Disinfo Docket 9 April
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Highlights
- What would a US-China trade war do to the world economy? (BBC Verify, 8 April)
- Who is most likely to fall for fake news? (The University of British Columbia, 7 April)
- After Le Pen's conviction, misinformation fuels far-right voters' outrage (Le Monde, 6 April)
- Protection vs. censorship: how to strike the right balance curbing online disinformation (World Economic Forum, 8 April)
- Meta is failing to stop dangerous disinformation in the world’s most spoken languages (Poynter, 9 April)
💡Want to understand how states use non-state actors as proxies to pursue strategic goals?
— Hybrid CoE (@HybridCoE) April 8, 2025
🎧 Hybrid CoE’s Teija Tiilikainen & Dr. Vladimir Rauta discuss the topic on the Irregular Warfare Podcast: https://t.co/2pI82JCiNP
📄 Rauta’s new paper: https://t.co/P3jJJefEAw
New CR research reveals that many major companies may be ignoring opt-out requests under US state privacy laws. 📰 Read more about the findings from @ShiraOvide: https://t.co/JxEUGKyjfg
— craig newmark (@craignewmark) April 8, 2025
1. Academia & Research
- Understanding who is most likely to fall for fake news is first step toward strategies for counteracting misinformation (Phys, 7 April)
- Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust (Nature, 8 April)
2. Platforms & Technology
- ChatGPT just passed the Turing test. But that doesn’t mean AI is now as smart as humans (The Conversation, 8 April)
- Instagram owner announces new restrictions for teenage users (Sky News, 8 April)
- Americans worry AI is coming for these jobs (The Washington Post, 8 April)
- Elon Musk’s Secret Weapon: the US Marshals Service (Mother Jones, 7 April)
- March 2025 Tech Litigation Roundup (Tech Policy Press, 8 April)
3. Russia & Ukraine
- Russian police are raiding gyms, sweeping up men for conscription and deportation (Meduza, 8 April)
- Russia arrests CEO of tech company linked to Doppelgänger disinformation campaign (The Record, 7 April)