DisinfoDocket 7 September
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* A new claim on the Batanes, from an old Chinese playbook
* At a federal autism advisory committee meeting, members double down on long-debunked theories
* Why MAGA’s Far-Right European Ties Will Endure
Highlights
- Russian information operations attempt to polarize discourse ahead of German elections (ISD, 3 September)
- Berlin investigates new data leak after hackers publish stolen login credentials (The Record, 7 September)
- Why China Is the Bogeyman Data Center Enthusiasts Just Can't Quit (WIRED, 6 September)
- Toward an integrated and globally equitable understanding of political polarization (Nature, 2 September)
LISTEN - Virginia Eyes AI Chatbot Rules as Observable Risks Warrant Action (Tech Policy Press, 6 September)
1. Academia & Research
- Online antisemitism and digital regulation: ISD’s submission to the Australian Royal Commission (ISD, 26 August)
2. Platforms & Technology
- I refused to train the AI that could replace me (Rest of World, 3 September)
- Before deciding how to power data centres, decide where to build them (ASPI, 2 September)
- AI agents hacked a company without human direction. Should we be worried? (Poynter, 1 September)
- ChatGPT, Roblox Face Tough EU Rules. Implementation Is the Hard Part (Tech Policy Press, 3 September)