Docket+ 15 April

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Highlights

Lies, Damn Lies and Disinformation

A conversation with former online troll hunter and influence operations expert Olga Belogolova

Anchor Change with Katie HarbathKatie Harbath

1. Understanding Department of National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) Research and Capability Needs to Deter and Limit the Impacts of (Adversary) [Dis]information (Canadian Global Affairs, April)

1. Academia & Research

1.1 Platforms & Technology

1. European Commission Issues Report on Researcher Access to Online Platform Data (Tech Policy Press, 9 April)
2. Elon Musk's X Loses in Court: Why It Matters for Independent Technology Research (Tech Policy Press, 7 April)
3. Don't fall into the T&S ROI trap: Sometimes we have to invest in Trust & Safety because it’s the right thing to do, not because there will be a return on the investment. Here are some suggestions for alternatives to traditional ROI calculations. (Everything in Moderation, 8 April)
4. Responsible and Safe AI: A Primer for Policymakers in the Global South (Igarapé Institute, 8 April)
5. Echo Chambers in the Age of Algorithms: An Audit of Twitter's Friend Recommender System (ArXiv, 9 April)

1.2 World News 

1. The Creeping Influence of the Extreme Right’s Meme Subculture in Southeast Asia’s TikTok Community (GNET, 8 April)
2. Scientists’ behaviour towards information disorder: A systematic review (SAGE, 8 April)
3. Mnemonic politics among Philippine voters: a social media measurement approach (T&F, 11 April)
4. China’s Influence Operations’ Use of Opinion Articles (FIMI Sam, 11 April)

Russia & Ukraine

1. Greetings from Russia: a trip from Kyiv to Korea (EUvsDisinfo, 11 April)
2. The wrong, the wicked, and the wacky – Claims about the EU Mission in Armenia (EUvsDisinfo, 8 April)