Docket+ 12 February

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Highlights

1. Chinese Websites Posing as Local News Outlets Target Global Audiences with Pro-Beijing Content (Citizen Lab, 7 February)
2. In Fighting the “Disinformation” Problem, We Risk Losing the Battle for Our Minds to Big Tech (Australian Institute of International Affairs, 7 February)
3. Revised Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters: Investigating Candidates (GIJN, 5 February)
4. Flashback Friday: Taxi! - The curious case of a now-defunct political retweet botnet with a fondness for taxis and real estate (Conspirator Norteño, 9 February)

1. Academia & Research

1.1 Platforms & Technology

1. Study Suggests We Should Worry About Political Microtargeting Powered by Generative AI (Tech Policy Press, 7 February)
2. The World of Generative AI: Deepfakes and Large Language Models (ArXiv, 6 February)

1.2 World News 

1. Every Forest Has Its Shadow: The Demographics of Concealment in the United States (OSF, 8 February)
2. Winning the battle of ideas: Exposing global authoritarian narratives and revitalising democratic principles (NED, 5 February)

Russia & Ukraine

1. Russian milbloggers falsely accuse Kazakhstan of opening a NATO military facility (DFRLab, 8 February)
2. Pro-Kremlin campaign promotes “anti-Maidan” movement in Georgia (DFRLab, 8 February)
3. Navigating the harmful consequences of Disinformation in War (EUvsDisinfo, 7 February)
4. Moscow’s many stories about EU support to Ukraine (EUvsDisinfo, 8 February)
5. Stanceosaurus 2.0: Classifying Stance Towards Russian and Spanish Misinformation (ArXiv, 6 February)