
3. Russia & Ukraine
"Spies, agents of influence and disinformation: Russia redoubles its operations ahead of the European elections"https://t.co/ib0M2GBrOj
— Social Media Lab (@SMLabTO) April 1, 2024