Disinfo Docket 8 July

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Highlights

1. Step-by-step: how the Kremlin launched a massive disinformation campaign against Kaja Kallas (EDMO, 5 July)
2. The denial and disinformation facing October 7 survivors (Sydney Morning Herald, 7 July)
3. This barndominium does not exist, part II: You can pay $79.99 for additional AI-generated images of it, though (Conspirator Norteño, 5 July)

1. Platforms & Technology

1. ChatGPT just (accidentally) shared all of its secret rules – here's what we learned (Tech Radar, 4 July)
2. Kenyan protesters are using AI in their anti-government fight (Senator, 5 July)

Meta

1. Meta Faces Suspension of AI Data Training in Brazil (Info Security, 4 July)
2. Meta’s Threads is struggling to win over content creators (Washington Post, 5 July)
3. Meta is hugely regressing by allowing 'Shaheed' to return to the platform (Jerusalem Post, 8 July)

TikTok 

1. Students Target Teachers in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School (NYT, 6 July)

2. Russia & Ukraine

1. Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections (AP, 7 July)
2. Moldova, Romania, Ukraine Sign Agreement To Combat Russian Disinformation (Radio Free Europe, 6 July)
3. Conservative supporters show higher susceptibility to Russian disinformation (Globe and Mail, 7 July)