Disinformation
A Brief History of Online Influence Operations
Jacob T. Rob, Jacob N. Shapiro Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 10:52 AM
What does the history of online influence operations reveal about how to tackle disinformation?
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Russia and Eastern Europe
How the Kremlin Uses Agenda Setting to Paint Democracy in Panic
Lindsay Hundley Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 8:01 AM
The Kremlin’s old media tactics illustrate the persistent challenges posed by influence operations.
Social Media
How Facebook Can Use International Law in Content Moderation
Hilary Hurd Wed, Oct 30, 2019, 8:00 AM
Speaking at Georgetown University on Oct. 17, Mark Zuckerberg said what many did not want to hear: Facebook would not be doing more to restrict “bad” speech.
Election Security
Transatlantic Techlash Continues as U.K. and U.S. Lawmakers Release Proposals for Regulation
Evelyn Douek Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 9:59 AM
The 2018 “techlash” shows no sign of slowing. The last week of July saw the release of two papers containing proposals for significant increases regulation of tech companies, particularly with an eye toward protecting the integrity of political processes and elections.
Western Europe
EU Expert Group on Fake News Releases Final Report
Evelyn Douek Wed, Mar 14, 2018, 7:00 AM
On Mar. 12, the European Commission released the final report of its independent High Level Expert Group on Fake News and Online Disinformation (the Group), a group of 39 experts from different sectors and countries that was convened earlier this year and tasked with putting forward strategies to counter disinformation.
Western Europe
Germany’s Bold Gambit to Prevent Online Hate Crimes and Fake News Takes Effect
Evelyn Douek Tue, Oct 31, 2017, 11:30 AM
The German Act to Improve the Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks (known as the Network Enforcement Law or the NetzDG), which targets online hate crimes and false news reports, went into effect on Oct. 1, 2017. Both the justice ministry and social media companies are grappling with the act’s provisions before the law takes full effect on Jan. 1, 2018.
The Russia Connection
The 87% Solution to Fake News
Paul Rosenzweig Wed, May 3, 2017, 1:26 PM
The bad news is that I am only 87% likely to be a real human being. The good news (as he pointed out to me) is that I'm, nonetheless, 23% more likely than Ben Wittes to be a real human being.