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Docket+ 22 January

Docket+ is a weekly roundup of the latest influence operations-related academic research, events and job opportunities.
Docket+ 22 January
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Highlights

  1. Operationalising the Framework for Evaluating Capability Against Information Influence Operations: A Case Study of the Psychological Defence Agency’s Courses (NATO StratCom CoE, 16 January)
  2. Attributing Digital Covert Action: the curious case of WikiSaudileaks (T&F, 18 January)
  3. The Framework to Counter Foreign State Information Manipulation (US Department of State, 18 January)
  4. Disinformation is rampant on social media – a social psychologist explains the tactics used against you (InfoEpi Lab, 4 January)
  5. Child Safety Online (Integrity Institute, 19 January)
  6. 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer (Edelman, January)

1. Academia & Research

1.1 Platforms & Technology

  1. Cyborgs for strategic communication on social media (ArXiv, 12 January)
  2. All Social Media Platforms Should Have Policy Prohibitions Against Harmful So-Called “Conversion Therapy” Content (Tech Policy Press, 17 January)
  3. An International Path Forward on National Security Access to Personal Data (Lawfare, 16 January)
  4. When it comes to social media, government shouldn’t usurp parents (RStreet, 15 January)
  5. Can Big Tech Contribute to Breaking Putin’s Censorship? (IRI, 17 January)

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