Disinfo Docket 4 November
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Highlights
This is such an important point! We/@DFRLab have been so focused on the sheer volume of attributions that I’ve not even thought to ask:
— Emerson T. Brooking (@etbrooking) November 1, 2024
Why is a fmr president not CLEAR AND UP FRONT about disavowing foreign influence campaigns working on his behalf?? https://t.co/KvmLf3kXUm
- Community Notes and potential vote brigading: A look at rating activity patterns for Community Notes on popular X posts (Conspirator Norteño, 2 November)
- Efforts to combat disinformation in retreat as voters head to the polls (Washington Post, 2 November)
- Social media insiders warn user safeguards and efforts to stop disinformation have been 'cut to the bone' (ABC, 3 November)
- Russia Behind Video Claiming Haitians Are Illegally Voting In Georgia (Forbes, 3 November)
- A new risk on the horizon: organised criminals as mercenaries of disinformation (ASPI, 1 November)
1. Platforms & Technology
🔥 Maybe senior professionals know better? For all those pushing AI adoption at any cost, this paper tackles AI hype in an unexpected way:
— Luiza Jarovsky (@LuizaJarovsky) November 2, 2024
"We show that juniors, rather than being a source of expertise for senior professionals in the effective use of emerging technologies, may… pic.twitter.com/8JR6llU4uH
- You’re overexposed online. This service fixes 223 privacy settings for you. (Washington Post, 3 November)
- What’s in your TikTok feed? As elections near, it may depend on gender. (Washington Post, 3 November)
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Americast & Undercover Voters social media investigations on the road! First stop Tampa.
— Marianna Spring (@mariannaspring) November 3, 2024
I revealed how networks of X users say some make “thousands” of $ from the site including with election misinformation & AI pics. For the pod, Online & News at Ten. https://t.co/MOCl2X3PA9 pic.twitter.com/o5JZIQMZr1
- In Elon Musk's "election integrity" community on X, false claims proliferate (CBS, 2 November)
2. Russia & Ukraine
- Russia could whip up ‘militant action’ by Trump supporters if he loses, spies warn (iNews, 3 November)
- Russia feigns indifference over U.S. election but roots quietly for Trump (Washington Post, 3 November)