Since the beginning of last week, a new COVID-19 conspiratorial documentary called “Hold-up” has been circulating on French-speaking social media.
Disinfo Update 10/11/202020
Platforms’ management of mis- and disinformation was one of the major news stories of the 2020 US election cycle. But much of the work in areas like election integrity therefore lies beyond ‘platform deterministic’ logic, and will demand more than a platform by platform approach.
Disinfo Update 3/11/20
In the last moments before the US elections, Wikipedia, Twitter, and Instagram introduce more features to slow and preempt dis- and misinformation.
Disinfo Update 27/10/2020
MEPs of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference quizzed Graphika’s Camille François, Bellingcat’s Eliot Higgins, and more, on the state of disinformation in the EU.
Disinfo Update 20/10/2020
The New York Post hack-and-leak story about Hunter Biden snowballed last week. This now inescapable story is at once a lesson in propaganda reporting, in the politics of content moderation, and in the velocity and chaos of the media landscape.
Disinfo Update 13/10/2020
A Tale of Two Platforms. This was another long week in the world of content moderation.
Disinfo Update 06/10/2020
EU DisinfoLab has been investigating the presence of Covid-19 related conspiracy theories on crowdfunding platforms
Disinfo Update 29/09/2020
Voter Deterrence, Brand Safety, and the Impact of Influence Operations
Disinfo Update 22/09/2020
EU DisinfoLab contributed to ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission Report
Disinfo Update 15/09/2020
The Code of Practice (still needs practice) // Platforms bulk up on Election Integrity