Disinfo Docket 3 June

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Highlights

1. Poland says a fake news report on mobilizing 200,000 men was likely the work of Russia (AP, 31 May)
2. India awaits the result of a general election marred by disinformation (France24, 3 June)
3. Fake News Reports and Videos Seek to Undermine the Paris Olympics (NYT, 3 June)

1. Platforms & Technology

1. Russia and China are using OpenAI tools to spread disinformation (Ars Technica, 31 May)
   1. How Russia-, China-linked actors use OpenAI for disinformation (Defence One, 31 May)
   2. In a first, OpenAI removes influence operations tied to Russia, China and Israel (NPR, 31 May)
2. How the new version of ChatGPT generates hate and disinformation on command (CBC, 31 May)

Meta

1. Meta’s AI is summarizing some bizarre Facebook comment sections (The Verge, 31 May)
2. Meta says the future of Facebook is young adults (again) (Engadget, 31 May)

TikTok 

1. Trump joins TikTok, the app he tried to ban (Telegraph, 2 June)

2. Russia & Ukraine

1. Deepfake of U.S. Official Appears After Shift on Ukraine Attacks in Russia (NYT, 31 May)

3. Asia & Australasia

1. Canada raised foreign interference concerns with China, defence minister says (Reuters, 1 June)
2. Cyber ambassador visits Taiwan despite Beijing's warnings to Australia over cooperation (ABC, 30 May)