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DisinfoDocket 14 August

DisinfoDocket curates influence operations-related academic research, news, events and job opportunities.
DisinfoDocket 14 August
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Highlights

  1. Fun with Community Notes data: At least for now, X/Twitter still makes the full set of Community Notes and ratings available for download and analysis (Conspirator Norteño, 12 August)

1. Platforms & Technology

2. Russia & Ukraine

  1. Suspectibility to conspiracy theories makes Western Balkans easy target for Russian disinformation, geopolitical analyst says (Global Voices, 11 August)

3. Asia & Australasia

  1. Lai’s top aides strategize to counter disinformation (Taipei Times, 12 August)
  2. Prominent yes campaigner says voice referendum has spawned new lows in political discourse (Guardian, 13 August)
  3. Fake news peddlers boost support for China amid incursion in WPS (Inquirer, 12 August)
  4. New Zealand intelligence report accuses China of cyber-enabled interference (The Record, 11 August)
  5. Japan to set up cyberdefense network that includes Pacific islands (Nikkei, 13 August)

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