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The Existential Threat of AI-Enhanced Disinformation Operations
As AI capabilities improve, they will become increasingly effective tools for manipulating and fooling humans - with political, social, and epistemological consequences.
Researchers Release Comprehensive Twitter Dataset of False Claims About The 2020 Election
A new report sheds light on how election misinformation spread across Twitter before and after the 2020 election. Insights for the Jan. 6 Committee and beyond from Justin Hendrix.…
Surveying Evidence of How Trump’s Actions Activated Jan. 6 Rioters
A triangulation of evidence that extremists treated then-President Trump's words as instructions for the events on Jan. 6.
Facebook Provided Warning to FBI Before January 6, GAO Report Reveals
The GAO report's findings raise questions about statements by FBI Director Christopher Wray in previous testimony to Congress.
What Elon Musk Does Not Get about Twitter and Democracy in Africa
Deferring to local laws to determine the bounds of free speech on Twitter - and Musk has suggested doing - would jeopardize hard-won democratic freedoms in Africa.
As Congress Debates Social Media Harms, Here’s How to Make Online Consent Meaningful
"Reform the law so that companies must provide more meaningful information in their privacy notices and terms of service."
Виправте закон США про обмін цифровими доказами щоб забезпечити притягнення до відповідальності за звірства
"Величезна кількість потенційних доказів у вигляді фотографій та відео, завантажених українцями…
To Support Accountability for Atrocities, Fix U.S. Law on the Sharing of Digital Evidence
Reform is needed to update evidence-sharing laws for the social media age.
Ukraine May Mark a Turning Point in Documenting War Crimes
Hendrix's interviews foreground local Ukraine researchers who have been documenting Russian war crimes over many years before now.
Україна може стати поворотним моментом у документуванні воєнних злочинів
Інтерв’ю починаються з українських дослідників, які багато років документують російські військові…
Moves To Ban Kremlin Propaganda Outlets Evoke WWII Anti-Nazi Efforts
Cross-published with Tech Policy Press Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, moves by governments and private companies to limit or ban Russian state…
Вплив на плани Путіна: інформаційна війна та російський народ
Перемога в цій битві залежить від донесених повідомлень, контролю над каналами зв’язку та від того,…