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  • Jim Jordan Issues Information Requests to Universities Researching Disinformation | ProPublica

    March 22, 2023

    House Republicans have sent letters to at least three universities and a think tank requesting a broad range of documents related to what it says are the institutions’ contributions to […]

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  • Undermining Ukraine | Atlantic Council

    February 28, 2023

    In the lead-up to Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin and its proxies perpetrated information operations to justify military action against Ukraine, mask its operational planning, and deny […]

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  • When your “friends” spy on you: The firm pitching Orwellian social media surveillance to militaries | Forbidden Stories

    February 22, 2023

    Imagine opening Facebook to a new friend request. You click on the profile and notice mutual friends. The person shares interesting content related to your job or passion on their […]

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  • How the Supreme Court may overhaul how you live online | MIT Technology Review

    February 16, 2023

    Recommendation algorithms sort most of what we see online and determine how posts, news articles, and accounts you follow are prioritized on digital platforms. In the past, recommendation algorithms and […]

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  • Foreign Interference & Propaganda: What We Know and What to Expect | NYU Center for Social Media and Politics

    February 15, 2023

    Since Russia’s attempt to interfere with the 2016 election, the political and scholarly community has focused considerable attention on foreign influence in American politics. Researchers and media have investigated the […]

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  • U.S. States Will Dominate Tech Policy This Year and Next | Tech Policy Press

    February 9, 2023

    Earlier this month, President Joe Biden published an op-ed calling for Congress to pass sweeping new legislation regulating technology platforms. Despite this push from the president, the chances of significant […]

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  • EU Disinfo Lab: A CERN for the Information Environment

    February 1, 2023

    Alicia Wanless, Director of the Partnership for Countering Influence Operations at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will present during this EU DisinfoLab webinar her study, co-written with Jacob N. […]

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  • Disinformation Governance Board ‘paused’ after just 3 weeks | The Washington Post

    May 20, 2022

    Nina Jankowicz was the subject of online attacks from the moment she was named head of the newly created Disinformation Governance Board. Three weeks later, the Department of Homeland Security […]

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  • The Triumph of Marcos Dynasty Disinformation Is a Warning to the U.S. | The New Yorker

    May 18, 2022

    It was 9 P.M., and Maria Ressa, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist, was pacing back and forth in the newsroom of Rappler, the news site she co-founded a decade ago. […]

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  • The ongoing information war over Ukraine | Columbia Journalism Review

    May 10, 2022

    Last week, a pair of leaks to the press shined a fresh light on the extent of US assistance to Ukraine in its war against Russia. On Wednesday, Julian E. […]

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