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DisinfoDocket 1 December 2025

DisinfoDocket curates influence operations- related academic research, news, events and job opportunities
DisinfoDocket 1 December 2025
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Highlights

LISTEN - Considering Trust and Safety's Past, Present, and Future (Tech Policy Press, 30 November)
  1. DeepSeek and Musk's Grok Both Toe the Party Line (Lawfare, 28 November)
  2. Sorting out the Facts on Epstein Claims (Fact Check, 25 November)
  3. Russia limits WhatsApp use, claiming it enables terrorism, crime, espionage (The Record, 1 December)

1. Academia & Research

  1. Lost in Translation? How Structural, Individual, and Professional Factors Hinder AI Adoption in Investigative Journalism (T&F, 28 November)
  2. Young people underestimate their exposure to misinformation, new research shows (PsyPost, 1 December)

2. Platforms & Technology

  1. What the EU’s Digital Omnibus Means for Researchers (Tech Policy Press, 1 December)

3. Russia & Ukraine

  1. While Trump talks peace, Putin is escalating efforts to erase Ukraine (Atlantic Council, 27 November)
  2. Ukrainian political scientist Volodymyr Fesenko explains what Yermak’s resignation means for Zelensky and the peace process (Meduza, 1 December)

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