DisinfoDocket 30 March

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Highlights

1. Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically? (Politifact, 25 March)
2. The Situation: Dominance Play (Lawfare, 27 March)
3. Memeification and digital slop: AI and the fog of war (Coda Story, 30 March)
4. In the U.S. Strike on an Iranian School, What a Serious Military Investigation Should Look Like (Just Security, 30 March)
5. The DSA Showed Teeth Against X but the EU Is Afraid to Call It a Win (Tech Policy Press, 30 March)

1. Academia & Research

1. A quarter of US radio stations are religious, and most listeners aren’t tuning in for politics, study finds (Poynter, 26 March)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. Tech CEOs suddenly love blaming AI for mass job cuts. Why? (BBC, 30 March)
2. Meta, YouTube verdict can ripple through social media markets worldwide (Rest of World, 25 March)

3. Russia & Ukraine

1. A wave of articles in Russian regional media is urging users to delete Telegram, citing risks from cyberattacks to overheating phones. Is it actually unsafe? (Meduza, 26 March)