The Disinformation Project

Worth a few minutes of your time.

Very useful strategies for staying informed from The Washington Post’s Heather Kelly. We all can do more to reclaim our power and build a #betterdigitalfuture! https://lnkd.in/drcnfiTG

This was the worst kept secret in history. There is and has been a concerted effort by foreign nations to manipulate our information space. Be an educated and critical consumer of media #fimi #disinformation #disarm

Worth sharing again….great product that should be used to spark thoughtful dialogue and online behavior change. Awareness is Job One. Let’s build a #betterdigitalfuture.

The Economist has done a wonderful public service by writing plainly about #disinformation and how it works. They cover multiple angles in a package of insightful articles. You need to read this! If you don’t subscribe and can’t get past the paywall go to your local library! Leader: False information can be distributed at low cost on social media; AI also makes it cheap to produce. Much about disinformation is murky. But in a special Science & technology section, we trace the complex ways in which it is seeded and spread via networks of social-media accounts and websites. How disinformation works—and how to counter it https://lnkd.in/dpibeBPi from The Economist

We have been on the “demand side” of the counter- #disinformation equation since 2019. Awareness is Job One! Let’s build a #betterdigitalfuture. https://lnkd.in/dK2FnuZn

Yes! 👏 The European Parliament is helping its citizens understand how disinformation works and why bad actors use disinformation to manipulate, divide,and deceive. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and US Congress should do much more to focus awareness on foreign disinformation, how and why it works, and what behaviors citizens can take to protect themselves. Awareness is Job One. Let’s make a #betterdigitalfuture. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine https://lnkd.in/dA_AYPza

Today, the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) published a new report, “Nation States Engage in US-Focused Influence Operations Ahead of US Presidential Election.” While influence operations have started slower this election year than in 2016 and 2020, our report details Russian and Chinese influence operations and their use of generative AI. Here are a few key points:    - Russian efforts are focused on undermining US support in Ukraine through influence operations.   - China is capitalizing on societal polarization to diminish faith in the US democratic system, including the use of AI-enabled content.   - The use of high-production synthetic deepfake videos of world leaders and candidates has not yet caused mass deception and broad-based confusion. - Audiences are more likely to gravitate towards simple digital forgeries, which have been used by influence actors over the last decade.  Microsoft is committed to detecting and responding deceptive deepfakes, as well as securing our democratic institutions. This is in line with Microsoft’s commitments in the Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections 

Don’t underestimate the political power of shaping narrative….social media and digital advertisers provide bad actors powerful tools to propogate attention grabbing content to targeted groups and individuals—twisting the narrative to suit their agenda. Awareness is Job One. Help build a #betterdigitalfuture.

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