Disinfo Docket 19 March
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Highlights
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ā FSI Stanford (@FSIStanford) March 18, 2025
- How billionaires and powerful law firms are working to restrict libel protections and silence the press in Trumpās America (Reuters Institute, 17 March)
- Putin Wonāt End the War. He Canāt Afford To. (The New York Times, 18 March)
- Journalists Who Took Risks for US-Funded Broadcasters Threatened Anew by Trump Shutdown (Just Security, 18 March)
- Can people be persuaded not to believe disinformation? (The Economist, 19 March)
- Disinformation attacks by Russia, China rising: EU (Taipei Times, 19 March)
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ā EUvsDisinfo (@EUvsDisinfo) March 18, 2025
1. Academia & Research
- A path forward on online misinformation mitigation based on current user behavior (Nature, 19 March)
- Iffy-Or-Not: Extending the Web to Support the Critical Evaluation of Fallacious Texts (arXiv, 18 March)
2. Platforms & Technology
- If Trump Wants To āSaveā TikTok, Heāll Need to Clear These Legal Hurdles (Tech Policy Press, 18 March)
3. Russia & Ukraine
- For Russia's Regional Journalism, RFE/RL's Closure a 'Catastrophe' (The Moscow Times, 19 March)
- Behind the curtain: a novel analytical approach to FIMI exposure (EUvsDisinfo, 19 March)
- Britain takes the lead as Europe seeks to boost support for Ukraine (Atlantic Council, 18 March)
- Trump, Putin discuss Ukraine ceasefire deal in lengthy call (The Washington Post, 18 March)
WATCH - No, this video does not show Ukrainian troops surrendering in Kursk (France24, 17 March)