DisinfoDocket 4 December

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Highlights

1. How Misinformation Spreads Through War (Scientific American, 1 December)
2. Integrity Reports, Third Quarter 2023 (Meta, 30 November)

1. Platforms & Technology

1. The inside story of Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI (New Yorker, 1 December)
2. 5 questions for Meredith Whittaker (Politico, 1 December)
3. India: Misuse of technology to create deepfakes threat to society: President Murmu (The HIndu, 2 December)

Meta

1. Meta Is Struggling to Boot Pedophiles Off Facebook and Instagram (WSJ, 1 December)
2. Meta is expanding child safety measures as government and press reports mount  (The Verge, 1 December)
3. Meta’s Quarterly Updates on the Oversight Board (Meta, 30 November)
4. Meta faces more questions in Europe about child safety risks on Instagram (TechCrunch, 1 December)
5. Scammer paid Facebook 7c per view to circulate video of deepfake Jim Chalmers and Gina Rinehart (Guardian, 1 December)

TikTok 

1. TikTok ban struck down in Montana (Independent, 2 December)
2. TikTok’s C.E.O. Uses Personal Touch to Address Antisemitism Concerns (NYT, 1 December)

X (Twitter)

1. X struggling to win advertisers back after Elon Musk’s profane outburst (Guardian, 1 December)