Disinfo Docket 21 October

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Highlights

1. Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters (Election Law Blog, 19 October)
2. Moldova’s EU vote hangs in balance as president blames voter ‘fraud’ (BBC, 20 October)
3. Ofcom's approach to implementing the Online Safety Act (Ofcom, 26 October)

1. Academia & Research

1. These chefs do not exist: The next big thing in Facebook generative AI spam: endless images of nonexistent food items, with a side of thoughts and prayers (Conspirator Norteño, 18 October)
2. Elections put government trust on the line (Edelman, 15 October)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. New Oversight Board cases to assess content sharing critical views of immigration in Europe (Oversight Board, 17 October)
2. Google will block election ads after polls close (Axios, 17 October)
3. Penguin Random House copyright pages will now forbid AI training (Mashable, 19 October)
4. X to allow third parties to train AI on your posts (Mashable, 18 October)
5. Elon Musk revealed his reasons for acquring X, alleging he perceived as excessive censorship targeting conservative voices. (Times of India, 21 October)
6. TikTok owner sacks intern for sabotaging AI project (BBC, 21 October)
7. France and Belgium join forces in Telegram probe (Politico, 18 October)
8. Google clashes with Australian media over AI training disclosure (Capital Brief, 18 October)