Disinfo Docket 29 July
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Highlights
- Ukraine, plagiarism, and stolen valor: Spammy accounts impersonating Ukrainian military personnel are unfortunately a thing on multiple social media platforms (Conspirator Norteño, 26 July)
Covering an election entails keeping in mind the many inequalities that exist on account of gender, such as the difference in political ambition is portrayed as between men and women. Here’s how to proactively recognize these biases: https://t.co/ZA393odLrU #IJNeternal
— IJNet (@IJNet) July 28, 2024
Election deniers are using several software tools to manufacture large-scale “evidence” of voter roll inaccuracies and sow doubts about elections. We detail the many flaws of these tools: https://t.co/et7dtsGeJf
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) July 28, 2024
Polarization increases during election cycles, and with it facts can take a back seat to emotions and opinions. It’s therefore critical to prepare a guide on what to do and what to avoid before the contests begin: https://t.co/Xh3ipxKOmL #IJNeternal
— IJNet (@IJNet) July 29, 2024
1. Olympics
- Russia makes presence felt at Olympics with hackers peddling misinformation (iNews, 28 July)
- Foreign interference, terrorism, cyber-attacks: Paris Olympics face unprecedented security risks (France24, 26 July)
2. Platforms & Technology
- TikTok’s Chinese owner built search tool for users’ views on abortion, gun control, DOJ claims (Washington Post, 27 July)
- OpenAI is testing web search features for ChatGPT, challenging Google (Washington Post, 25 July)
- False rumors about Vance, Musk’s X show misinfo cuts both ways (Washington Post, 26 July)
- TikTok’s algorithm is highly sensitive – and could send you down a hate-filled rabbit hole before you know it (Guardian, 26 July)
- TikTok’s Chinese owner built search tool for users’ views on abortion, gun control, DOJ claims (Washington Post, 27 July)
X (Twitter)
- How Do You Solve a Problem Like Elon? Linda Yaccarino, the C.E.O. of X, has worked hard to bring back advertisers and fix the platform’s business. But its owner, Elon Musk, is always one whim away from undoing her work. (NYT, 27 July)
- Elon Musk Shares Manipulated Harris Video, in Seeming Violation of X’s Policies (NYT, 27 July)
- Buying Twitter was Elon Musk’s $44bn gamble. It might be working (Times, 28 July)
- Elon Musk’s X under fire over harvesting users’ data to train AI chatbot (Politico, 26 July)