DisinfoDocket 23 February
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Don't miss -
* Viral Child Soldiers on TikTok: The ‘Disney Stars’ of Sudan’s Civil War
* Tumbler Ridge suspect's ChatGPT account banned before shooting
* Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi
* Viral Child Soldiers on TikTok: The ‘Disney Stars’ of Sudan’s Civil War
* Tumbler Ridge suspect's ChatGPT account banned before shooting
* Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi
Highlights
LISTEN - How to Become an Algorithmic Problem (Tech Policy Press, 22 February)
- Why fake AI videos of UK urban decline are taking over social media (BBC, 21 February)
- Tumbler Ridge school shooter had online history of disturbing content (ISD, 13 February)
- Science journalism on the ropes worldwide as US aid cuts bite (Nature, 19 February)
1. Academia & Research
- Researchers Embrace Complexity in Social Media and Teen Mental Health (Tech Policy Press, 20 February)
2. Platforms & Technology
- Musk and X launch legal appeal against EU’s record €120 million fine (The Record, 20 February)
- How AI resurrects racist stereotypes and disinformation — and why fact-checking isn’t enough (The Conversation, 22 February)
3. Russia & Ukraine
- Total Recall: How Russia tried to erase the Ukrainian identity (EUvsDisinfo, 22 February)
- The Kremlin spent years building a messenger to replace Telegram. Now it’s reportedly telling soldiers the substitute is too insecure to use at the front. (Meduza, 23 February)