Disinfo Docket 23 September
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Highlights
Keeping voters informed about the candidates, policy proposals and how to cast their vote is crucial to prevent the spread of #disinformation. Here are some best practices to follow: https://t.co/ca1tL1946r #IJNeternal
— IJNet (@IJNet) September 21, 2024
🌍Worldwide opportunity🌍@ICFJ is launching its Disarming Disinformation’s Solutions Challenge 2024, which seeks to develop cutting-edge solutions to help news publishers reach audiences vulnerable to disinformation. Apply by Oct. 16! https://t.co/zqSFhmXAfP
— IJNet (@IJNet) September 22, 2024
- Unlocking Potential: Our 2024 Responsible Business Practices Report (Meta, 20 September)
- EVENT: Combatting Digital Misinformation: Lessons from Taiwan (Berkman Klein Center, 26 September)
1. Academia & Research
- Misinformation Is Real, and Scholars Need to Study It (Chronicle of Higher Education, 20 September)
- Half of U.S. states seek to crack down on AI in elections (AXIOS, 16 September)
- Balancing justice and maturity: the contradiction in Australia’s youth crime and social media policies (ASPI Strategist, 23 September)
2. Platforms & Technology
- Misinformation Making Social Media Extremism Worse And Even Dangerous (Forbes, 20 September)
- Bluesky addresses trust and safety concerns around abuse, spam, and more (Tech Crunch, 18 September)
Meta
- Meta could face trial in Kenya for firing content moderators (DW, 21 September)
- Why Meta is now banning Russian propaganda (DW, 22 September)
- Locked out of Facebook? Join the frustrated thousands who are fighting back (Times, 22 September)
X (Twitter)
- Brazil court asks X for documents as the platform starts to comply with orders (Reuters, 21 September)
- The inside story of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover (Washington Post, 20 September)
- Labelling Trump’s lies as ‘disputed’ on X makes supporters believe them more, study finds (Guardian, 20 September)
- X marks the spot for lots of misinformation (Poynter, 20 September)