Disinfo Docket 24 March
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Highlights
- The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism (Guardian, 22 March)
- Elon Musk’s Soap Operas for Conspiracy Buffs (Atlantic, 23 March)
- Canada’s Leader Calls Snap Federal Elections Amid Trump Threats (NYT, 23 March)
- Power in Innovation - Interview with Katie Harbath (Friday Reporter, 21 March)
1. Academia & Research
The misinformation discourse is a distraction https://t.co/2Iacx94DZr via @ft
— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) March 22, 2025
Odd critique as I don't know a single misinformation researcher who doesn't agree that "media fragmentation and the erosion of shared sources of truth" are massive issues. Many are studying it!
Parts…
- Inside of every APT, There are Two Wolves (Memetic Warfare, 24 March)
- Democracy Report 2025: 25 Years of Autocratization - Democracy Trumped? (V Dem, March)
2. Platforms & Technology
- Meta scrambled to silence a tell-all book. Now it’s a bestseller. (Washington, 22 March)
- Facebook to stop targeting ads at UK woman after legal fight (BBC, 22 March)
- Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest (Politico, 22 March)
- How Meta is preparing for the Australian federal election (Meta, 19 March)
- UK could scrap ‘digital services tax’ on tech giants, Reeves hints (Times, 24 March)
3. Russia & Ukraine
- Hijacking news: Fake media sites sow Ukraine disinformation (The Australian, 24 March)