In-depth analysis and insights on global information disorder policies, regulatory frameworks, and their implications for digital spaces.
A coordinated AI content farm network is making bank off South China Sea tensions, TikTok's election safeguards are falling short in Ireland (right as they trim safety staff), and Cambodia kicks off an ASEAN-wide 'Say No to Fake News' campaign. In Europe, Russian operators are targeting everything from Ukrainian refugees to video games, while across Africa, the Kremlin's influence operations are going analog. Plus, Japan's looking to the EU for lessons in platform regulation as nations globally grapple with AI-powered misinformation.
Australia nixes proposed misinformation legislation. A sophisticated influence operation revealed this week shows how Russia's Wagner Group built a covert media empire in the Central African Republic through a mix of paid propaganda and coerced journalists. The revelations come as Google exposed an even larger network of PRC-linked PR firms operating hundreds of fake news sites worldwide — suggesting state actors are increasingly outsourcing their influence operations to maintain plausible deniability.
ChatGPT just entered African politics. NewsGuard caught 171 AI-powered accounts pushing Ghana's election narratives, while Russian operatives turned TikTok dance trends into protest propaganda in Nigeria. This week in information disorder: Singapore fights extremism with choose-your-own-adventure TikToks, Zimbabwe wants to license WhatsApp admins, and South Sudan's bureaucrats are verifying their online accounts. Regional updates from Manila to Maharashtra.
India targets wikipedia, authoritarian regimes team up to “combat disinformation,” the UN turns into a battleground over fake news, a “disinformation bus” hits the streets, AI-driven Halloween hoaxes leave the Irish partying solo, Russian meddling resurfaces in the US election, and much more.
Our weekly update on information disorder law and policy developments across the globe.
Our weekly update on information disorder law and policy developments across the globe.