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Oct 18 2023
News
Disinformation surge threatens to fuel Israel-Hamas conflict
As the Israel-Hamas war rages, regulators and analysts say a wave of online disinformation risks further inflaming passions and escalating the conflict in an electronic fog of war.
An explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of Palestinians on Tuesday is the latest focus of the surge of activity as supporters of both sides in the battle between Israel and Hamas try to bolster
ReutersDec 18 2023
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European Bureaucrats Launch Formal Probe Into Elon Musk’s X Over Not Censoring ‘Disinformation’
The European Union (EU) is launching a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s X — formerly Twitter — over not censoring content sufficiently. The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) went into effect in August, and it punishes “very large online platforms” (VLOPs) for hosting content that includes “disinformation” with penalties of up to 6% of their annual revenue. The EU is looking into X’s lack of
The Daily CallerDec 18 2023
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EU launches probe into Elon Musk's X for alleged failure to counter illegal content, disinformation
The European Union has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X under its Digital Services Act (DSA). European Commissioner Thierry Breton said the EU had opened a formal infringement proceeding against the platform formerly known as Twitter for suspected breach of obligations to counter illegal content and disinformation, suspected breach of transparency obligations,
Fox BusinessApr 17 2023
News
Meet a Disinformation Agent for a Mexican Cartel
Horrific violence wielded by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) has sadly become part of Mexico’s reality, as is the use of threats and bribes to corrupt ministers, businessmen, governors, and even journalists. Sometimes, however, Mexican cartel tactics can be more subtle, using propaganda and targeted information to change policies by influencing public opinion. For example, Raymundo
The American ConservativeMay 08 2022
News
Biden’s Disinformation Chief: Parents Concerned About Critical Race Theory Are ‘Disinformers’
The Biden administration’s new disinformation chief says that parents who are upset about critical race theory (CRT) making its way into public school classrooms are “disinformers” who “weaponize” the issue “for profit.”
Nina Jankowicz, who was appointed to lead the newly established Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security, dismissed the pushback against
The Epoch TimesThink Tank / Policy Group
Global Disinformation Index
July 2021 Independent Review: Left Bias An independent review by AllSides staff found that the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) has a Left bias rating. GDI displays a Left bias by focusing on fringe right-wing ideas more than left. For example, in its election misinformation map, GDI focused almost exclusively on common right-wing theories and issues like voter fraud and QAnon.
Oct 03 2023
News
Anonymous U.S. Officials ‘Convinced’ Russian Disinformation Will Target Ukraine Aid
Anonymous United States officials told the New York Times they are “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to end U.S. and European support for Ukraine through disinformation efforts.
According to the Times, “Russia disinformation aims to increase support for candidates opposing Ukraine aid with the ultimate goal of stopping international military assistance to Kyiv
Breitbart NewsNov 19 2020
Opinion
How to Defeat Disinformation
The 2016 U.S. presidential election propelled the threat of disinformation to the forefront of public debate. Americans were shocked by Russian attempts to influence voters by spreading misleading narratives. They had never imagined that a foreign power might use social media and other modern technologies to interfere in their elections.
Four years later, it seems that foreign
Foreign AffairsJul 06 2023
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Court ruling prompts fears of ‘Wild West of disinformation’
An order limiting the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies could make it harder to curb disinformation as the 2024 election nears.
A federal judge Tuesday curtailed communication between certain Biden administration agencies and social media companies after a GOP-led challenge to efforts to combat disinformation, arguing attempts to do so violated protected
The HillAug 26 2020
News
The Coming Wave of Disinformation
Voting in the 2020 U.S. elections will come to a close in 70 days, and disinformation experts are working around the clock to safeguard the democratic process. “One of the things you can be pretty confident of,” said Ben Nimmo, the director of investigations at Graphika, a network analysis firm, “is that somebody is going to start posting a video which allegedly shows ballot box stuffing, or
The Dispatch