US backing for Pacific disinformation media course casualty of Trump aid ‘freeze’ – Radio Free
Pacific Media Watch A New Zealand-based community education provider, Dark Times Academy, has had a US Embassy grant…
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Ukraine rallies around Zelenskyy after Trump’s vicious attack – POLITICO
Across Ukraine, local politicians were candid in their opinions of Trump’s attacks. “We may like Zelenskyy, or we…
Analysts say Russian disinformation fuels French troop withdrawal from Sahel
Analysts say Russian propaganda and disinformation campaigns have been key factors behind the departure of French troops from…
US President Donald Trump living in Russian-made ‘disinformation space’, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says
Shortly before he was expected to meet with Keith Kellogg, the US special envoy for Ukraine and Russia,…
Zelenskyy says Trump living in disinformation bubble after blaming Ukraine for Russian invasion – Europe live | Ukraine
Zelenskyy’s comments on Ukraine’s situation and Trump – summary Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the US for…
Vance’s week of waging war on EU tech law – POLITICO
Germany is heading for an election on Feb. 23, and officials and disinformation experts have flagged several coordinated…
Baltic countries sever final power ties with Russia – POLITICO
“Since February this year, we’ve observed a different approach from the Russian special services,” said Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head…
Putin’s disinformation networks flood social media in bid to skew German election – POLITICO
The clearest sign of escalation is on Musk’s X platform, formerly Twitter. The report, reviewed by POLITICO, shows…
Britain’s handover of the Chagos Islands is pleasing nobody – POLITICO
Yet Beijing undermined this by ultimately treating Hong Kong like the mainland. Large protests in 2019 against an…
Q&A: Disinformation is a major threat to democracy, ex-Austrian chancellors’ spokesperson warns
Gerald Fleischmann — the spokesperson for two former Austrian leaders — warns that democracy is at risk from…
German authorities ‘well prepared’ for social media election interference – POLITICO
Concerns are high over possible foreign election interference through social media disinformation in Germany, where the far-right Alternative…
ANALYSIS: Why Hogue thinks disinformation is democracy’s greatest threat – National
The rise of generative artificial intelligence, a decline of traditional professional media and the persistent threat of foreign…
Fact-checkers under fire as Big Tech pulls back – POLITICO
“The first thing we’ve noticed after Zuckerberg’s statement … was a huge spread of harassment toward fact-checkers,” said…
EU hate speech guidelines get folded into the Digital Services Act – POLITICO
Under the code, online platforms agree to review two-thirds of takedown requests within 24 hours and better transparency…
As Macron courts Musk, Paris quits X – POLITICO
“Complex because the network reduces the reach of factual and objective messages. Impossible because the network fuels hate…