DisinfoDocket 8 June

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Highlights

1. From Iran To Ukraine: How Asymmetric Warfare Is Challenging Conventional Military Power (Radio Free Europe, 5 June)
2. Russia Floods Armenia With Disinformation Ahead of Election (The New York Times, 5 June)
3. Social media groups are fuelling misinformation in local communities, think tank warns (The Independent, 8 June)
4. Ministers may try to curb spread of misinformation during social unrest (The Guardian, 6 June)

WATCH - Henry Nowak: How misinformation sent two people into hiding (BBC, 5 June)

1. Academia & Research

1. Forecasting Political News Engagement on Social Media (arXiv, 2 June)

2. Platforms & Technology

LISTEN - Contemplating 'Muskism' and the Age of Trillionaires (Tech Policy Press, 7 June)

1. Silicon Valley’s lure is fading for India’s tech talent (Rest of World, 5 June)
2. Reading between the lines of Trump’s new executive order on AI (Atlantic Council, 3 June)
3. The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick Its Addiction to US Tech (WIRED, 8 June)
4. Tech giants poised for legal fight over children’s social media ban (The Times, 8 June)