Covert Action
A Government Practitioner’s Guide to Countering Online Foreign Covert Influence
Gabriel Band Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 1:35 PM
How can the practitioner actually counter online foreign covert influence operations?
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Hearing on Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation
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On Mar. 16, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a declassified joint intelligence community assessment on foreign threats to the 2020 U.S. elections.
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Why a Canadian Law Prohibiting False Statements in the Run-Up to an Election Was Found Unconstitutional
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Can Litigation Help Deradicalize Right-Wing Media?
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FBI Warns That Deepfakes Will Be Used Increasingly in Foreign Influence Operations
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Facebook Oversight Board
Facebook, It’s Time to Put the Rules in One Place
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Disinformation
How to Understand Iranian Information Operations
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Disinformation
Coordinated Behavior in Libya’s Regional Disinformation Conflict
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