Biden's Day 1 challenges: Misinformation flood control - Axios (so mann ki baat?) Date:Nov 20, 2020 7:20 PM https://www.axios.com/biden-day-1-misinformation-c4561776-6312-4521-aa1a-a395739b4556.html Short Notes: Who Is Responsible When Technology Fails the Marginalised? | Economic and Political Weekly Date:Nov 20, 2020 7:34 PM Short Notes: Who Is Responsible When Technology Fails the Marginalised? | Economic and Political Weekly Date:Nov 20, 2020 7:34 PM https://www.epw.in/engage/article/who-responsible-when-technology-fails-marginalised Short Notes: 'There’s an app for that: Tech governance during COVID-19' - YouTube Date:Nov 20, 2020 9:03 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWdCAa3J5JE Short Notes: Facebook’s experimental hate-speech policy seems to be working – Rest of World Date:Nov 21, 2020 8:49 AM https://restofworld.org/2020/pressing-pause-on-fake-news-in-myanmar/ Short Notes: Civic Logic: Social Media with Opinion and Purpose | Knight First Amendment Institute Date:Nov 21, 2020 9:08 AM Short Notes: Civic Logic: Social Media with Opinion and Purpose | Knight First Amendment Institute Date:Nov 21, 2020 9:09 AM https://knightcolumbia.org/content/civic-logic-social-media-with-opinion-and-purpose Short Notes: We need scientists to quiz Covid consensus, not act as agents of disinformation | Coronavirus | The Guardian Date:Nov 22, 2020 3:59 PM https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/22/we-need-scientists-to-quiz-covid-consensus-not-act-as-agents-of-disinformation Short Notes: The disinformation system that Trump unleashed will outlast him. Here’s what reality-based journalists must do about it. - The Washington Post Date:Nov 22, 2020 6:46 PM https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/trump-disinformation-journalism-next-steps/2020/11/20/6a634378-2ac8-11eb-92b7-6ef17b3fe3b4_story.html Short Notes: Corinne Cath-Speth on Twitter: "Love this report by @datasociety on #philantropy in tech: some snippets that speak to academics, grant recipients, and grantmakers: 1/8 https://t.co/P2Sn5hRFrG" / Twitter Date:Nov 22, 2020 10:42 PM https://twitter.com/C___CS/status/1330558649757016065 Short Notes: The second cold war - The China strategy America needs | Leaders | The Economist Date:Nov 22, 2020 11:53 PM https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/11/19/the-china-strategy-america-needs Short Notes: The Surkov Leaks: The Inner Workings of Russia’s Hybrid War in Ukraine | RUSI Date:Nov 23, 2020 3:04 PM https://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/surkov-leaks-inner-workings-russias-hybrid-war-ukraine Short Notes: Right-Wing Social Media Had to Divorce Reality - The Atlantic Date:Nov 24, 2020 12:01 AM https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/right-wing-social-media-finalizes-its-divorce-reality/617177/ Short Notes: chinese apps ban: Govt bans 43 more Chinese apps, SnackVideo and AliExpress on the list - The Economic Times Date:Nov 24, 2020 5:35 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/govt-bans-43-more-chinese-apps-snackvideo-and-aliexpress-on-the-list/articleshow/79389451.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Short Notes: Roiled by Election, Facebook Struggles to Balance Civility and Growth - The New York Times Date:Nov 24, 2020 8:34 PM https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/technology/facebook-election-misinformation.html Short Notes: Parliamentlive.tv - COVID-19 Committee Date:Nov 24, 2020 10:44 PM https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/aeaa9d00-23be-4320-8966-14b8e5438ef2?utm_source=Benedict%27s+Newsletter&utm_campaign=bb622b0cbf-Benedict%27s+newsletter+free&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4999ca107f-bb622b0cbf-70265565 Short Notes: Measuring Our Progress Combating Hate Speech - About Facebook Date:Nov 24, 2020 10:51 PM https://about.fb.com/news/2020/11/measuring-progress-combating-hate-speech/ Short Notes: YouTube temporarily suspends, demonetizes OANN - Axios Date:Nov 25, 2020 7:32 AM https://www.axios.com/youtube-temporarily-suspends-demonetizes-oann-420e8ea9-66c1-4eab-9754-6e3b708483c9.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100 Short Notes:BTW Sanwar Nath on Twitter: "Everything is wiped out from the huffpost india website. https://t.co/hlCfFwfdhd" / Twitter - confusion due to unclear communication/lack of Date:Nov 25, 2020 7:35 AM https://twitter.com/Sanwarnathsfi/status/1331219331884019713 Short Notes: Facebook Researchers Found Its ‘Political Whitelist’ Influenced Misinformation Spread — The Information Date:Nov 25, 2020 8:27 AM https://www.theinformation.com/articles/facebook-researchers-found-companys-political-whitelist-influenced-misinformation-spread Short Notes: Social media may have to answer for user activity Date:Nov 25, 2020 9:54 AM https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/social-media-may-have-to-answer-for-user-activity-11606231063990.html Short Notes: Informed Consent – Said Who? A Feminist Perspective on Principles of Consent in the Age of Embodied Data – The Internet Democracy Project Date:Nov 25, 2020 10:13 AM https://internetdemocracy.in/reports/informed-consent-said-who-a-feminist-perspective-on-principles-of-consent-in-the-age-of-embodied-data/ Short Notes: Wolfie Christl on Twitter: "Esoteric metrics based on analyzing extensive data about employee activities has been mostly the domain of fringe software vendors. Now it's built into MS 365. A new feature to calculate 'productivity scores' turns Microsoft 365 into an full-fledged workplace surveillance tool: https://t.co/FC3N6KkIR3" / Twitter Date:Nov 25, 2020 10:26 AM https://twitter.com/wolfiechristl/status/1331221942850949121 Short Notes: Right Wing YT Channels India Date:Nov 25, 2020 3:59 PM Short Notes: Imagine a World Without Apps - The New York Times Date:Nov 25, 2020 5:15 PM https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/technology/smartphones-apps.html Short Notes: Facebook Struggles to Balance Civility and Growth - The New York Times Date:Nov 25, 2020 5:18 PM https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/technology/facebook-election-misinformation.html Short Notes: Why India must open its doors for RCEP Date:Nov 25, 2020 5:22 PM https://www.livemint.com/news/india/why-india-must-open-its-doors-for-rcep-11606230420222.html Short Notes: How to deal with AI-enabled disinformation Date:Nov 25, 2020 5:35 PM Short Notes: Twitter to show a warning when you try to like a labeled tweet - The Verge Date:Nov 25, 2020 5:45 PM https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/23/21611927/twitter-show-warning-like-labeled-tweet Short Notes: YouTube's algorithm is steering viewers away from anti-vaccine videos | Markets Insider Date:Nov 25, 2020 5:46 PM https://www.businessinsider.com/study-youtube-anti-vax-conspiracy-theories-2020-11 Short Notes:BTW "China and India, 2025 A Comparative Assessment Date:Nov 25, 2020 6:16 PM" https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1009.pdf Short Notes: "European Chamber - CHINA MANUFACTURING 2025 Putting Industrial Policy Ahead of Market Forces Date:Nov 25, 2020 6:20 PM" http://docs.dpaq.de/12007-european_chamber_cm2025-en.pdf Short Notes: 3 Issues to Watch as China and India Move Toward Sustainable Development | World Resources Institute Date:Nov 25, 2020 6:39 PM https://www.wri.org/blog/2018/02/3-issues-watch-china-and-india-move-toward-sustainable-development Short Notes: (See thread) Nick Confessore on Twitter: "We talk a lot about the supply side problems of political disinformation -- i.e., social platforms -- but much less about the demand side, which seems like it may actually be the more intractable problem." / Twitter Date:Nov 26, 2020 7:24 AM https://mobile.twitter.com/nickconfessore/status/1331649878242566148?s=12 Short Notes:Info diet Kara Swisher on Twitter: "@nickconfessore @chrislhayes Poor information diet is not unlike poor nutritional diet." / Twitter Date:Nov 26, 2020 8:27 AM https://mobile.twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1331718146252791810 Short Notes:Info diet Kate Crawford, Atlas of AI | The Institute for Digital Public Infrastructure Date:Nov 26, 2020 8:48 AM https://publicinfrastructure.org/podcast/06-kate-crawford Short Notes: South Korea fines Facebook $6.1 mn for sharing users info without consent Date:Nov 26, 2020 12:20 PM https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/south-korean-fines-facebook-6-1-mn-for-sharing-users-info-without-consent-120112500865_1.html Short Notes: Pooja 🌈 on Twitter: ".@Facebook recently removed 'false information' warning from a video shared by BJP's @himantabiswa. This led Biswa to further his false narrative. The tech giant claimed it doesn't fact-check politicians but the reality is that it does sometimes...when convenient. THREAD (1/6) https://t.co/WnkGqDPYDh" / Twitter Date:Nov 26, 2020 2:24 PM https://twitter.com/pooja_chaudhuri/status/1331881894254764032?s=12 Short Notes: The new dot com bubble is here: it’s called online advertising Date:Nov 27, 2020 11:30 AM https://thecorrespondent.com/100/the-new-dot-com-bubble-is-here-its-called-online-advertising/13230718600-5d15791f Short Notes: FT Article - China app ban impact Date:Nov 27, 2020 12:34 PM https://twitter.com/beastoftraal/status/1332214063875584002?s=12 Short Notes: India can beat China in low-cost manufacturing if industry, government work together: MSI Chairman Date:Nov 27, 2020 1:47 PM https://flip.it/s9Lwc7 Short Notes: Govt: Legal action to be taken against fake news portals | Dhaka Tribune Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:16 PM https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/11/26/hasan-legal-action-to-be-taken-against-fake-news-portals Short Notes: Legal framework needed for data protection - The Statesman Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:20 PM https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/law/legal-framework-needed-data-protection-1502937538.html Short Notes: Trust Misplaced report Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:21 PM https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/publication/documents/2020-10/trust-misplaced-2020.pdf Short Notes: 71% Indians believe they have access to news from sources they trust: Survey - Exchange4media (trust misplaced) Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:22 PM https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/71-indians-believe-they-have-access-to-news-from-sources-they-trust-survey-109288.html Short Notes: The wrong way to regulate disinformation | Deccan Herald Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:26 PM https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/the-wrong-way-to-regulate-disinformation-920089.html Short Notes: Court orders IGP to prosecute man over fake news, false allegations - Daily Post Nigeria Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:27 PM https://dailypost.ng/2020/11/26/court-orders-igp-to-prosecute-man-over-fake-news-false-allegations/ Short Notes: Why Taiwan Killed a TV News Broadcasting License Despite Legal Freedom of Speech | Voice of America - English Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:28 PM Short Notes: Biggest threat to COVID-19 vaccination could be fake news and misinformation - The Economic Times Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:31 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/infodemic-biggest-threat-to-covid-19-vaccination-could-be-fake-news-and-misinformation/articleshow/79420886.cms Short Notes: Column: Our democracy is fighting a bad case of 'truth decay' Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:33 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-truth-fake-news-literacy-page-20201126-rpzogqv2fvdnnmzh6x4py7oblu-story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmNiYzY2MDc2NTA5OTA3Zjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH3qmc0um7R52e-HsSHCFFOI_N90Q Short Notes: One America News Network banned from YouTube after peddling COVID cure Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:33 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-oann-banned-20201126-ya62gyjjazes5gzi6plqyla6bu-story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmNiYzY2MDc2NTA5OTA3Zjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFmfIBnbS1sbE8Bc0_JxqgjgPXsNQ Short Notes:BTW Disinformation Is Rampant. Here's How Teachers Are Combatting It Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:34 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/11/disinformation_is_rampant_heres_how_teachers_are_combatting_it.html&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmNiYzY2MDc2NTA5OTA3Zjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEoeA9TbkMJ_oNYtgNGBsT2RCCrEA Short Notes: Centre seeks involvement of religious leaders to counter misinformation about COVID-19 inoculation Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:37 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/centre-seeks-involvement-of-religious-leaders-to-counter-misinformation-about-covid-19-inoculation/articleshow/79430894.cms&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmMzMDAxNGYwYzExN2NmZjU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGVCxvzOAHNOpZRg23lBiAO-XVQQA Short Notes: Where's the cure for the infodemic? Our World Vs Virus podcast | World Economic Forum Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:39 PM https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/misinformation-infodemic-world-vs-virus-podcast/ Short Notes: HS: “Dangerous” disinformation on Covid-19 spreading in Finland Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:41 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/18361-hs-dangerous-disinformation-on-covid-19-spreading-in-finland.html&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmMzMDAxNGYwYzExN2NmZjU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGJLc61xZaGLT7gjzBYlZK8kmWgMA Short Notes: A different 'super spreader': Facebook struggles with election disinformation Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:47 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/a-different-super-spreader-facebook-struggles-with-election-disinformation/articleshow/79420183.cms&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmMzMDAxNGYwYzExN2NmZjU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEGqwt-jW_WpPGpyWHFnSh2qDCZig Short Notes:the political superspreader. link to amit malviya, india MeWe is a fast-growing social hub for conservatives. What you need to know (tooter) Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:48 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://fortune.com/2020/11/25/what-is-mewe-social-media-conservatives-free-speech-facebook-twitter/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmMzMDAxNGYwYzExN2NmZjU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFO7qUPlClBckhpBfxjugdTFiFegw Short Notes: Parler CEO slams “disinformation campaign” saying the platform had been hacked Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:48 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://reclaimthenet.org/parler-hacked-accusations/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmMzMDAxNGYwYzExN2NmZjU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEk_6Msaka1LTDLJDWLEuq4eBK4Ew Short Notes: Twitter will warn you when you “like” misinformation tweets Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:49 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://androidcommunity.com/twitter-will-warn-you-when-you-like-misinformation-tweets-20201125/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmMzMDAxNGYwYzExN2NmZjU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFYDa4FUPSpuDk7aGajOzsy5UBEzw Short Notes: Covid-19 has created a global infodemic, but Brazil and India are unique Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:50 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/covid-19-has-created-a-global-infodemic-but-brazil-and-india-are-unique-41795&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmMzMDAxNGYwYzExN2NmZjU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG2Td4M2XPUJdX-TRNfUGYiNuGesA Short Notes: How to stop 'astroturf' campaigns and the spread of misinformation (link to post truth) Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:52 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://impactalpha.com/how-to-stop-astroturf-campaigns-and-the-spread-of-misinformation/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmMzMDAxNGYwYzExN2NmZjU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEqVmJ-PgzwdSxiz9LdP7WjkycGtg Short Notes: Making sense of your climate-denying cranky uncle - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:53 PM https://thebulletin.org/2020/11/making-sense-of-your-climate-denying-cranky-uncle/ Short Notes: Old hatreds fuel online misinformation about COVID-19 in South Asia - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:54 PM https://thebulletin.org/2020/11/old-hatreds-fuel-online-misinformation-about-covid-19-in-south-asia/ Short Notes:From the people who maintain to doomsday clock Federal Government urged to take a public health approach to disinformation on digital platforms (regulating disinfo) Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:55 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.croakey.org/federal-government-urged-to-take-a-public-health-approach-to-disinformation-on-digital-platforms/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmMzMDAxNGYwYzExN2NmZjU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGXCEyBNga5jyDl-6nIaLmvxph0Pw Short Notes: We Should Treat Disinformation as a Shaping Operation—Because It Is Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:56 PM https://mwi.usma.edu/we-should-treat-disinformation-as-a-shaping-operation-because-it-is/?utm_source=rss Short Notes: Universal higher education is the key to combating misinformation Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:56 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/universal-higher-education-key-combating-misinformation&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmMzMDAxNGYwYzExN2NmZjU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEGoXb5-6Hzlso2fg63qnbRy5euwg Short Notes:info diet tweet “Fact-checking” videos improve truth discernment ability but do not reduce fake news sharing on Twitter Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:58 PM https://events.ceu.edu/sites/default/files/media/attachment/bor_etal_video_2020.pdf Short Notes: Online disinformation in U.S. Chinese communities leads to offline threats - Axios Date:Nov 27, 2020 5:59 PM https://www.axios.com/americas-chinese-communities-online-disinformation-a5a6fbe7-546a-46a7-95c4-31941de3a478.html Short Notes: Love Jihad: The Moral Panic Gripping India Date:Nov 27, 2020 7:07 PM https://www.logically.ai/articles/love-jihad-the-moral-panic-gripping-india Short Notes: Kangana Ranaut on Twitter: "No matter how hostile these international platforms are to native Indians but we will continue to fight, no matter how many times they kill us we will be reborn, please follow him #TrueIndologyIsBack" / Twitter Date:Nov 27, 2020 7:40 PM https://twitter.com/KanganaTeam/status/1332315089765019651 Short Notes: Opinion: We’ve become dependent on a technological ecosystem that is highly invasive and prone to serial abuse - The Globe and Mail Date:Nov 27, 2020 9:05 PM https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-pandemic-has-made-us-even-more-dependent-on-a-highly-invasive/ Short Notes: 734, October 2020, A Delicate Balance Date:Nov 27, 2020 9:11 PM https://www.india-seminar.com/2020/734.htm Short Notes: Glasshouse - UP Front News - Issue date:: Dec 7, 2020 Adityanath got the state information department to launch the @InfoUPFactCheck Twitter handle to track and counter fake news. Till November 23, the five-member team manning the account had struck down four fake news items, including those about the kidnapping of a ‘businessman’s son’ in Hamirpur and the rape of two women in Fatehpur. Date:Nov 28, 2020 11:28 AM https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/up-front/story/20201207-glasshouse-1744374-2020-11-27 Short Notes: The Deluge of Conspiracies and Fake News on the Prowl - The Week Date:Nov 28, 2020 11:29 AM https://www.theweek.in/news/biz-tech/2020/11/27/the-deluge-of-conspiracies-and-fake-news-on-the-prowl.html Short Notes: Mumbai's IT cell battle: Three booked for tweets, six more under scanner - news Date:Nov 28, 2020 11:30 AM https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbais-it-cell-battle-three-booked-for-tweets-six-more-under-scanner/23109294 Short Notes: You’ve been botted - Is the attention economy being captured by virtual eyeballs? | Business | The Economist Date:Nov 28, 2020 12:54 PM https://www.economist.com/business/2020/11/28/is-the-attention-economy-being-captured-by-virtual-eyeballs Short Notes: Bill Bishop on Twitter: "China aims to shake US grip on chip design tools https://t.co/7bv5mnBu8V "Veteran engineers and high-level executives are leaving top U.S. chip design toolmakers for Chinese rivals"" / Twitter Date:Nov 28, 2020 1:12 PM https://mobile.twitter.com/niubi/status/1331979523194298368?s=12 Short Notes: Democracy needs an internet ombudsman Date:Nov 29, 2020 8:25 AM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/democracy-needs-an-internet-ombudsman/ Short Notes: The fossils of myopic minds- The New Indian Express Date:Nov 29, 2020 4:16 PM https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/voices/2020/nov/29/the-fossils-ofmyopic-minds-2228499.html Short Notes: Fact-checking political speech: Facebook's myopic policy and inconsistent standard - Alt News Date:Nov 29, 2020 4:21 PM http://www.altnews.in/fact-checking-political-speech-facebooks-myopic-policy-and-inconsistent-standard/ Short Notes: How Facebook radicalized and polarized Americans ahead of Election Day - The Economic Times Date:Nov 29, 2020 4:23 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/how-facebook-radicalized-and-polarized-americans-ahead-of-election-day/articleshow/79405730.cms Short Notes: Research Shows Increase in Online Attacks on Female Journalists Date:Nov 29, 2020 4:23 PM https://theconversation.com/online-attacks-on-female-journalists-are-increasingly-spilling-into-the-real-world-new-research-150791?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2025%202020%20-%201794517420&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2025%202020%20-%201794517420+CID_4192724f4db2a2fdebcfee1b17dd6960&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Online%20attacks%20on%20female%20journalists%20are%20increasingly%20spilling%20into%20the%20real%20world%20%20new%20research Short Notes: Social Media and its Impact on Elections Date:Nov 29, 2020 4:24 PM https://telanganatoday.com/social-media-and-its-impact-on-elections Short Notes: Combating the disinfodemic: Working for truth in the time of COVID-19 Date:Nov 29, 2020 4:26 PM https://en.unesco.org/covid19/disinfodemic Short Notes: IGF 2020 WS #260 COVID-19 “Dis-infodemic”: Challenges, lessons, opportunities Date:Nov 29, 2020 4:27 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQw4ztI3xnA&feature=share Short Notes: Facebook’s AI mistakenly blocks ads of struggling businesses; tech giant issues apology Date:Nov 29, 2020 4:28 PM https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/social-media-news/facebooks-ai-mistakenly-blocks-ads-of-struggling-businesses-tech-giant-issues-apology.html Short Notes: Google, the Media Patron: How the Digital Giant Ensnares Journalism Date:Nov 30, 2020 8:08 AM https://www.otto-brenner-stiftung.de/fileadmin/user_data/stiftung/02_Wissenschaftsportal/03_Publikationen/AH103_Google_EN.pdf Short Notes: Who will win the battle over the future of the internet? | China | Al Jazeera Date:Nov 30, 2020 8:09 AM https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2020/11/24/who-will-win-the-battle-over-the-future-of-the-internet/ Short Notes: Full article: The Antisemitic Backlash to Financial Power: Conspiracy Theory as a Response to Financial Complexity and Crisis Date:Nov 30, 2020 8:11 AM https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13563467.2020.1841141 Short Notes: “De‐Globalisation? Global Value Chains in the Post‐COVID‐19 Age” Date:Nov 30, 2020 8:13 AM https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/antras/files/deglobalization_sintra_antras.pdf Short Notes: THE PACIFICCOVID-19 INFODEMIC Date:Nov 30, 2020 4:33 PM https://asiafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Pacific-COVID-19-Infodemic_Nov17.pdf Short Notes: A year on, citizen science is powering Covid-19 research | India News - Times of India Date:Nov 30, 2020 4:33 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-year-on-citizen-science-is-powering-covid-19-research/articleshow/79484703.cms Short Notes: Siddharth TOI on Twitter: "For writing a facebook post titled 'Shame shame commissioner', Tamil Nadu government has filed a defamation case against @JayaramArappor The state govt says his post defames former Chennai police commissioner AK Viswanathan after @Arappor was denied permission to protest on 15/3" / Twitter Date:Nov 30, 2020 4:57 PM https://mobile.twitter.com/siddharthptoi/status/1333363943075577860 Short Notes: Social media's problem isn't bias, it's advertising. And that we can fix. | ZDNet Date:Nov 30, 2020 6:04 PM https://www.zdnet.com/article/social-medias-problem-isnt-bias-its-advertising/ Short Notes: Nitin gadkari: We don’t need to import from China: Nitin Gadkari - The Economic Times Date:Nov 30, 2020 7:11 PM https://m.economictimes.com/small-biz/trade/exports/insights/we-dont-need-to-import-from-china-nitin-gadkari/articleshow/79489343.cms Short Notes: I tried Parler, the social media app where hate speech thrives Date:Nov 30, 2020 10:27 PM https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/I-tried-Parler-the-social-media-app-where-hate-15758094.php Short Notes:(link to tooter) Date:Dec 1, 2020 9:32 AM Short Notes: (PDF) Made In China 2025 and New Trends of Entrepreneurship Education of China: A Socio-Economic-Educational Perspective Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:31 AM https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311914230_Made_In_China_2025_and_New_Trends_of_Entrepreneurship_Education_of_China_A_Socio-Economic-Educational_Perspective Short Notes: Made in China 2025 as a Challenge in Global Trade Governance: Analysis and Recommendations Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:50 AM https://www.cigionline.org/sites/default/files/documents/Paper%20no.183_0.pdf Short Notes: Viet Nam: Tech giants complicit in industrial-scale repression | Amnesty International Date:Dec 1, 2020 11:29 AM https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/12/viet-nam-tech-giants-complicit/ Short Notes: How many children and young people have internet access at home? - UNICEF DATA Date:Dec 1, 2020 11:59 AM https://data.unicef.org/resources/children-and-young-people-internet-access-at-home-during-covid19/ Short Notes: FDD | Made in Germany, Co-opted by China Beijing describes MIC2025 according to a framework of “one, two, three, four, five, 10.” Date:Dec 1, 2020 12:42 PM https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2020/10/14/made-in-germany-co-opted-by-china/#easy-footnote-20-110947 Short Notes: sflc.in on Twitter: ".@SFLCin presents to you The #FreeSpeech Tracker, a crowd-sourced research project developed by https://t.co/R7wWHinlZx to track the instances of free speech violations and the laws governing free speech in India. https://t.co/G5NbjfiHzU #FreedomOfSpeech #FreeSpeechTracker #FST https://t.co/jBCepIi0bQ" / Twitter Date:Dec 1, 2020 1:46 PM https://twitter.com/SFLCin/status/1333645757379870721 Short Notes: Gems Of Bollywood: The Crown Jewel of Bollywood Disinformation Date:Dec 1, 2020 2:35 PM https://www.logically.ai/articles/gems-of-bollywood-disinformation Short Notes: [2011.12843] Evaluating the scale, growth, and origins of right-wing echo chambers on YouTube (reconcile with other study about climate misinfo) Date:Dec 1, 2020 4:45 PM https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.12843 Short Notes:BTW Facebook Accused Of Violating Its Hate Speech Policy In India : NPR Date:Dec 1, 2020 7:30 PM https://www.npr.org/2020/11/27/939532326/facebook-accused-of-violating-its-hate-speech-policy-in-india Short Notes: QAnon conspiracy is fake. The harm it's doing to child welfare groups is real - CNNPolitics Date:Dec 1, 2020 7:37 PM https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/28/politics/qanon-child-welfare/index.html Short Notes: QAnon's rise in Japan shows conspiracy theory's global spread, East Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times Date:Dec 1, 2020 7:38 PM https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/qanons-rise-in-japan-shows-conspiracy-theorys-global-spread Short Notes: Searching for the misinformation “twilight zone” » Nieman Journalism Lab Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:22 PM https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/searching-for-the-misinformation-twilight-zone/ Short Notes: Announcing the Oversight Board's first cases and appointment of trustees | Oversight Board Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:23 PM https://www.oversightboard.com/news/719406882003532-announcing-the-oversight-board-s-first-cases-and-appointment-of-trustees/ Short Notes:BTW How the Arab uprisings were weakened by online fakes - World - The Jakarta Post Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:26 PM https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/11/30/how-the-arab-uprisings-were-weakened-by-online-fakes-.html Short Notes: PMO sends readout of Trudeau scolding O’Toole over ‘COVID misinformation’ in phone call. Before the call | Brantford Expositor Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:28 PM https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/pmo-sends-readout-of-trudeau-scolding-otoole-over-covid-misinformation-in-phone-call-but-the-call-hadnt-happened Short Notes:link to India 3 Chinese scientists just said Covid came from India, Bangladesh. It's politics, not science Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:32 PM https://theprint.in/opinion/3-chinese-scientists-just-said-covid-came-from-india-bangladesh-its-politics-not-science/554384/ Short Notes: ‘Apologize now’: Australia slams China over fake pic Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:38 PM https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/apologize-now-australia-slams-china-over-fake-pic Short Notes: Covid-19 vaccination: UK to deploy army unit against anti-vaccine propaganda Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:38 PM https://www.livemint.com/science/health/covid-19-vaccination-uk-to-deploy-army-unit-against-anti-vaccine-propaganda-11606655209881.html Short Notes: Facebook News to launch in UK next month with several big publishers onboard Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:41 PM https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/facebook-news-to-launch-in-uk-next-month-with-several-big-publishers-onboard-71606793239246.html Short Notes: Instagram Blocked and then Unblocked #Sikh Hashtag. Why is 'Sikh' Trending amid Farmer Protests? Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:45 PM https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/instagram-blocked-and-then-unblocked-sikh-hashtag-why-is-sikh-trending-amid-farmer-protests-3129743.html Short Notes:Link to prev instance + endsars Covid vaccine: No vaccine yet for fake news epidemic - The Economic Times Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:47 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/no-vaccine-yet-for-fake-news-epidemic/articleshow/79482594.cms Short Notes: Why China’s Tweet Depicting An Aussie Soldier Is Not Disinformation Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:55 PM https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/12/china-tweet-not-disinformation/ Short Notes:(link to use of disinformation as 'fake news' Superhero cartoon fights Covid disinformation in India - BBC News Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:56 PM https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-55137074 Short Notes: Social Media Junk News concerning Kyle Rittenhouse Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:57 PM https://comprop.oii.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/127/2020/11/ComProp-Misinformation-Weekly-Briefing-30-11-2020.pdf Short Notes: Facebook took down major anti-vaccination groups — but research shows they already did their damage Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:58 PM https://theweek.com/speedreads/952578/facebook-took-down-major-antivaccination-groups--but-research-shows-already-did-damage Short Notes: Tackling Online Abuse and Disinformation Targeting Women in Politics - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Date:Dec 1, 2020 10:59 PM https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/11/30/tackling-online-abuse-and-disinformation-targeting-women-in-politics-pub-83331 Short Notes: Has digitisation weakened democracy's defences? | British Politics and Policy at LSE Date:Dec 1, 2020 11:00 PM https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/digitisation-democracy/ Short Notes: The internet has become captured by the right. The Gravel Institute is trying to take it back | Salon.com link to youtube study absolving algo Date:Dec 1, 2020 11:02 PM https://www.salon.com/2020/11/29/the-internet-has-become-captured-by-the-right-the-gravel-institute-is-trying-to-take-it-back/ Short Notes: (1) COMMENTARY: Battling an ‘infodemic’ a real concern as COVID-19 vaccine nears - National | Globalnews.ca Date:Dec 1, 2020 11:03 PM https://globalnews.ca/news/7488038/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-infodemic-misinformation/ Short Notes: How Tech Companies Have Tried to Stop Disinformation, Voter Intimidation – and Come Up Short | The Web Writer Spotlight (@writerspotlight) Date:Dec 1, 2020 11:04 PM https://webwriterspotlight.com/tech-companies-have-tried-to-stop-disinformation-voter-intimidation-and-come-up-short Short Notes: Facebook's pre-election restrictions didn't dent political ad reach - Axios Date:Dec 2, 2020 8:03 AM https://www.axios.com/facebooks-pre-election-restrictions-didnt-dent-political-ad-reach-31c2f0f3-ae0e-4a53-92f4-aebaacbfe536.html?mc_cid=cf179fe68a&mc_eid=e39dc13669 Short Notes: Exclusive: Twitter suspends Thai royalist account linked to influence campaign | Reuters Date:Dec 2, 2020 8:05 AM https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-thailand-protests-royalists-exclusive-idUKKBN289108 Short Notes: Covid-19 vaccines face a varied and powerful misinformation movement online Date:Dec 2, 2020 8:20 AM https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/covid-19-vaccines-face-varied-powerful-misinformation-movement-online-n1249378 Short Notes: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ on Twitter: "Possibly the first instance of Twitter applying these labels to a tweet by a member of India’s ruling party. https://t.co/ibMDD6vGCV" / Twitter Date:Dec 2, 2020 8:54 AM https://mobile.twitter.com/pranavdixit/status/1333962061748035589?s=12 Short Notes: Viet Nam: Tech giants complicit in industrial-scale repression | Amnesty International Date:Dec 2, 2020 9:50 AM https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/12/viet-nam-tech-giants-complicit/ Short Notes: How FTI Drove Influence Campaigns Nationwide for Big Oil - The New York Times (link top post truth, anti vax) Date:Dec 2, 2020 10:25 AM https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/climate/fti-consulting.html Short Notes: (Demand for disinformation) How the Way We Think Drives Disinformation: An International Forum Working Paper - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY Date:Dec 2, 2020 10:35 AM https://www.ned.org/demand-for-deceit-how-way-we-think-drives-disinformation-samuel-woolley-katie-joseff/ Short Notes: Indian developers are racing to replace TikTok – Rest of World Date:Dec 2, 2020 10:46 AM https://restofworld.org/2020/the-clock-is-tik-tok-tik-tok/ Short Notes:BTW How to Vaccinate a Nation of Skeptics Against Covid Date:Dec 2, 2020 11:09 AM https://www.bloombergquint.com/gadfly/how-france-could-vaccinate-a-nation-of-skeptics-against-covid Short Notes:vaccine Karnataka’s warriors against hate | The News Minute Date:Dec 2, 2020 12:57 PM https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karnataka-s-warriors-against-hate-138688 Short Notes: Himanshi on Twitter: "The fake news factory has now started working overtime to discredit the #FarmersProtests. Please tag me or @QuintFactCheck if you come across any video/image/piece of information which you suspect as false or misleading. Will add all fact-checked stories to this thread. (1/n)" / Twitter Date:Dec 2, 2020 3:58 PM https://twitter.com/himansshhi/status/1332934783010185216 Short Notes: Alec MacGillis on Twitter: "Digital ads just became the majority of all ad spending. And three companies control nearly two-thirds of digital $. https://t.co/aX22s8pmu1 https://t.co/9XFKPFXCoE" / Twitter Date:Dec 3, 2020 10:46 AM https://twitter.com/AlecMacGillis/status/1334163159465275397 Short Notes:Ad tech China's WeChat blocks Australian PM in doctored image dispute | Reuters Date:Dec 3, 2020 1:58 PM https://in.reuters.com/article/australia-china-tweet/wechat-blocks-australian-prime-minister-in-doctored-image-dispute-idINKBN28C1MK Short Notes: Platform regulation should focus on transparency, not content. Date:Dec 3, 2020 8:47 PM https://slate.com/technology/2020/12/platform-regulation-european-commission-transparency.html Short Notes: Facebook Splits Up Unit At Center of Contested Election Decisions — The Information Date:Dec 4, 2020 6:57 AM https://www.theinformation.com/articles/facebook-splits-up-unit-at-center-of-contested-election-decisions Short Notes: The Hague Program for Cyber Norms - News & Events Date:Dec 4, 2020 9:07 AM https://www.thehaguecybernorms.nl/news-and-events-posts/recordings-available-for-2020-conference-on-cyber-norms Short Notes: Book Date:Dec 4, 2020 2:41 PM Short Notes: Facebook’s Clegg Says Biden, Allies Must Unite Against China - Bloomberg Date:Dec 4, 2020 7:46 PM https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-03/facebook-s-clegg-says-biden-allies-must-unite-against-china?sref=ExbtjcSG Short Notes: Facebook's Oversight Board picks up an Indian case for review | MediaNama Date:Dec 5, 2020 5:59 PM https://www.medianama.com/2020/12/223-facebook-oversight-board-takes-indian-case/ Short Notes:MWI Mohammed Zubair on Twitter: "Do read this thread. 🙏 Since Farmers protest, Troll Army has been hyperactive digging out old and unrelated vidoes/images and linking it to Farmers protest to demean the protesters. Just like they did for CAA/NRC protesters in Dec-Feb. Here are a few #AltNewsFactCheck 1/n" / Twitter Date:Dec 6, 2020 2:17 PM https://mobile.twitter.com/zoo_bear/status/1335481842334515200?s=12 Short Notes: The keys to the kingdom. Overcoming GDPR-concerns to unlock access to platform data for independent researchers Date:Dec 6, 2020 2:24 PM Short Notes: Mike Masnick on Twitter: "Imagine thinking that putting more liability on internet websites would kill the big ones, but keep the small ones. This is completely disconnected from reality." / Twitter Date:Dec 6, 2020 2:30 PM https://twitter.com/mmasnick/status/1335505177244102657 Short Notes: Metamorphosis - How Ping An, an insurer, became a fintech super-app | Finance & economics | The Economist Date:Dec 6, 2020 2:50 PM https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2020/12/03/how-ping-an-an-insurer-became-a-fintech-super-app Short Notes: The China Standards 2035 Plan: Is it a Follow-Up to Made in China 2025 ? Date:Dec 6, 2020 3:40 PM https://www.china-briefing.com/news/what-is-china-standards-2035-plan-how-will-it-impact-emerging-technologies-what-is-link-made-in-china-2025-goals/ Short Notes: CIOs should not be cheering arbitrary action... Have we under-estimated the cybersecurity threat from China?, IT News, ET CIO Date:Dec 7, 2020 1:49 PM https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital-security/have-we-under-estimated-the-cybersecurity-threat-from-china/78506448 Short Notes: Knight Foundation on Twitter: "NEW: In #Election2020, how did the news media + election process perform? Republicans, Democrats disagree, shows new @Gallup-Knight research: https://t.co/combIXIQGL #trustinnews (THREAD 1/6)" / Twitter Date:Dec 7, 2020 8:38 PM https://mobile.twitter.com/knightfdn/status/1335959809133342721?s=12 Short Notes: Kevin Roose on Twitter: "The New Zealand Royal Commission just released its report on the 2019 Christchurch mosque attack. It concludes that the shooter was radicalized on YouTube. https://t.co/swrRBbXxJI https://t.co/c5ghtYmCvw" / Twitter Date:Dec 8, 2020 10:23 AM https://mobile.twitter.com/kevinroose/status/1336159288411058177?s=12 Short Notes:ATW - NZ (Link to Kevin Roose thread, and the algorithm links) Becca Lewis on Twitter: "I published an in-depth study of YouTube radicalization in *2018.* YouTube never reached out to me or took any meaningful action at the time. It's infuriating and heartbreaking to know how preventable this was" / Twitter Date:Dec 8, 2020 10:24 AM https://mobile.twitter.com/beccalew/status/1336164991775412226?s=12 Short Notes:ATW - NZ Tradition vs. Activism: Why Have Hindu Festivals Become A Battleground? Date:Dec 8, 2020 3:18 PM https://www.logically.ai/articles/hindu-festivals-tradition-activism Short Notes:MWI "Social Media Junk News concerning Alleged Social Media Censorship Weekly Misinformation Briefing 08-12-2020 Date:Dec 8, 2020 4:47 PM" https://comprop.oii.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/127/2020/12/ComProp-Misinformation-Weekly-Briefing-08-12-2020.pdf Short Notes: GoM lays out plan for govt’s media outreach - india news - Hindustan Times Date:Dec 8, 2020 4:53 PM https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gom-lays-out-plan-for-govt-s-media-outreach/story-nAV6jIlO6IDzfJI3pAE7LJ.html Short Notes:MWI PKR | প্রশান্ত | پرشانتو on Twitter: "@bainjal @amitabhk87 @htTweets Hi Swati - I listened to this - the "too much of a democracy" phrase by @amitabhk87 is clearly to the question of mfrg and spreading resources too thin instead of creating global champions like China does--his example of the MEIS scheme. Not talking of political systems. +" / Twitter Date:Dec 8, 2020 9:57 PM https://twitter.com/prasanto/status/1336304126745927681 Short Notes: TERFs and The Donald: The Future of Reddit's Banned Groups - The Atlantic Date:Dec 9, 2020 9:45 AM https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/12/reddit-ovarit-the-donald/617320/ Short Notes:ATW Privacy Labels and Lookalike Audiences – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Date:Dec 9, 2020 10:11 AM https://stratechery.com/2020/privacy-labels-and-lookalike-audiences/ Short Notes: The regulator's puzzle — Benedict Evans Date:Dec 9, 2020 11:29 AM https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2020/12/03/the-regulators-puzzle?utm_source=Benedict%27s+Newsletter&utm_campaign=aef4481f00-Benedict%27s+newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4999ca107f-aef4481f00-70265565 Short Notes: Europe’s ePrivacy Rule Would Limit the Hunt for Online Child Sex Abuse - The New York Times - Implications for database of fact-checks? Date:Dec 9, 2020 11:41 AM https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/technology/european-union-child-sexual-abuse.html?utm_source=Benedict%27s+Newsletter&utm_campaign=aef4481f00-Benedict%27s+newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4999ca107f-aef4481f00-70265565 Short Notes: China aims to shake US grip on chip design tools - Nikkei Asia Date:Dec 9, 2020 11:43 AM https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/China-tech/China-aims-to-shake-US-grip-on-chip-design-tools?utm_source=Benedict%27s+Newsletter&utm_campaign=aef4481f00-Benedict%27s+newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4999ca107f-aef4481f00-70265565 Short Notes: The Global AI Index - Tortoise Date:Dec 9, 2020 11:45 AM https://www.tortoisemedia.com/intelligence/global-ai/?utm_source=Benedict%27s+Newsletter&utm_campaign=aef4481f00-Benedict%27s+newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4999ca107f-aef4481f00-70265565 Short Notes:Relative India - China comparison Data Protection Law: China reviews draft regulation after public call for a unified law on personal data protection - The Economic Times (in 2019, the new economy accounted for 16.3% of the country's GDP) Date:Dec 9, 2020 11:57 AM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/technology-and-startups/china-reviews-draft-regulation-after-public-call-for-a-unified-law-on-personal-data-protection/primearticleshow/79610429.cms?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=prime_dailynewsletter_paid&utm_content=readmore_3&ncode=2d4e3c419d2eacdb96d56de21afa987e Short Notes: Vaccine to vaccination: Using Nudge Theory to prevent vaccine hesitancy | ORF Date:Dec 9, 2020 2:58 PM https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/vaccine-to-vaccination-using-nudge-theory-to-prevent-vaccine-hesitancy/?mc_cid=639a39a608&mc_eid=e39dc13669 Short Notes:Vaccine Influence Operations and Disinformation on Social Media | Centre for International Governance Innovation Date:Dec 9, 2020 4:18 PM https://www.cigionline.org/articles/influence-operations-and-disinformation-social-media Short Notes: COVID-19 vaccine deployment: behaviour, ethics, misinformation and policy strategies - set-c-vaccine-deployment.pdf Date:Dec 9, 2020 4:21 PM https://royalsociety.org/-/media/policy/projects/set-c/set-c-vaccine-deployment.pdf Short Notes:Vaccine Algorithmic governance: A modes of governance approach - Gritsenko - - Regulation & Governance - Wiley Online Library Date:Dec 9, 2020 4:22 PM https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/rego.12367 Short Notes: Gujarat: Man Booked Over Facebook Posts Supporting Farmers' Protest Date:Dec 9, 2020 6:03 PM https://thelogicalindian.com/technology/gujarat-man-booked-over-facebook-posts-supporting-farmers-protest-25271 Short Notes:MWI - arrest Marianna Spring on Twitter: "Exclusive 🚨 I investigated how pictures of Patricia’s feet became antivaxx propaganda after it was mistakenly claimed she was injured in the Pfizer vaccine trial. Her illness had nothing to do with injections - but fuelled online disinformation. https://t.co/TAayFg1UI6" / Twitter Date:Dec 9, 2020 6:08 PM https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1336599073244246019 Short Notes: Ministry of Health on Twitter: "#FAKENEWS The news running on @ndtvindia is Fake News. https://t.co/VZv7uwW5z7" / Twitter Date:Dec 9, 2020 6:17 PM https://twitter.com/MoHFW_INDIA/status/1336646753274056704 Short Notes:MWI - Combative language Freedom and Fakes: A Comparative Exploration of Countering Disinformation and Protecting Free Expression | Wilson Center Date:Dec 10, 2020 2:29 AM https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/freedom-and-fakes-comparative-exploration-countering-disinformation-and-protecting-free Short Notes: The Technology 202: Facebook removes some pages appearing to coordinate to push health misinformation - The Washington Post Date:Dec 10, 2020 7:51 AM https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/09/technology-202-facebook-removes-some-pages-appearing-coordinate-push-health-misinformation/ Short Notes: Misogyny and Misinformation: An analysis of gendered disinformation tactics during the COVID-19 pandemic | EU DisinfoLab Date:Dec 10, 2020 8:13 AM https://www.disinfo.eu/publications/misogyny-and-misinformation:-an-analysis-of-gendered-disinformation-tactics-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Short Notes:Gender India ‘critically dependent’ on China in imports across 86 tariff lines, GoM report says Date:Dec 10, 2020 11:39 AM https://theprint.in/economy/india-critically-dependent-on-china-in-imports-across-86-tariff-lines-gom-report-says/563511/ Short Notes: Facebook removes some large health misinformation pages Date:Dec 10, 2020 11:48 AM https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/2020-12-9-covid-live-updates-vaccine-news-n1250505/ncrd1250568#liveBlogHeader Short Notes: Data_Justice_and_COVID-19.pdf Date:Dec 10, 2020 11:55 AM https://ia601905.us.archive.org/23/items/data-justice-and-covid-19/Data_Justice_and_COVID-19.pdf Short Notes: (1) EU DisinfoLab on Twitter: "[[!india]]nChronicles: Since yesterday, international media have covered our investigation, including BBC, Politico, Le Monde, EFE. Here is what they found: 👇👇👇" / Twitter Date:Dec 10, 2020 6:13 PM https://twitter.com/DisinfoEU/status/1336996597234798592 Short Notes:Ewww Tackling misinformation: What researchers could do with social media data | HKS Misinformation Review Date:Dec 10, 2020 8:18 PM https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/tackling-misinformation-what-researchers-could-do-with-social-media-data/ Short Notes:Study Predicament of the Social Media Ordinance | Economic and Political Weekly Date:Dec 10, 2020 10:02 PM https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/47/editorials/predicament-social-media-ordinance.html Short Notes: The sudden rise of Indian tech platforms: Are they prepared for the challenge of online extremism? | ORF Date:Dec 11, 2020 2:20 PM https://www.orfonline.org/research/the-sudden-rise-of-indian-tech-platforms/ Short Notes: Journalism under siege – Rest of World Date:Dec 11, 2020 5:28 PM https://restofworld.org/2020/journalism-under-siege/ Short Notes:ATW - casualty Exclusive: Israeli Surveillance Companies Are Siphoning Masses Of Location Data From Smartphone Apps Date:Dec 11, 2020 6:37 PM https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/12/11/exclusive-israeli-surveillance-companies-are-siphoning-masses-of-location-data-from-smartphone-apps/ Short Notes: How social media influencer tactics help conspiracy theories gain traction online - ABC News Date:Dec 13, 2020 7:47 AM https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-12-09/social-media-conspiracy-theorists-5g-covid-19-influencers/12937950?mc_cid=e020a1640f&mc_eid=e39dc13669 Short Notes:Hard First Draft on Twitter: "A thread by our research reporter @stephszh on how crucial it is to understand how misinformation flows through diaspora communities" / Twitter Date:Dec 13, 2020 8:54 AM https://twitter.com/firstdraftnews/status/1337952632586055680 Short Notes:ATW In India, Facebook Fears Crackdown on Hate Groups Could Backfire on Its Staff - WSJ Date:Dec 14, 2020 1:27 AM https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-india-facebook-fears-crackdown-on-hate-groups-could-backfire-on-its-staff-11607871600 Short Notes:Militarised social movements Splainer | Protect Your Assets! (the militarised in MilitariZed social movements) Date:Dec 14, 2020 10:28 AM https://splainer.in/posts/2020/Protect-Your-Assets- Short Notes:Militarised social movements Poynter's MediaWise training significantly increases people's ability to detect disinformation, new Stanford study finds - Poynter Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:07 AM https://www.poynter.org/news-release/2020/poynters-mediawise-training-significantly-increases-peoples-ability-to-detect-disinformation-new-stanford-study-finds/ Short Notes: Swift backlash for Brazil students targeting misinformation Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:12 AM https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-misinformation-coronavirus-pandemic-latin-america-ba4a7dbd4b57a53a6c4748aeb94b9bde Short Notes:ATW How China’s big tech companies upset Beijing | Financial Times Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:19 AM https://www.ft.com/content/72317ec5-5a5c-44ab-8b8b-a752f9792168 Short Notes:ATW "REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Text with EEA relevance) Date:Dec 15, 2020 8:29 AM" https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Digital_Services_Act__1__watermark-3.pdf Short Notes: J-K: Man booked for spreading fake news of arson at temple | Law-Order Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:06 PM https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1370512-j-k-man-booked-for-spreading-fake-news-of-arson-at-temple Short Notes:MWI #TractortoTwitter: Sydney-based IT professional taking on 'fake news' against protest- The New Indian Express Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:09 PM https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/dec/15/tractortotwitter-sydney-based-it-professionaltaking-on-fake-news-against-protest-2236284.html Short Notes:MWI Classify social media as news media to stop disinformation: SC judge Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:12 PM https://www.siasat.com/classify-social-media-as-news-media-to-stop-disinformation-sc-judge-2045014/ Short Notes:MWI Prem Prakash, ANI, and the perils of access journalism Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:14 PM https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/prem-prakash-ani-and-the-perils-of-access-journalism-111607855620941.html Short Notes:Eww How to win a battle: Disinformation offers a strategic advantage over foes, writes Harini Calamur (no evidence that this did not happen over 15 years ago. That is just the timeline ‘uncovered so far’ of ‘this particular operation’ Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:29 PM https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/how-to-win-a-battle-disinformation-offers-a-strategic-advantage-over-foes-writes-harini-calamur Short Notes:Eww Kashmiri political organisation strongly condemns 'biased, fabricated' report by EU Disinfo Lab Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:32 PM https://in.news.yahoo.com/kashmiri-political-organisation-strongly-condemns-102443660.html Short Notes:Eww As responsible democracy, India doesn’t practice disinformation campaigns: MEA on EU Disinfo Lab | News - Times of India Videos Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:35 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/as-responsible-democracy-india-doesnt-practice-disinformation-campaigns-mea-on-eu-disinfo-lab/videoshow/79685583.cms Short Notes:Eww Perturbed by fake news Adani Group writes to government, seeks stringent action against wrongdoers Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:40 PM https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/perturbed-by-fake-news-adani-group-writes-to-government-seeks-stringent-action-against-wrongdoers20201210233429 Short Notes: Accountability must for social media: Pratik Sinha Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:41 PM https://telanganatoday.com/accountability-must-for-social-media-pratik-sinha Short Notes: Media Plays Vital Role In Dealing With Anti-India Forces: MoS Defence | OTV News Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:42 PM https://odishatv.in/nation/media-plays-vital-role-in-dealing-with-anti-india-forces-mos-defence-499954 Short Notes: Social media companies face £18m in fines from UK if they don't act on illegal content Date:Dec 15, 2020 12:43 PM https://in.news.yahoo.com/social-media-giants-like-facebook-and-twitter-face-tough-fines-under-new-uk-rules-000144910.html Short Notes: Facebook oversight board says it 'won't shy away' from tackling Trump-style disinformation | Facebook | The Guardian Date:Dec 15, 2020 1:51 PM https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/13/facebook-oversight-board-says-it-wont-shy-away-from-tackling-trump-style-disinformation Short Notes: Twitter 'inadvertently' limited engagements on Trump's disputed election tweets Date:Dec 15, 2020 2:01 PM https://www.livemint.com/news/world/twitter-inadvertently-limited-engagements-on-trump-s-disputed-election-tweets-11607838364754.html Short Notes: Outsourcing Disinformation - Lawfare Date:Dec 15, 2020 2:14 PM https://www.lawfareblog.com/outsourcing-disinformation Short Notes:Hard Liberals and Conservatives Are Both Totally Wrong about Platform Immunity | by Tim Wu | Dec, 2020 | Medium Date:Dec 15, 2020 2:16 PM https://superwuster.medium.com/liberals-and-conservatives-are-both-totally-wrong-about-section-230-11faacc4b117 Short Notes:Hard How Disinformation Spreads, And Why It's So Hard To Combat : NPR Date:Dec 15, 2020 2:22 PM https://www.npr.org/2020/12/13/945989935/how-disinformation-spreads-and-why-its-so-hard-to-combat Short Notes:Hard Sinister sounds: podcasts are becoming the new medium of misinformation | Podcasting | The Guardian Date:Dec 15, 2020 2:22 PM https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/dec/12/sinister-sounds-podcasts-are-becoming-the-new-medium-of-misinformation Short Notes: Social Media in 2020: A Year of Misinformation and Disinformation - WSJ kate starbird interview Date:Dec 15, 2020 2:32 PM https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-media-in-2020-a-year-of-misinformation-and-disinformation-11607712530 Short Notes:look back Committee to take evidence from social media companies as part of its inquiry into anti-vaccination disinformation - Committees - UK Parliament Date:Dec 15, 2020 2:35 PM https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/438/digital-culture-media-and-sport-subcommittee-on-online-harms-and-disinformation/news/137860/committee-to-take-evidence-from-social-media-companies-as-part-of-its-inquiry-into-antivaccination-disinformation/ Short Notes:ATW Pakistan: Reporting in a Pandemic – The Diplomat Date:Dec 15, 2020 2:41 PM https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/pakistan-reporting-in-a-pandemic/ Short Notes:ATW - casualty Spain Use New Cyber-Monitor Against Online Disinformation Date:Dec 15, 2020 2:44 PM https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/12/11/spain-use-new-cyber-monitor-against-online-disinformation/ Short Notes:ATW Network analysis enters the journalism toolbox » Nieman Journalism Lab Date:Dec 15, 2020 2:45 PM https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/network-analysis-enters-the-journalism-toolbox/ Short Notes: European Commission 🇪🇺 on Twitter: "Want to know more? Digital Services Act: https://t.co/AlPzTpDyCO Digital Markets Act: https://t.co/2bwKfAKnmj New online rules for users: https://t.co/kNHbK9nJRU New online rules for platforms: https://t.co/WjBSi17kLD New online rules for businesses: https://t.co/rZWnWdvf5g" / Twitter Date:Dec 15, 2020 10:18 PM https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1338873564385173505 Short Notes: Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior from France and Russia - About Facebook Date:Dec 15, 2020 10:30 PM https://about.fb.com/news/2020/12/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-france-russia/ Short Notes: PIL seeking gender-neutral, religion-neutral grounds for maintenance-alimony: SC issues notice to Centre - TheLeaflet Date:Dec 16, 2020 11:42 PM https://www.theleaflet.in/pil-seeking-gender-neutral-religion-neutral-grounds-for-maintenance-alimony-sc-issues-notice-to-centre/# Short Notes: How right-wing websites are getting around Facebook’s political ad ban Date:Dec 16, 2020 11:50 PM https://www.protocol.com/facebook-political-ad-ban-news Short Notes:Link to deplatforming trump The US Federal Government Needs a VP of Engineering, not a CTO Date:Dec 17, 2020 12:19 AM https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/us-federal-government-needs-vp-engineering-cto-danah-boyd Short Notes:Solutions Freedom: another casualty of Covid-19 pandemic - Coronavirus Outbreak News Date:Dec 17, 2020 10:15 AM https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/freedom-another-casualty-of-covid19-coronavirus-pandemic-1750126-2020-12-16 Short Notes:ATW Four Internets:The Geopolitics of Digital Governance Paper no.206web.pdf Date:Dec 17, 2020 12:38 PM https://www.cigionline.org/sites/default/files/documents/Paper%20no.206web.pdf Short Notes:splinternets Atmanirbhar Internet: Atmanirbhar Internet: winners and losers in India’s quest for the middle in the era of splinternet - The Economic Times (write a response?) Date:Dec 17, 2020 12:45 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/technology-and-startups/atmanirbhar-internet-winners-and-losers-in-indias-quest-for-the-middle-in-the-era-of-splinternet/primearticleshow/79767501.cms Short Notes:splinternets Facebook to notify users who like, share Covid-19-related misinformation | Business Standard News Date:Dec 17, 2020 1:57 PM https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/facebook-to-notify-users-who-like-share-covid-19-related-misinformation-120121600275_1.html Short Notes: US decries 'disinformation' amid Taiwan pork import dispute, East Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times Date:Dec 17, 2020 2:03 PM https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-decries-disinformation-amid-taiwan-pork-import-dispute Short Notes: Disinformation mill - Global Times Date:Dec 17, 2020 2:15 PM https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1210181.shtml Short Notes:Eww disinfo The Weaponized Web: Levers in the Digital Advertising Ecosystem – Alliance For Securing Democracy Date:Dec 17, 2020 10:52 PM https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/levers-in-the-digital-advertising-ecosystem/ Short Notes:Ad tech Anti-vaccination groups target local media after social media crackdowns ( This is the problem of information laundering ) Date:Dec 17, 2020 10:59 PM https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/anti-vaccination-groups-target-local-media-after-social-media-crackdowns-n1251485 Short Notes: News and Information Disorder in the 2020 Presidential Election – Knight Foundation Date:Dec 17, 2020 11:10 PM https://knightfoundation.org/news-and-information-disorder-in-the-2020-presidential-election/ Short Notes: ⛳️⛳️News and Information Disorder in the 2020 Presidential Election – Knight Foundation Date:Dec 17, 2020 11:11 PM https://knightfoundation.org/news-and-information-disorder-in-the-2020-presidential-election/ Short Notes:look back How to Build Trust in the Vaccines - The Atlantic Date:Dec 17, 2020 11:23 PM https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/how-to-build-trust-vaccines/617367/ Short Notes: How the BJP Tried to Manipulate Public Opinion on Social Media in Favour of the CAA Date:Dec 18, 2020 7:45 AM https://thewire.in/politics/how-bjp-tried-manipulate-public-opinion-social-media-favour-caa Short Notes: Fact-checking political speech: Facebook's myopic policy and inconsistent standard - Alt News Date:Dec 18, 2020 8:03 AM http://www.altnews.in/fact-checking-political-speech-facebooks-myopic-policy-and-inconsistent-standard/ Short Notes: Is it fair to call 2011-2020 a decade of disinformation? | BOOM | Editorji Date:Dec 18, 2020 8:25 AM https://www.editorji.com/story/is-it-fair-to-call-2011-2020-a-decade-of-disinformation-boom-1608204095197 Short Notes: Twitter planning to create label for automated 'bot' accounts | Reuters Date:Dec 18, 2020 11:21 AM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-content/twitter-planning-to-create-label-for-automated-bot-accounts-idUSKBN28R381 Short Notes: Swasti on Twitter: ".@PIBFactCheck ?" / Twitter Date:Dec 18, 2020 12:14 PM https://twitter.com/SwastiChatterje/status/1339799397027045376 Short Notes: What Makes Politicians’ Instagram Posts Popular? Analyzing Social Media #VisualPolitics Strategies of Candidates and Office Holders with Computer Vision - Yilang Peng, 2020 Date:Dec 18, 2020 12:22 PM https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1940161220964769?journalCode=hijb Short Notes: Beyond (Mis)Representation: Visuals in #VisualPolitics COVID-19 Misinformation - J. Scott Brennen, Felix M. Simon, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, 2020 Date:Dec 18, 2020 12:22 PM https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1940161220964780 Short Notes: #VisualPolitics Feasting Our Eyes on the Candidates: Visual Cues in Televised Debates Prime Personality Traits of Lesser Known Candidates and Promote Learning - Susana Rogeiro Nina, José Santana-Pereira, 2020 Date:Dec 18, 2020 12:23 PM https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1940161220959578?journalCode=hijb Short Notes: #VisualPolitics Images, Politicians, and Social Media: Patterns and Effects of Politicians’ Image-Based Political Communication Strategies on Social Media - Xénia Farkas, Márton Bene, 2020 Date:Dec 18, 2020 12:23 PM https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1940161220959553?journalCode=hijb Short Notes: #VisualPolitics Visual Priming and Framing During the 2020 Democratic Presidential Debates: Electoral Status Predicts Favorable Camera Treatment - Patrick A. Stewart, Austin D. Eubanks, Nicholas Hersom, Cooper A. Hearn, 2020 Date:Dec 18, 2020 12:23 PM https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1940161220952736?journalCode=hijb Short Notes: Twitter Lawsuit: Twitter moves SC to quash 16 FIRs - The Economic Times Date:Dec 18, 2020 12:23 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/twitter-moves-sc-to-quash-16-firs/articleshow/79790105.cms Short Notes: Vaccines Are Here. We Have to Talk About Side Effects | WIRED Date:Dec 18, 2020 12:26 PM https://www.wired.com/story/vaccines-are-here-we-have-to-talk-about-side-effects/ Short Notes:vaccine Platforms and Publishers: The Great Pandemic Funding Push - Columbia Journalism Review Date:Dec 18, 2020 12:43 PM https://www.cjr.org/tow_center_reports/platforms-publishers-pandemic-funding-news.php/ Short Notes: Mashable on Twitter: "Exclusive: Twitter tests "humanization prompts" in effort to reduce toxic replies https://t.co/W8Cs4aycRY https://t.co/6Jx73HiFv8" / Twitter Date:Dec 18, 2020 3:54 PM https://twitter.com/mashable/status/1339677034767892480 Short Notes: Govt handle 'fact-checks' PIB Fact Check on Intelligence Bureau recruitment - The Week Date:Dec 18, 2020 5:02 PM https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/12/18/govt-handle-fact-checks-pib-fact-check-on-intelligence-bureau-recruitment.html Short Notes:oops The challenges of online fact checking: how technology can (and can’t) help - Full Fact Date:Dec 18, 2020 5:04 PM https://fullfact.org/blog/2020/dec/the-challenges-of-online-fact-checking-how-technology-can-and-cant-help/ Short Notes: YouTube faces complaints of lax approach on overseas election misinformation - world news - Hindustan Times Date:Dec 18, 2020 5:58 PM https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/youtube-faces-complaints-of-lax-approach-on-overseas-election-misinformation/story-Crhopc75p9HiA28hJ2Jo8L.html Short Notes: FAQ: How to stop the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus vaccines - The Washington Post Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:01 PM https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/18/faq-coronavirus-vaccine-misinformation/ Short Notes: Govt will soon notify the new National Broadcasting Policy, says official Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:03 PM https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/govt-will-soon-notify-the-new-national-broadcasting-policy-says-official-11608283050030.html Short Notes: Corporate Battlegrounds: Adani puts out ad campaign to counter defamation in farmers agitation | Business Standard News Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:04 PM https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/adani-puts-out-ad-campaign-to-counter-defamation-in-farmers-agitation-120121800657_1.html Short Notes: Aus model coming to India? Need for consensus on revenue sharing model between tech giants, media houses: Vice-Prez - Times of India Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:07 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/need-for-consensus-on-revenue-sharing-model-between-tech-giants-media-houses-vice-prez/articleshow/79794355.cms Short Notes: Google says Australian law on paying for news is unworkable and biased | Business Standard News Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:09 PM https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/google-says-australian-law-on-paying-for-news-is-unworkable-120121800343_1.html Short Notes: Nearly 70% Indians unwilling to take Covid-19 vaccine, finds study | India News,The Indian Express Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:09 PM https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nearly-70-indians-unwilling-to-take-covid-19-vaccine-finds-study-7109474/ Short Notes: Carl T. Bergstrom on Twitter: "Turning off misinformation blockers is a bit like being anti-anti-fascist. In plain language, you’re monetizing misinformation. https://t.co/iz5feIrJST" / Twitter Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:11 PM https://twitter.com/ct_bergstrom/status/1339696253353902081 Short Notes: Colorado Shooting a Superspreader of Online Misinformation | Editor and Publisher Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:12 PM https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/colorado-shooting-a-superspreader-of-online-misinformation,181793? Short Notes: Algerian state tightens screws on online media - France 24 Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:14 PM https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201218-algerian-state-tightens-screws-on-online-media Short Notes: An Agenda for Disinformation Research - An-agenda-for-disinformation-research.pdf Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:20 PM https://cra.org/ccc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/An-agenda-for-disinformation-research.pdf Short Notes: Govt will expose 'every social media account' spreading misinformation against Pakistan: Murad Saeed Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:21 PM https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/760161-govt-will-expose-every-social-media-account-spreading-misinformation-against-pakistan-murad-saeed Short Notes: "Gab, 4Chan and Telegram" Online Harms director warns of ‘deeply problematic’ niche social platforms - Evening Express Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:23 PM https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/uk/online-harms-director-warns-of-deeply-problematic-niche-social-platforms/ Short Notes: Misinformation fatigue sets in » Nieman Journalism Lab Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:26 PM https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/misinformation-fatigue-sets-in/ Short Notes: We need to learn how to talk to (and about) accidental conspiracists » Nieman Journalism Lab Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:26 PM https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/we-need-to-learn-how-to-talk-to-and-about-accidental-conspiracists/ Short Notes: Don’t expect breaking up Google and Facebook to solve our information woes » Nieman Journalism Lab Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:26 PM https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/dont-expect-breaking-up-google-and-facebook-to-solve-our-information-woes/ Short Notes: Misinformation won’t stop unless we stop it » Nieman Journalism Lab Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:26 PM https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/misinformation-wont-stop-unless-we-stop-it/ Short Notes: 2021’s misinformation will look a lot like 2020’s (and 2019’s, and…) » Nieman Journalism Lab Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:26 PM https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/2021s-misinformation-will-look-a-lot-like-2020s-and-2019s-and/ Short Notes: The future of fact-checking is all about structured data » Nieman Journalism Lab Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:26 PM https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/the-future-of-fact-checking-is-all-about-structured-data/ Short Notes: Common law will finally apply to the Internet » Nieman Journalism Lab Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:27 PM https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/common-law-will-finally-apply-to-the-internet/ Short Notes: TikTok told its systems are failing to spot anti-vaccine misinformation - Evening Express Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:28 PM https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/uk/tiktok-told-its-systems-are-failing-to-spot-anti-vaccine-misinformation/ Short Notes: Opinion | How Do We Get to Herd Immunity for Fake News? - The New York Times Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:30 PM https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/14/opinion/trump-voter-fraud-education.html Short Notes: Covid Vaccine: Businesses Hope Immunity Passports Will Boost Economies - Bloomberg Date:Dec 18, 2020 6:55 PM https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-16/covid-vaccine-businesses-hope-immunity-passports-will-boost-economies?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-businessweek&utm_content=businessweek Short Notes: The "broadcast" model no longer works in an era of disinformation Date:Dec 19, 2020 12:14 AM https://firstdraftnews.org/latest/the-broadcast-model-no-longer-works-in-an-era-of-disinformation/ Short Notes: YouTube faces complaints of lax approach on overseas election misinformation | Reuters Date:Dec 19, 2020 12:15 AM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-youtube-myanmar-misinformation-idUSKBN28S0QE Short Notes: Stop spreading fake news, Sisodia tells UP minister- The New Indian Express Date:Dec 19, 2020 10:42 AM https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/dec/19/stop-spreading-fake-news-manish-sisodia-tells-up-minister-2238319.html Short Notes: The balkanization of the cloud is bad for everyone | MIT Technology Review Date:Dec 19, 2020 2:29 PM https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/17/1014967/balkanization-cloud-computing-bad-everyone/ Short Notes:splinternets Misinformation -> 2020 In Review: Behavioral Science Edition Date:Dec 19, 2020 6:12 PM https://www.forbes.com/sites/alineholzwarth/2020/12/18/2020-in-review-behavioral-science-edition/ Short Notes:look back Look into resource storage tracking/fingerprinting: Firefox to ship 'network partitioning' as a new anti-tracking defense | ZDNet Date:Dec 19, 2020 9:35 PM https://www.zdnet.com/article/firefox-to-ship-network-partitioning-as-a-new-anti-tracking-defense/ Short Notes: Influence of community structure on misinformation containment in online social networks - ScienceDirect Date:Dec 19, 2020 10:56 PM https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950705120308224 Short Notes: A Vision For A Multidisciplinary Covid-19 Communication & Behavioral Research Initiative And Incubator To Combat Misinformation – The GDELT Project Date:Dec 20, 2020 7:04 AM https://blog.gdeltproject.org/a-vision-for-a-multidisciplinary-covid-19-communication-behavioral-research-initiative-and-incubator-to-combat-misinformation/ Short Notes: Farm laws: To combat fake news, ‘IT Cell’ launched by protesters | Cities News,The Indian Express Date:Dec 20, 2020 7:09 AM https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/to-combat-fake-news-it-cell-launched-by-protesters-7111830/ Short Notes:MWII When disinformation becomes a political strategy, who holds the line? | TheHill Date:Dec 20, 2020 7:12 AM https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/530777-when-disinformation-becomes-a-political-strategy-who-holds-the-line Short Notes: Facebook and YouTube are losing the Covid-19 vaccine misinformation fight - Vox Date:Dec 20, 2020 10:48 AM https://www.vox.com/recode/22188680/facebook-twitter-youtube-misinformation-anti-vaccine-covid-19 Short Notes:vaccine Mohammed Zubair on Twitter: "So journalists group received this WhatsApp forward? 🤔 Rakab Ganj not Jang. https://t.co/l2wptcWuKX" / Twitter Date:Dec 20, 2020 1:09 PM https://twitter.com/zoo_bear/status/1340543812326723584 Short Notes: (NYT) How China censored coronavirus within the country and around the world | Deccan Herald - Date:Dec 20, 2020 4:44 PM https://www.deccanherald.com/international/how-china-censored-coronavirus-within-the-country-and-around-the-world-929408.html Short Notes: How vaccine myths are spreading in India Date:Dec 21, 2020 2:00 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-vaccine-myths-are-spreading-in-india/articleshow/79723097.cms?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=iPadapp Short Notes:vaccine Journalists or bots? Flurry of identical, erroneous tweets on PM Modi's gurudwara visit - Alt News Date:Dec 22, 2020 7:51 AM http://www.altnews.in/journalists-or-bots-flurry-of-identical-erroneous-tweets-on-pm-modis-gurudwara-visit/ Short Notes: I just NEED a Notion Web Clipper for Safari : Notion Date:Dec 23, 2020 5:18 PM https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/f01sj9/i_just_need_a_notion_web_clipper_for_safari/fxdqhj2/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Short Notes: As Trump meets with QAnon influencers, the conspiracy's adherents beg for dictatorship Date:Dec 23, 2020 6:08 PM https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/trump-meets-qanon-influencers-conspiracy-theory-s-adherents-beg-dictatorship-n1252144 Short Notes: Chinmayi Arun on Twitter: "It takes another country's regulator to show you how dysfunctional your own country's regulator is. I'd love to see a study comparing action taken over obscenity to action taken over hate speech targeting minorities in India. https://t.co/pColMDvOIC" / Twitter Date:Dec 23, 2020 7:28 PM https://twitter.com/chinmayiarun/status/1341744646167392256 Short Notes: LinkedIn saw a massive influx in user posts and violations in 2020 | Fortune Date:Dec 24, 2020 8:12 AM https://fortune.com/2020/12/23/linkedin-content-moderation-hate-speech-misinformation-2020-election-coronavirus/ Short Notes: On Facebook and Twitter, people are posting a lot about “misinformation” - Vox Date:Dec 24, 2020 8:20 AM https://www.vox.com/recode/22195535/misinformation-disinformation-facebook-twitter-online-2020 Short Notes: US agencies conclude Iran is likely behind website aimed at stoking violence against election officials Date:Dec 24, 2020 9:48 AM https://www.cyberscoop.com/fbi-iran-cisa-death-threats-election/ Short Notes: Inside The Secret Advertiser Network Behind That Sexy Onesie Ad Date:Dec 24, 2020 10:00 AM https://gizmodo.com/the-butt-pajamas-will-follow-you-forever-1845929307 Short Notes:Ad tech ℨ𝔞𝔠𝔥 𝔈𝔡𝔴𝔞𝔯𝔡𝔰 on Twitter: "When ppl say, "these butt PJ ads are following me all over the internet!" - translation @ 1) A product w/ low margin ROI is burning cash across ad networks 2) The product likely owned by chinese astroturfing group 3) Ad networks ~share ~data for $ 4) Is the product really PJ's?" / Twitter Date:Dec 24, 2020 10:02 AM https://twitter.com/thezedwards/status/1341063672144166912 Short Notes:Ad tech Forum @ NED on Twitter: "📣 THREAD: How has #COVID19 changed the fight against disinformation, surveillance, and authoritarian media manipulation? See our latest publication to find out 👇 https://t.co/zk4vQXltKw" / Twitter Date:Jan 16, 2021 10:22 PM https://mobile.twitter.com/ThinkDemocracy/status/1349378278860222466 Short Notes: "Identity, stability, Hybrid Threats and Disinformation Date:Jan 16, 2021 10:36 PM" https://icono14.net/ojs/index.php/icono14/article/view/1618/1805 Short Notes: Misinformation dropped dramatically the week after Twitter banned Trump Date:Jan 17, 2021 10:47 AM https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/16/misinformation-trump-twitter/ Short Notes:not to write a headline Banning Trump won't fix social media: 10 ideas to rebuild our broken internet – by experts | Social media | The Guardian Date:Jan 17, 2021 5:37 PM https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jan/16/how-to-fix-social-media-trump-ban-free-speech Short Notes: #Covid-19: An Exploratory Investigation of Hashtag Usage on Twitter - ScienceDirect Date:Jan 17, 2021 6:52 PM https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851021000087 Short Notes: Facebook, Twitter summoned by parliamentary panel over social media misuse Date:Jan 17, 2021 9:05 PM https://www.livemint.com/news/india/facebook-twitter-summoned-by-parliamentary-panel-over-social-media-misuse-11610894238491.html Short Notes:global reactions Big Tech stepped up in the fight against far-right extremism. Where does it go from here? - The Boston Globe Date:Jan 17, 2021 9:36 PM https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/15/opinion/big-tech-stepped-up-fight-against-far-right-extremism-where-does-it-go-here/ Short Notes: How not to title an article about disinformation. Kate Starbird on Twitter: "Indeed, the headline is misleading in 2 ways. The measure isn’t of misinfo, just of tweets mentioning election fraud. And they imply the change is due to the suspension of Trump’s account, but Twitter removed 70,000 other accounts,, including a huge section of Qanon influencers." / Twitter Date:Jan 17, 2021 10:03 PM https://twitter.com/katestarbird/status/1350812803230179333 Short Notes: Laws for self-regulation of news, OTT platforms on anvil | Hindustan Times Date:Jan 17, 2021 10:15 PM https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/laws-for-self-regulation-of-news-ott-platforms-on-anvil-101610835914795.html Short Notes:MWI - link to CensorWebSeries Vaccine wellerman Date:Jan 18, 2021 7:19 AM https://twitter.com/acapellascience/status/1350782855564111875?s=12 Short Notes: China Using ‘Cognitive Warfare’ Against Taiwan, Observers Say | Voice of America - English Date:Jan 18, 2021 7:32 AM https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/china-using-cognitive-warfare-against-taiwan-observers-say Short Notes: Minority Deport: Muslim Comic Did Not Joke About Hindus, But ‘It Doesn’t Matter’: Police Chief Date:Jan 18, 2021 9:48 AM https://www.article-14.com/post/muslim-comic-did-not-joke-about-hindus-but-it-doesn-t-matter-police-chief Short Notes:MWI - see follow-up story too Maharashtra: 7 Recipients Of Covishield Vaccine Hospitalised Soon After Receiving Jab Date:Jan 18, 2021 11:23 AM https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-maharashtra-7-recipients-of-covishield-vaccine-hospitalised-soon-after-receiving-jab/370926 Short Notes:Vaccinarratives I&B Ministry sends notice to Amazon over Tandav TV series: Reports Date:Jan 18, 2021 12:44 PM https://www.medianama.com/2021/01/223-amazon-tandav-ib-ministry/ Short Notes:MWI - link to CensorWebSeries 'Prepare for arrest': CM Yogi's media advisor after FIR against 'Tandav' web series in Lucknow Date:Jan 18, 2021 12:44 PM https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/prepare-for-arrest-cm-yogis-media-advisor-after-fir-against-tandav-web-series-in-lucknow Short Notes:MWI - link to CensorWebSeries Behind a Secret Deal Between Google and Facebook - The New York Times Date:Jan 18, 2021 12:52 PM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/technology/google-facebook-ad-deal-antitrust.html Short Notes:Adtech, The Model Trump ban by social media companies came after years of accommodation for world leaders - The Washington Post Date:Jan 18, 2021 1:58 PM https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/01/15/world-leaders-facebook-twitter-trump-ban/ Short Notes: The Dangerous Inconsistencies of Digital Platform Policies | Centre for International Governance Innovation Date:Jan 18, 2021 2:37 PM https://www.cigionline.org/articles/dangerous-inconsistencies-digital-platform-policies Short Notes:De-platforming Many Australians urge PM to rebuke MP for COVID disinformation-ANI - BW Businessworld Date:Jan 18, 2021 4:15 PM http://www.businessworld.in/article/Many-Australians-urge-PM-to-rebuke-MP-for-COVID-disinformation/18-01-2021-366620 Short Notes:ATW Budget 2021: Indian Newspaper Society seeks relief for print media Date:Jan 18, 2021 4:22 PM https://www.livemint.com/budget/expectations/budget-2021-indian-newspaper-society-seeks-relief-for-print-media-11610904172243.html Short Notes:MWI Inoculated lot in Bihar inspire others for shot | Patna News - Times of India Date:Jan 18, 2021 4:23 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/those-vaccinated-inspire-others-to-get-shots-today/articleshow/80317533.cms Short Notes:Vaccinarratives Opposition seeks probe into Arnab Goswami's chats with former BARC chief | Hindustan Times Date:Jan 18, 2021 4:27 PM https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/opposition-seeks-probe-into-arnab-goswami-s-chats-with-former-barc-chief-101610908453079.html Short Notes: After Trump's Twitter ban, critics want other populists like Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro and India's Narendra Modi booted from social media | Business Insider India link to modinext Date:Jan 18, 2021 4:28 PM https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-trump-banned-bolsonaro-modi-india-brazil-populists-2021-1 Short Notes:Link to ModiNext Selena Gomez Posts About YouTube's Spreading Harm and Misinformation Date:Jan 18, 2021 4:29 PM https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a35237198/selena-gomez-calls-youtube-misinformation/ Short Notes: WhatsApp's clarifications fail to allay user fears, fact checkers say misinformation on company's privacy policy on the rise - The Economic Times Date:Jan 18, 2021 4:30 PM https://m.economictimes.com/tech/technology/whatsapps-clarifications-fail-to-allay-user-fears-fact-checkers-say-misinformation-on-companys-privacy-policy-on-the-rise/articleshow/80315960.cms Short Notes: Under a Blood-red Flag Date:Jan 18, 2021 4:35 PM https://logicmag.io/commons/under-a-blood-red-flag/ Short Notes:MWI [stack moderation - wide] Spotify, Substack, and Clubhouse Are the Next Fronts in the Moderation War | OneZero Date:Jan 18, 2021 4:44 PM https://onezero.medium.com/the-moderation-war-is-coming-to-spotify-substack-and-clubhouse-9fe00672091b Short Notes:link to podcast, workaround Bumble removed its political filter after people used it to lure conservatives who were at the Capitol riot into sending incriminating evidence | Business Insider India Date:Jan 18, 2021 5:12 PM https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/bumble-removed-its-political-filter-after-people-used-it-to-lure-conservatives-who-were-at-the-capitol-riot-into-sending-incriminating-evidence/articleshow/80286617.cms Short Notes: Affle India: Ad-tech company Affle rides the pandemic, but is a 100x valuation justified? - The Economic Times Date:Jan 18, 2021 5:16 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/money-and-markets/ad-tech-company-affle-rides-the-pandemic-but-is-a-100x-valuation-justified/primearticleshow/80257088.cms?from=mdr Short Notes: Miguel de Icaza on Twitter: "@thezedwards @nandoodles @alexstamos @OANN Where does one learn about this? First time I hear about ads.txt - curious" / Twitter Date:Jan 18, 2021 5:26 PM https://twitter.com/migueldeicaza/status/1350968585380909060 Short Notes:ads.txt Will skip if it’s Covaxin: Kolkata doctors - Telegraph India Date:Jan 19, 2021 7:53 AM https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/will-skip-if-its-covaxin-kolkata-doctors/cid/1804110 Short Notes:Vaccinarratives Further Investigation Into the "Dark Pool Sales House" Phenomenon - DeepSee Date:Jan 19, 2021 3:56 PM https://deepsee.io/blog/non-unique-pub-ids Short Notes:ads.txt Breitbart.com is Partnering with RT.com & Other Sites via Mislabeled Advertising Inventory | by Zach Edwards | Medium Date:Jan 19, 2021 3:56 PM https://medium.com/@thezedwards/breitbart-com-is-partnering-with-rt-com-other-sites-via-mislabeled-advertising-inventory-6e7e3b5c3318 Short Notes:ads.txt The secret way they collect ad revenues - BRANDED Date:Jan 19, 2021 3:57 PM https://branded.substack.com/p/the-secret-way-they-collect-ad-revenues Short Notes:ads.txt Jay Pinho on Twitter: "@thezedwards @nandoodles @catthekin Possible I've missed something, but isn't all of this easily verifiable by cross-checking with sellers.json? i.e. even if a publisher mis-labels reseller as direct, the SSP's sellers.json file won't show the same relationship. Couldn't this be a sloppy copy-and-paste mistake?" / Twitter Date:Jan 19, 2021 3:58 PM https://twitter.com/jaypinho/status/1286079430327246850 Short Notes:ads.txt These Fortune 500 keyword blocklists are defunding the news - BRANDED Date:Jan 19, 2021 3:59 PM https://branded.substack.com/p/does-anyone-understand-these-fortune Short Notes:ads.txt Copy of Most Non-Unique Direct Ads.txt Entries; Supplemental Dataset - Google Sheets Date:Jan 19, 2021 4:31 PM https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qX1lOWfO7CPywIuXSqDk3CB3LbwVbZq1HnjyI1f4rUE/edit#gid=808304454 Short Notes:ads.txt The Trump ban across social media wasn't censorship - it was a series of editorial decisions by media companies that call themselves social platforms | Business Insider India Date:Jan 19, 2021 8:15 PM https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-ban-wasnt-censorship-it-was-an-editorial-decision-2021-1 Short Notes: Coronavirus Vaccination: 580 Adverse Reactions, Two Deaths Not Linked to Vaccine: Centre On Day 3 Date:Jan 19, 2021 10:27 PM https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/580-adverse-reactions-two-deaths-not-linked-to-vaccine-centre-on-day-3-2354355 Short Notes: 'Tandav' makers say they will make changes to web series following controversy | Hindi Movie News - Times of India Date:Jan 19, 2021 10:35 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/tandav-makers-say-they-will-make-changes-to-web-series-following-controversy/articleshow/80350499.cms Short Notes: MWI - Five more held for spreading misinformation in Andhra Pradesh- The New Indian Express Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:21 PM https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2021/jan/19/five-more-held-for-spreading-misinformation-in-andhra-pradesh-2252024.html Short Notes: MWI - Potentially a bad headline: Tens of thousands skip India's vaccine drive launch Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:25 PM https://www.livemint.com/news/india/tens-of-thousands-skip-india-s-vaccine-drive-launch-11610995543367.html Short Notes:Vaccinarratives Social-media algorithms rule how we see the world. Good luck trying to stop them Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:27 PM https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/socialmedia-algorithms-rule-how-we-see-the-world-good-luck-trying-to-stop-them-11610947320046.html Short Notes: Vaccines safe, don’t heed to misinformation, says Arvind Kejriwal- The New Indian Express Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:27 PM https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2021/jan/17/vaccines-safe-dont-heed-to-misinformation-says-arvind-kejriwal-2251109.html Short Notes:Vaccinarratives Extremists exploit a loophole in social moderation: Podcasts (link to OZM post) Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:28 PM https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/extremists-exploit-a-loophole-in-social-moderation-podcasts-71610849793078.html Short Notes: Gurugram: Misinformation rife, many wary of vaccine | Gurgaon News - Times of India Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:29 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/misinformation-rife-many-wary-of-vaccine/articleshow/80308413.cms Short Notes:Vaccinarratives Info about vaccine, counselling key to successful drive: Experts | Ranchi News - Times of India Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:30 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/info-about-vax-counselling-key-to-successful-drive-experts/articleshow/80306670.cms Short Notes:Vaccinarratives UP CM calls on media to counter disinformation as Akhilesh Yadav questions vaccine again - The Week Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:32 PM https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/01/16/up-cm-calls-on-media-to-counter-disinformation-as-akhilesh-yadav-questions-vaccine-again.html Short Notes:Vaccinarratives 'Even the Queen of England...': Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh's endorsement of COVID-19 vaccine Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:33 PM https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/even-the-queen-of-england-punjab-cm-captain-amarinder-singhs-endorsement-of-covid-19-vaccine Short Notes:Vaccinarratives Tamil Nadu: Fear of the unknown, rumour mills making health workers think twice | Chennai News - Times of India Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:36 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-fear-of-the-unknown-rumour-mills-making-health-workers-think-twice/articleshow/80339810.cms Short Notes:Vaccinarratives Long wait: Vaccinators in role of tele-counsellors | Gurgaon News - Times of India Date:Jan 20, 2021 1:47 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/long-wait-vaccinators-in-role-of-tele-counsellors/articleshow/80337759.cms Short Notes:Vaccinarratives की अत्यावश्यक मार्गदर्शिका... - First Draft Date:Jan 20, 2021 2:08 PM https://firstdraftnews.org/long-form-article/essential-guides-hindi/?mc_cid=6976b99317&mc_eid=[e39dc13669] Short Notes: Disinformation creep: ADOS and the strategic weaponization of breaking news | HKS Misinformation Review Date:Jan 20, 2021 2:40 PM https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/disinformation-creep-ados-and-the-strategic-weaponization-of-breaking-news/ Short Notes: OONI on Twitter: "Once internet connectivity was restored in [[uganda]] 2 days ago (18th January 2021), ISPs started blocking @YouTube (which wasn't previously blocked, and which isn't on Uganda's Social Media Tax list). This is shown through OONI measurements: https://t.co/UOdiWLMe6f https://t.co/5cznwnOefc" / Twitter Date:Jan 20, 2021 6:21 PM https://mobile.twitter.com/openobservatory/status/1351832315396284419?s=12 Short Notes: What’s sex got to do with it? Mapping the impact of questions of gender and sexuality on the evolution of the digital rights landscape in India – The Internet Democracy Project Date:Jan 20, 2021 6:52 PM https://internetdemocracy.in/reports/whats-sex-got-to-do-with-it-mapping-the-impact-of-questions-of-gender-and-sexuality-on-the-evolution-of-the-digital-rights-landscape-in-india/ Short Notes: The Seditionists Need a Path Back Into Society - The Atlantic Date:Jan 20, 2021 9:22 PM https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/seditionists-need-path-back-society/617746/ Short Notes: Twitter says locked account of China's US embassy for Xinjiang-related tweet | Hindustan Times Date:Jan 21, 2021 6:51 AM https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/twitter-says-locked-account-of-china-s-us-embassy-for-xinjiang-related-tweet-101611191147270.html Short Notes: Bird flu rumours to attract FIR: Kedar | Nagpur News - Times of India Date:Jan 21, 2021 9:22 AM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/bird-flu-rumours-to-attract-fir-kedar/articleshow/80376485.cms Short Notes: Misinformation blamed for slow start to India vaccine drive Date:Jan 21, 2021 9:28 AM https://www.livemint.com/science/health/misinformation-blamed-for-slow-start-to-india-vaccine-drive-11611135033527.html Short Notes: Misinformation and Fear about COVID vaccines- The New Indian Express Date:Jan 21, 2021 9:33 AM https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2021/jan/20/misinformationand-fear-aboutcovid-vaccines-2252447.html Short Notes: Why T-Shirts Promoting The Capitol Riot Are Still Available Online Date:Jan 21, 2021 9:35 AM https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/why-t-shirts-promoting-the-capitol-riot-are-still-available-online-6368231.html Short Notes: Will Indian Scientific Temper Survive 2021? - The Wire Science Date:Jan 21, 2021 10:06 AM https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/dcgi-vaccine-approvals-kamadhenu-rashtriya-aayog-draft-stip-2020-scientific-temper/ Short Notes: Nilanjana Roy on Twitter: ""That in a country flowing over with crimes – sexual, corporate, political – our law and order machinery and politicians have nothing better to spend their time on than monitoring fictional content on a streaming platform is pathetic." @Rajyasree: https://t.co/qaeBOl82uQ" / Twitter Date:Jan 21, 2021 10:45 AM https://mobile.twitter.com/nilanjanaroy/status/1352116812675129346 Short Notes: End the pandemic swiftly: Engage the public, pre-empt Covid-19 vaccination campaign disruptions Date:Jan 22, 2021 8:56 AM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/end-the-pandemic-swiftly-engage-the-public-pre-empt-covid-19-vaccination-campaign-disruptions/ Short Notes: Covid-19 vaccine: Some lie, others play truant to escape being vaccinated | India News - Times of India Date:Jan 22, 2021 1:35 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/covid-19-some-lie-others-play-truant-to-escape-being-vaccinated/articleshow/80396425.cms?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TOIIndiaNews Short Notes: Telling Half-Truths is Also Lying - EU vs DISINFORMATION Date:Jan 22, 2021 1:46 PM https://euvsdisinfo.eu/telling-half-truths-is-also-lying/ Short Notes: Google threatens to remove its search engine in Australia as spat escalates Date:Jan 22, 2021 3:32 PM https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/google-threatens-to-remove-its-search-engine-in-australia-as-spat-escalates-71611281387020.html Short Notes: IT Parliamentary Committee Grills FB, Twitter Over De-platforming Users, WhatsApp's Privacy Policy | Forbes India Date:Jan 22, 2021 3:51 PM https://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/it-parliamentary-committee-grills-fb-twitter-over-deplatforming-users-whatsapps-privacy-policy/65907/1 Short Notes: 15:30 - Participatory Disinfo Date:Jan 22, 2021 4:44 PM https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast/id498897343?i=1000506042220 Short Notes: Joan Donovan | Media Manipulation Casebook Date:Jan 22, 2021 6:24 PM https://mediamanipulation.org/case-studies Short Notes: "Constructive Criticism Only": Nitish Kumar's Damage Control On New Order Date:Jan 22, 2021 6:53 PM https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rattled-nitish-kumar-bringrattled-nitish-kumar-makes-offensive-anti-government-social-media-posts-a-crimes-social-media-posts-offending-government-und-2356287?pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll Short Notes: Adtech investigation resumes | ICO Date:Jan 22, 2021 7:26 PM https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2021/01/adtech-investigation-resumes/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=iconews&utm_term=18cb4566-b641-4a40-8dc3-4242eab66702&utm_content=&utm_campaign= Short Notes: Investors Want Proof That Digital Ads Aren't Funding Misinformation Date:Jan 22, 2021 7:28 PM https://www.adweek.com/programmatic/investors-want-proof-digital-ads-funding-misinformation/ Short Notes: Extremism in the Manosphere During the Presidential Transition – GNET Date:Jan 22, 2021 7:44 PM https://gnet-research.org/2021/01/22/extremism-in-the-manosphere-during-presidential-transition/ Short Notes: Academia - Hatebase Date:Jan 22, 2021 10:45 PM https://hatebase.org/academia Short Notes: Tech Firms Profited from Far-Right Militia Content Despite Ban on “Three Percenters” – The Markup Date:Jan 23, 2021 12:03 AM https://themarkup.org/news/2021/01/21/tech-firms-profited-from-far-right-militia-content-despite-ban-on-three-percenters Short Notes: Beyond Platforms: Private Censorship, Parler, and the Stack | Electronic Frontier Foundation Date:Jan 23, 2021 12:11 AM https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/01/beyond-platforms-private-censorship-parler-and-stack Short Notes: DЯ ΞMMΛ Γ BRIΛИT 📚🧠🕸🐶 on Twitter: "#CambridgeAnalytica and #SCL worked in India for years... you can explore their worldwide activities in the interactive map I built at https://t.co/cDkOrASPSM" / Twitter Date:Jan 23, 2021 5:16 PM https://twitter.com/EmmaLBriant/status/1352945240601219074 Short Notes: Yoel Roth on Twitter: "Expanding media literacy is a widely proven counter-disinformation strategy. Prominent labels on state-affiliated media outlets are one particularly effective way to promote critical consumption. https://t.co/kRWRbp6wXy" / Twitter Date:Jan 23, 2021 10:13 PM https://twitter.com/yoyoel/status/1353011772542787584 Short Notes: (Look into the IndiaNarrative.com) 92 countries approach vaccine giant India for locally made Covid-19 shots | Business Standard News Date:Jan 24, 2021 4:56 PM https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/92-countries-approach-vaccine-giant-india-for-locally-made-covid-19-shots-121012100882_1.html Short Notes: Controversy in Ghazipur over police notices to petrol pumps - The Hindu Date:Jan 25, 2021 10:01 AM https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/controversy-in-ghazipur-over-police-notices-to-petrol-pumps/article33649370.ece Short Notes: Television & New Media - Volume 22, Number 2, Feb 01, 2021 Date:Jan 25, 2021 12:51 PM https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/tvn/22/2 Short Notes: ATW - How activists and digital publishers are redefining media freedoms in Thailand Date:Jan 25, 2021 5:19 PM https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/how-activists-and-digital-publishers-are-redefining-media-freedoms-thailand Short Notes: Hate, Misinformation and Queerphobia Are Shrinking LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces Online Date:Jan 26, 2021 12:38 AM https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/how-hate-speech-impacts-mental-health-lgbtq-queer-community-online Short Notes: Ad-tech firm Taboola merges with ION Acquisition at $2.6 billion valuation | Ad Age Date:Jan 26, 2021 9:33 AM https://adage.com/article/latest-news/ad-tech-firm-taboola-merges-ion-acquisition-26-billion-valuation/2308326 Short Notes: Malign Creativity: How Gender, Sex, and Lies are Weaponized Against Women Online | Wilson Center Date:Jan 26, 2021 1:33 PM https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/malign-creativity-how-gender-sex-and-lies-are-weaponized-against-women-online Short Notes: Too little, too late: social media companies’ failure to tackle vaccine misinformation poses a real threat | The BMJ Date:Jan 26, 2021 3:09 PM https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n26 Short Notes: Caravan - arnabfication of news. CNN public editor: It’s time to end the panel discussion format - Columbia Journalism Review Date:Jan 26, 2021 3:31 PM https://www.cjr.org/public_editor/cnn-public-editor-its-time-to-end-the-panel-discussion-format.php Short Notes: “There could be varying opinions on the accuracy of Paresh Maity’s painting of Subhas Chandra Bose unveiled at Rashtrapati Bhavan” No, Rashtrapati Bhavan did not confuse Subhas Chandra Bose with actor Prosenjit Chatterjee - Alt News Date:Jan 26, 2021 3:48 PM https://www.altnews.in/no-rashtrapati-bhavan-did-not-confuse-subhas-chandra-bose-with-actor-prosenjit-chatterjee/ Short Notes: Ghazipur residents say UP police trying its best to thwart Republic Day tractor rally - orders by mistake Date:Jan 26, 2021 4:00 PM https://caravanmagazine.in/agriculture/ghazipur-residents-say-up-police-trying-its-best-to-thwart-republic-day-tractor-rally Short Notes: Covaxin a hard sell in two of India’s largest hospitals - The Economic Times Date:Jan 26, 2021 5:19 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/covaxin-a-hardsell-in-two-of-indias-largest-hospitals/articleshow/80455377.cms?from=mdr Short Notes: Twitter's Birdwatch Plan to Beat Misinformation May Get 'Messy,' Admits VP Keith Coleman Date:Jan 26, 2021 5:48 PM https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-birdwatch-misinformation-moderation-problems-messy-1564451?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1611663054 Short Notes: NYT under fire for ‘firing’ scribe over tweet, but many media houses now watch employees’ posts Date:Jan 26, 2021 7:24 PM https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/nyt-under-fire-for-firing-scribe-over-tweet-but-many-media-houses-now-watch-employees-posts/591986/ Short Notes: Why Is Big Tech Policing Free Speech? Because the Government Isn’t - The New York Times Date:Jan 26, 2021 7:48 PM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/magazine/free-speech-tech.html Short Notes: Suchitra Vijayan on Twitter: "In response to historic protests on Jan 26, the Indian state and agencies have specifically targeted Sikh organizations and successfully pressured Twitter to suspend their accounts without any explanation. https://t.co/btwzEhCqG2" / Twitter Date:Jan 27, 2021 11:31 AM https://twitter.com/suchitrav/status/1354127559252996096 Short Notes: Opinion | False Rumors About Covid-19 Vaccines Are Scaring Women - The New York Times Date:Jan 27, 2021 2:29 PM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/opinion/covid-vaccine-rumors.html Short Notes: The enduring allure of conspiracies » Nieman Journalism Lab Date:Jan 27, 2021 5:59 PM https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/01/the-enduring-allure-of-conspiracies/ Short Notes: Search: Parthesh on Twitter: ".@BJP4Gujarat का कार्यकर्ता रिपोर्टर है? दिल्ली रिपोर्टिंग करने गया था? उसके साथ भी हूबहू वही घटना हुई जो अन्यों के साथ हुई? भाजपा ने अपने कीबोर्ड वोरियर्स को Copy&Paste के हथियार के साथ किसानों के विरूद्ध युद्ध में उतार दिया है। यही है इनकी किसानों के विरूद्ध नफ़रत की राजनीति! https://t.co/47W3fq024s" / Twitter Date:Jan 27, 2021 6:39 PM https://mobile.twitter.com/parthesh_99/status/1354387218736033792 Short Notes: Davos Agenda Week—Building a healthier internet: lessons from fighting covid-19 misinformation | MIT Technology Review Date:Jan 27, 2021 6:51 PM https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/01/25/1016211/fighting-covid-19-misinformation-healthpulse-wef-davos-agenda/?truid=&utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=Active%20Qualified&utm_content=01-27-2021&mc_cid=ab08c41b0f&mc_eid=5801131f9a Short Notes: Delhi chaos: Twitter says it suspended 300 accounts to prevent violence (link to labeled tweet tracker) Date:Jan 27, 2021 7:08 PM https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-delhi-chaos-twitter-says-it-suspended-300-accounts-to-prevent-violence-2871048 Short Notes: Twitter's User-Driven 'Birdwatch' Programme To Fight Misinformation (not yet available in India) Date:Jan 27, 2021 7:10 PM https://www.boomlive.in/fact-file/twitters-user-driven-birdwatch-programme-to-fight-misinformation-11721 Short Notes: Twitter allows academic researchers full access to its archive | MediaNama Date:Jan 27, 2021 7:10 PM https://www.medianama.com/2021/01/223-twitter-allows-researchers-full-access-to-archive/ Short Notes: Ads on Facebook may not be that important for brands after all, Forrester data shows | Marketing Dive Date:Jan 27, 2021 7:16 PM https://www.marketingdive.com/news/ads-on-facebook-may-not-be-that-important-for-brands-after-all-forrester-d/593313/ Short Notes: Phase 2 of Covid vaccinations to begin after 60-70% of phase 1, but no date yet Date:Jan 27, 2021 7:17 PM https://theprint.in/health/phase-2-of-covid-vaccinations-to-begin-after-60-70-of-phase-1-but-no-date-yet/592394/ Short Notes: YouTube blocks Rudy Giuliani from earning ad dollars after he repeatedly pushed election misinformation | Business Insider India Date:Jan 27, 2021 7:22 PM https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/youtube-blocks-rudy-giuliani-from-earning-ad-dollars-after-he-repeatedly-pushed-election-misinformation/articleshow/80472509.cms Short Notes: The presence of unexpected biases in online fact-checking | HKS Misinformation Review Date:Jan 27, 2021 10:51 PM https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-presence-of-unexpected-biases-in-online-fact-checking/ Short Notes: India has its own Donald Trumps, but they’re still on Facebook and Twitter - Rest of World Date:Jan 27, 2021 10:59 PM https://restofworld.org/2021/silicon-valley-double-standard/ Short Notes: Akhil Deo on Twitter: "It appears that India's interim ban on TikTok and other Chinese apps is likely to become permanent https://t.co/30pLmcMfUa" / Twitter Date:Jan 27, 2021 11:05 PM https://twitter.com/akhildeo94/status/1352670760360439810 Short Notes:Splinternetes Chinese and Russian influence campaigns risk undermining Covid-19 vaccination programs | The Strategist Date:Jan 27, 2021 11:07 PM https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinese-and-russian-influence-campaigns-risk-undermining-covid-19-vaccination-programs/ Short Notes: CCI flags CDNs as worth keeping eye on for enforcement of Net Neutrality principles | MediaNama (study report) Date:Jan 28, 2021 8:13 AM https://www.medianama.com/2021/01/223-cci-telecom-5g-cdn/ Short Notes: Twitter troll arrested, accused of election interference related to disinformation campaign Date:Jan 28, 2021 8:22 AM https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/twitter-troll-arrested-election-interference-related-disinformation-campaign-n1255864 Short Notes:ATW - First american booked for disinfo? Social Media Influencer Charged with Election Interference Stemming from Voter Disinformation Campaign | OPA | Department of Justice Date:Jan 28, 2021 8:25 AM https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/social-media-influencer-charged-election-interference-stemming-voter-disinformation-campaign Short Notes:ATW - First american booked for disinfo? Discord bans WallStreetBets as subreddit briefly goes private | Ars Technica Date:Jan 28, 2021 8:51 AM https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/01/discord-bans-wallstreetbets-as-subreddit-briefly-goes-private/ Short Notes: The complete moron’s guide to GameStop’s stock roller coaster | Ars Technica Date:Jan 28, 2021 8:53 AM https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/01/the-complete-morons-guide-to-gamestops-stock-roller-coaster/ Short Notes: Why WhatsApp users in EU get more protection than those in India Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:29 AM https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/opinion/why-whatsapp-users-in-eu-get-more-protection-than-those-in-india-111611740798296.html Short Notes:Splinternetes quote Misinformation and fear dog Philippine plan for Covid-19 vaccine drive | The Star Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:36 AM https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/01/28/misinformation-and-fear-dog-philippine-plan-for-covid-19-vaccine-drive Short Notes: Investigators must counter China’s disinformation campaigns, including on the origins of Covid-19 | The Strategist Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:45 AM https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/investigators-must-counter-chinas-disinformation-campaigns-including-on-the-origins-of-covid-19/ Short Notes: MWI Kanpur Dehat: 3 journalists booked over ‘fake news’ | Cities News,The Indian Express Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:48 AM https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/kanpur-dehat-3-journalists-booked-over-fake-news-7164585/ Short Notes: Merck COVID vaccine: Fact check, immunity claims social media | wusa9.com Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:50 AM https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-herd-immunity-infection-merck-pharmaceutical-company/65-9d19fbda-00ba-4ef9-b266-657eddac001b Short Notes: Two Psychologists Four Beers Episode 61: Bullshit, Misinformation, and What to Do About It (with Gord Pennycook) Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:51 AM https://www.fourbeers.com/61 Short Notes: Document 9: A ChinaFile Translation | ChinaFile Date:Jan 28, 2021 11:14 AM https://www.chinafile.com/document-9-chinafile-translation Short Notes: The Great Firewall of China | WIRED Date:Jan 28, 2021 11:36 AM https://www.wired.com/1997/06/china-3/ Short Notes:Splinternetes Think before you tweet: A social contract for netizens must challenge them to rise above fake news, misinformation Date:Jan 28, 2021 11:54 AM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/think-before-you-tweet-a-social-contract-for-netizens-must-challenge-them-to-rise-above-fake-news-misinformation/ Short Notes: Ex RSS ideologue moves Delhi HC to implead I amp B Ministry in ongoing case-ANI - BW Businessworld Date:Jan 28, 2021 11:57 AM https://www.businessworld.in/article/Ex-RSS-ideologue-moves-Delhi-HC-to-implead-I-amp-B-Ministry-in-ongoing-case/27-01-2021-370617/ Short Notes: Adani Group open letter urges 'need to act against false propaganda' impacting shareholders Date:Jan 28, 2021 11:59 AM https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/adani-group-open-letter-urges-need-to-act-against-false-propaganda-impacting-shareholders/story/429281.html Short Notes: When Kangana Ranaut Fell for Fake News and Was Called Out Date:Jan 28, 2021 12:02 PM https://www.thequint.com/neon/hot-take/when-kangana-ranaut-fell-for-fake-news-and-got-called-out[[read]]-more Short Notes: Social media eating away society; tech giants need regulations: EC Date:Jan 28, 2021 12:08 PM https://telanganatoday.com/social-media-eating-away-society-tech-giants-need-regulations-ec Short Notes: Ofcom won't take action against Channel 4 for 'deepfake' version of Queen's Christmas message Date:Jan 28, 2021 12:09 PM https://in.news.yahoo.com/ofcom-wont-take-action-against-channel-4-for-deepfake-version-of-queens-christmas-message-123415197.html Short Notes: Make headlines boring again - how to add context. No clash in Sikkim: Chinese mouthpiece | India News - Times of India Date:Jan 28, 2021 12:11 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/no-clash-in-sikkim-chinese-mouthpiece/articleshow/80460032.cms Short Notes: SC seeks Centre’s view on regulator for TV channels | India News - Times of India Date:Jan 28, 2021 12:11 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sc-seeks-centres-view-on-regulator-for-tv-channels/articleshow/80459616.cms Short Notes: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre others on plea against electronic media -ANI - BW Businessworld Date:Jan 28, 2021 12:15 PM http://www.businessworld.in/article/Supreme-Court-issues-notice-to-Centre-others-on-plea-against-electronic-media-/25-01-2021-369630/ Short Notes: Countering Disinformation and Hate Speech Online: Regulation and User Behavioural Change | ORF Date:Jan 28, 2021 12:19 PM https://www.orfonline.org/research/countering-disinformation-and-hate-speech-online/ Short Notes: After Print Media, Nitish Govt Want to Control Social Media Too: Bihar Opposition Date:Jan 28, 2021 12:23 PM https://thewire.in/government/after-print-media-nitish-govt-want-to-control-social-media-too-bihar-opposition Short Notes: Indian media and the tragedy of truth Date:Jan 28, 2021 12:45 PM https://tribune.com.pk/story/2281594/indian-media-and-the-tragedy-of-truth Short Notes: Big Tech’s reckoning over paying for news | Financial Times Date:Jan 28, 2021 1:22 PM https://www.ft.com/content/989f2837-16cb-4614-aa75-183eacd88fa6?shareType=nongift Short Notes: HLG+2021+Brand+Pressure+Index.pdf Date:Jan 28, 2021 1:39 PM https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55c902b4e4b07ef9ef83382a/t/600f0cc441a001013cd9da9f/1611599048508/HLG+2021+Brand+Pressure+Index.pdf Short Notes: Online abuse of Kamala Harris shows that automated moderation doesn’t stop trolls Date:Jan 28, 2021 1:41 PM https://scroll.in/article/985137/online-abuse-of-kamala-harris-shows-that-automated-moderation-doesnt-stop-trolls Short Notes: Nations fomented terror & disinformation campaign while N Delhi sent vaccines: India at UN - The Economic Times Date:Jan 28, 2021 1:45 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nations-fomented-terror-disinformation-campaign-while-n-delhi-sent-vaccines-india-at-un/articleshow/80461275.cms?from=mdr Short Notes: Threats not best way to fight vaccine hesitancy: Experts | India News - Times of India Date:Jan 28, 2021 1:47 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/threats-not-best-way-to-fight-vaccine-hesitancy-experts/articleshow/80459675.cms Short Notes: Politics, Race and Religion: Internet Pandemic Disinformation Course in Southeast Asia - Political Bollyinside Date:Jan 28, 2021 1:52 PM https://www.bollyinside.com/news/politics-race-and-religion-internet-pandemic-disinformation-course-in-southeast-asia/ Short Notes:Link to this: https://thebulletin.org/2021/01/politics-race-and-religion-pandemic-misinformation-courses-through-the-southeast-asian-internet/ call out bollyinside. 308 Twitter handles identified as Pakistan tries to create stir in India | India News Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:02 PM https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/308-twitter-handles-identified-as-pakistan-tries-to-create-stir-in-india/711392 Short Notes: Those Spreading Rumours about Covid-19 Vaccines to be Punished under Disaster Management Act, IPC Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:10 PM https://in.news.yahoo.com/those-spreading-rumours-covid-19-113000065.html Short Notes: Fake tweet portrays US President Joe Biden calling PM Modi "world leader" - Alt News Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:12 PM https://www.altnews.in/fake-tweet-portrays-us-president-joe-biden-calling-pm-modi-world-leader/ Short Notes: Throw The Brand Safety Out With The Bath Water Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:22 PM https://www.forbes.com/sites/augustinefou/2021/01/28/throw-the-brand-safety-out-with-the-bath-water/?sh=7a41a84d232c Short Notes: Indonesia battles spread of vaccine misinformation Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:24 PM https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/indonesia-battles-spread-of-vaccine-misinformation/2124319 Short Notes: Yes, GameStop is a content moderation issue for Reddit - Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:33 PM https://www.protocol.com/gamestop-reddit-content-moderation Short Notes: 308 Twitter handles made in Pakistan to cause panic in farmers’ R-Day rally, say Delhi Police Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:34 PM https://theprint.in/india/308-twitter-handles-made-in-pakistan-to-cause-panic-in-farmers-r-day-rally-say-delhi-police/591314/ Short Notes: ATW - North East gets £2 million to combat life-threatening fake news about Covid-19 and vaccines - Chronicle Live Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:36 PM https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-east-gets-2-million-19701294 Short Notes: As India and Indonesia vaccinate millions against Covid-19, fake news and conspiracy theories are gaining ground | South China Morning Post Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:39 PM https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3119196/india-and-indonesia-vaccinate-millions-against-covid Short Notes: Study shows people are influenced more by fact-checks after they read news headlines, not before Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:42 PM https://phys.org/news/2021-01-people-fact-checks-news-headlines.html Short Notes: Timing matters when correcting fake news | PNAS Date:Jan 28, 2021 2:46 PM https://www.pnas.org/content/118/5/e2020043118 Short Notes: Punjab Police to take action over fake news on petrol pumps' closure - Daijiworld.com Date:Jan 28, 2021 3:15 PM https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=794765 Short Notes: China bans journalists from reporting on ‘we media’ | Taiwan News | 2021/01/25 Date:Jan 28, 2021 3:18 PM https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4110975 Short Notes: Online Speech Wars Are Here to Stay - WSJ Date:Jan 28, 2021 3:25 PM https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-speech-wars-are-here-to-stay-11611526491 Short Notes: Hundreds of Fake Twitter Accounts Linked to China Sowed Disinformation Prior to the US Election, With Some (avoiding detection) Continuing To Amplify Reactions to the Capitol Building Riot — Crime & Security Research Institute Date:Jan 28, 2021 3:29 PM https://crimeandsecurity.org/feed/china-linked-io-us-2020 Short Notes: The yoga world is riddled with anti-vaxxers and QAnon believers | WIRED UK Date:Jan 28, 2021 3:31 PM https://www.wired.co.uk/article/yoga-disinformation-qanon-conspiracy-wellness Short Notes: Protecting Democracy in an Age of Disinformation: Lessons from Taiwan | Center for Strategic and International Studies Date:Jan 28, 2021 4:10 PM https://www.csis.org/analysis/protecting-democracy-age-disinformation-lessons-taiwan Short Notes: YouTube removed half a million COVID-19 misinformation videos Date:Jan 28, 2021 4:13 PM https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/27/youtube-removed-half-million-covid-19-misinformation-videos/4278489001/ Short Notes: OPINION: Conspiracies and misinformation threaten our concept of truth | Opinion | redandblack.com Date:Jan 28, 2021 4:16 PM https://www.redandblack.com/opinion/opinion-conspiracies-and-misinformation-threaten-our-concept-of-truth/article_c3643e48-6040-11eb-b883-bb0af7807991.html Short Notes: Questions raised in European Parliament about Indian govt’s links to disinformation campaign - Newspaper - DAWN.COM Date:Jan 28, 2021 4:23 PM https://www.dawn.com/news/1603862/questions-raised-in-european-parliament-about-indian-govts-links-to-disinformation-campaign Short Notes: Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including... - Multimedia Centre Date:Jan 28, 2021 4:27 PM https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/committee-on-foreign-interference-in-all-democratic-processes-in-european-union-including-disinforma_20210126-1345-COMMITTEE-INGE_vd Short Notes: Prateek Waghre on Twitter: "Did anyone here cover the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign Interference? https://t.co/rwOEN4pCko >There were questions about state-sponsorship >About who funded the research >Why India was on the agenda - and an accusation that this was a made-up threat https://t.co/Vg0LMcf9bJ" / Twitter Date:Jan 28, 2021 4:59 PM https://twitter.com/prateekwaghre/status/1354752694594887684 Short Notes: TikTok sees a surge in anti-protest disinformation in Russia - Coda Story Date:Jan 28, 2021 5:01 PM https://www.codastory.com/disinformation/russian-anti-protest-influencers/ Short Notes: Wikipedia for Twitter: The promises and perils of Birdwatch Date:Jan 28, 2021 5:32 PM https://www.fastcompany.com/90598070/twitter-birdwatch-misinformation-risks?partner=rss&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss Short Notes: Covid-19: 9 people have died in vaccine rollout. India must disclose status of probe into each case Date:Jan 28, 2021 5:49 PM https://scroll.in/article/985273/nine-health-workers-have-died-in-vaccine-rollout-india-must-disclose-status-of-probe-into-each-case Short Notes: The ACCC’s analysis on transparency in digital ad spend - AdNews Date:Jan 28, 2021 7:20 PM https://www.adnews.com.au/news/the-accc-s-analysis-on-transparency-in-digital-ad-spend Short Notes: The New Humanitarian | ‘Brand safety’, corporate values, and the news Date:Jan 28, 2021 7:59 PM https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2021/01/27/brand-safety-ad-tech-crisis-news Short Notes: Rushing to Judgment: Examining Government Mandated Content Moderation - Lawfare Date:Jan 28, 2021 8:12 PM https://www.lawfareblog.com/rushing-judgment-examining-government-mandated-content-moderation Short Notes: "Daphne Keller (@daphnehk) Tweeted: So, what I think these numbers about courts' decision-making time don't capture about platform notice and takedown is the number of easy calls. Platforms see *some* claims that would never be litigated in the real world, because the claims are such clear losers or winners. 1/ Date:Jan 28, 2021 8:14 PM" https://twitter.com/daphnehk/status/1354412060654718978?s=20 Short Notes: Impeachment and Deplatforming Aren't Enough to Move Forward | WIRED Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:38 PM https://www.wired.com/story/impeachment-deplatforming-not-enough/ Short Notes: Whitney Phillips on Twitter: "Symptoms matter; we need to address them. But if we don't do something about the broader ecological conditions, symptom-focused solutions won't touch the problem; it's only a matter of time before a new crop of worst offenders will appear" / Twitter Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:41 PM https://twitter.com/wphillips49/status/1354793451955630081 Short Notes: The Challenge of Debunking Narratives: How TV News Failed on Trump’s Claims of Electoral Fraud – MediaWell Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:44 PM https://mediawell.ssrc.org/expert-reflections/the-challenge-of-debunking-narratives-how-tv-news-failed-on-trumps-claims-of-electoral-fraud/ Short Notes: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/defanging-disinformation-6-action-steps-nonprofits-can-take/?fbclid=IwAR3_bpeViEmzV2ApkYEixoEvF6suMcptYl0Oq6TuXbjQxqsmA2ZPDbG9yK8 Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:53 PM https://nonprofitquarterly.org/defanging-disinformation-6-action-steps-nonprofits-can-take/?fbclid=IwAR3_bpeViEmzV2ApkYEixoEvF6suMcptYl0Oq6TuXbjQxqsmA2ZPDbG9yK8 Short Notes: Twitter troll arrested, accused of election interference related to disinformation campaign Date:Jan 28, 2021 10:58 PM https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/twitter-troll-arrested-election-interference-related-disinformation-campaign-n1255864 Short Notes: Behavioral Ad Targeting Not Paying Off for Publishers, Study Suggests - WSJ Date:Jan 29, 2021 8:33 AM https://www.wsj.com/articles/behavioral-ad-targeting-not-paying-off-for-publishers-study-suggests-11559167195 Short Notes: NRIs remained misinformed due to suspension of internet, say farmers : The Tribune India Date:Jan 29, 2021 8:41 AM https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/nris-remained-misinformed-due-to-suspension-of-internet-say-farmers-204989 Short Notes: SC to govt: Consider ban on offensive TV channels | Delhi News - Times of India Date:Jan 29, 2021 8:44 AM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/sc-to-govt-consider-ban-on-offensive-tv-channels/articleshow/80527331.cms Short Notes: FIR lodged against Cong MP & 6 journalists for tweeting fake news on January 26 violence Date:Jan 29, 2021 8:53 AM https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/law-and-order/fir-lodged-against-cong-mp-and-6-journalists-for-tweeting-fake-news-on-january-26-violence.html Short Notes: DisQualified: Network Impact of Twitter’s Latest QAnon Enforcement Date:Jan 29, 2021 9:50 AM https://graphika.com/posts/disqualified-network-impact-of-twitters-latest-qanon-enforcement/ Short Notes: Social Media Engagement with Deceptive Sites Reached Record Highs in 2020 | The German Marshall Fund of the United States Date:Jan 29, 2021 11:22 AM https://www.gmfus.org/blog/2021/01/27/social-media-engagement-deceptive-sites-reached-record-highs-2020 Short Notes: 26JanShoot - Prateek | Tableau Public Date:Jan 29, 2021 11:52 AM https://public.tableau.com/profile/prateek7852#!/vizhome/26JanShoot/Sheet1?publish=yes Short Notes: Announcing the Oversight Board’s first case decisions | Oversight Board Date:Jan 29, 2021 12:04 PM https://oversightboard.com/news/165523235084273-announcing-the-oversight-board-s-first-case-decisions/ Short Notes: De platforming cuts both ways: Facebook shuts popular stock trading group - The Hindu Date:Jan 29, 2021 1:24 PM https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/facebook-shuts-popular-stock-trading-group/article33692602.ece Short Notes: Iran: Tightening the Net 2020 - ARTICLE 19 [Study BGP Routing for India map] Date:Jan 29, 2021 6:00 PM https://www.article19.org/ttn-iran-november-shutdown/ Short Notes: ETtech Investigation: Fantastic blue ticks and where to buy them - The Economic Times Date:Jan 30, 2021 2:30 PM https://m.economictimes.com/tech/technology/fantastic-blue-ticks-and-where-to-buy-them/articleshow/80593123.cms Short Notes: Stephan Lewandowsky on Twitter: "COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Handbook https://t.co/3s5JWBvi0m : Multiple new updates to underlying wiki pages 1/n https://t.co/z0T2Q5YkjL" / Twitter Date:Jan 30, 2021 10:43 PM https://twitter.com/STWorg/status/1355557284462678017 Short Notes: Pro-Huawei influence campaign exploits AI, fake content to prop up firm - CyberScoop Date:Jan 30, 2021 11:31 PM https://www.cyberscoop.com/pro-huawei-belgium-influence-campaign-twitter-graphika/ Short Notes: PKR | প্রশান্ত | پرشانتو on Twitter: "Unfortunate that the highest constitutional office of the land sinks to such petty behavior. @rashtrapatibhvn https://t.co/tuOupsScYm" / Twitter Date:Jan 30, 2021 11:40 PM https://twitter.com/prasanto/status/1355492922087460867 Short Notes: 2021: The emergence of digital foreign policy | DiploFoundation Date:Jan 30, 2021 11:51 PM https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/2021-emergence-digital-foreign-policy Short Notes: Pratik Sinha on Twitter: "The reference to Pakistan border was not an error, it was deliberate. They did it across social media platforms, and for both the channels - Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Facebook's edit history shows their initial caption, and Google shows their initial YouTube caption. https://t.co/LK0w4LYUSJ" / Twitter Date:Jan 31, 2021 12:08 AM https://twitter.com/free_thinker/status/1355551216302915591 Short Notes: Study - Identifying COVID-19 Fake News in Social Media Date:Feb 1, 2021 6:56 AM https://arxiv.org/pdf/2101.11954.pdf Short Notes: Study - JMIR Public Health and Surveillance - Demographic Factors Influencing the Impact of Coronavirus-Related Misinformation on WhatsApp: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study Date:Feb 1, 2021 6:58 AM https://publichealth.jmir.org/2021/1/e19858 Short Notes: Study - Exploring Lightweight Interventions at Posting Time to Reduce the Sharing of Misinformation on Social Media - Service Unavailable Date:Feb 1, 2021 7:01 AM https://arxiv.org/pdf/2101.11824.pdf Short Notes: Venkat Ananth - FB groups thread Date:Feb 1, 2021 8:23 AM https://twitter.com/venkatananth/status/1356062278924132356?s=12 Short Notes: How I Scrape and Analyse Twitter Networks: A Bolivian Info Op Case Study Date:Feb 1, 2021 9:39 AM https://benjaminstrick.com/how-i-scrape-and-analyse-twitter-networks/ Short Notes: (another copypasta) Benjamin Strick on Twitter: "Here we go again. Pro-BJP networks are again targeting West Bengali politics using copy and paste text packets to spam the tag #BJPGorbeSonarBangla. CC @TwitterSafety https://t.co/zRmkZuIndk" / Twitter Date:Feb 1, 2021 9:47 AM https://twitter.com/BenDoBrown/status/1355807574650712064 Short Notes: ATW - Watch Facebook Moderators Speak Out About Poor Working Conditions In Ireland - VICE Date:Feb 1, 2021 2:01 PM https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mqj4/watch-facebook-moderators-speak-out-about-poor-working-conditions-in-ireland Short Notes: Mohammed Zubair on Twitter: "So @thecaravanindia's twitter account is withheld in India. https://t.co/VaGun4GBg4" / Twitter Date:Feb 1, 2021 3:04 PM https://twitter.com/zoo_bear/status/1356166194772865028 Short Notes: Hussain Haidry on Twitter: "Individuals & Orgs whose Twitter accounts have been withheld in India. (2) 9. @JarnailSinghAAP (Jarnail Singh) 10. @ajit_ranade (Ajit Ranade) 11. @manavjivan (ManavJivan) 12. @Kisanektamorcha (Kisan Ekta Morcha) 13. @Tractor2twitr (Tractor2Twitter) 14. @thecaravanindia (Caravan)" / Twitter Date:Feb 1, 2021 4:05 PM https://twitter.com/hussainhaidry/status/1356182876140695552 Short Notes: (throwback) Lax procedures under India’s Information Technology Act are fostering a content takedown regime Date:Feb 1, 2021 4:47 PM https://scroll.in/article/953146/how-india-is-using-its-information-technology-act-to-arbitrarily-take-down-online-content Short Notes: The debate about fixing America’s information ecosystem - Columbia Journalism Review Date:Feb 1, 2021 10:13 PM https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/media_ecosystem_disinformation_insurrection.php Short Notes: ATW (Pushback: Chinese netizens exploring secure alternatives to WeChat )Legal Pushback in Hong Kong, Reaction to US Unrest, Xinjiang Surveillance (January 2021) | Freedom House Date:Feb 1, 2021 10:43 PM https://freedomhouse.org/report/china-media-bulletin/2021/legal-pushback-hong-kong-reaction-us-unrest-xinjiang-surveillance Short Notes: Mark Zuckerberg couldn't convince Aussie Treasurer to back down on new media code | ZDNet Date:Feb 1, 2021 11:00 PM https://www.zdnet.com/article/mark-zuckerberg-couldnt-convince-aussie-treasurer-to-back-down-on-new-media-code/ Short Notes: How Europe Can Tackle Influence Operations and Disinformation - Carnegie Europe - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Date:Feb 2, 2021 8:12 AM https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/83758 Short Notes: Aliaksandr Herasimenka on Twitter: "Telegram is now 30% bigger than Twitter, so it attracts more attention Here are five recent studies that tell us how disinformation campaigns, protesters and far-right use it: 1/" / Twitter Date:Feb 2, 2021 4:40 PM https://twitter.com/alesherasimenka/status/1356353763997605888 Short Notes: No, Getting Rid Of Anonymity Will Not Fix Social Media; It Will Cause More Problems | Techdirt Date:Feb 2, 2021 5:20 PM https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210131/01114246154/no-getting-rid-anonymity-will-not-fix-social-media-it-will-cause-more-problems.shtml Short Notes: How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our Reality Crisis - The New York Times Date:Feb 2, 2021 8:36 PM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/technology/biden-reality-crisis-misinformation.html Short Notes: Asha Jomis on Twitter: "As journalists face sedition charges in the name of disinformation, now more than ever we need policy solutions to address this crisis. Access our policy drafts here: https://t.co/BLNQTp7N1v https://t.co/ghKAbg0Fpz" / Twitter Date:Feb 3, 2021 8:10 AM https://twitter.com/AshaJomis/status/1356742693288869901 Short Notes: Vaccine Insights Hub Date:Feb 3, 2021 8:18 AM https://firstdraftnews.org/vaccineinsights/?mc_cid=c605c13046&mc_eid=e39dc13669 Short Notes: Anyone surprised by this, hasn’t been reading this newsletter... Anurag Srivastava on Twitter: "[[!india]]Together [[!india]]AgainstPropaganda https://t.co/TfdgXfrmNt https://t.co/gRmIaL5Guw" / Twitter Date:Feb 3, 2021 2:38 PM https://twitter.com/MEAIndia/status/1356853835361259520 Short Notes: Govt sends notice to Twitter for violating Indian law by unblocking accounts | Hindustan Times Date:Feb 3, 2021 2:54 PM https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-sends-notice-to-twitter-for-violating-indian-law-by-unblocking-accounts-101612343691100.html Short Notes: Any 'Senior, Responsible Officer' From MWI - Facebook Can Appear Before Delhi Legislative Assembly: Dr. Abhishek Singhvi Clarifies Before Supreme Court Date:Feb 3, 2021 5:23 PM https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/facebook-delhi-assembly-summons-supreme-court-ajit-mohan-delhi-riots-169339 Short Notes: MWI - Rajasthan man arrested for spreading fake news | english.lokmat.com Date:Feb 3, 2021 5:26 PM https://english.lokmat.com/national/rajasthan-man-arrested-for-spreading-fake-news-1/ Short Notes: MWI - ‘Anti-national’ posts on social media? Uttarakhand police won’t verify passport | Hindustan Times Date:Feb 3, 2021 5:27 PM https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/antinational-posts-on-social-media-uttarakhand-police-won-t-verify-passport-101612280497065.html Short Notes: Saikat Datta on Twitter: "With a 100 million followers, the #FarmersProtest has gone massively international #thread" / Twitter Date:Feb 3, 2021 5:57 PM https://twitter.com/saikatd/status/1356800951663775746 Short Notes: MWI - Social media platforms step up efforts to fight vaccine-related misinformation Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:08 PM https://www.livemint.com/news/india/social-media-platforms-step-up-efforts-to-fight-vaccine-related-misinformation-11612263896932.html Short Notes: Internet Shutdowns: Revival of British Divide-and-Rule Policy? | NewsClick Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:09 PM https://www.newsclick.in/Internet-Shutdowns-Revival-British-Divide-and-Rule-Policy Short Notes: Twitter accounts suspension: Prakash Javadekar denies government role Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:10 PM https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/02/02/twitter-accounts-suspension-prakash-javadekar-denies-government-role Short Notes: Social Media And The De-Platforming Dilemma Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:11 PM https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/social-media-and-the-de-platforming-dilemma Short Notes: Personal Anecdotes Are More Convincing Than Facts in Political Debates, Researchers Find | The Swaddle Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:11 PM https://theswaddle.com/in-a-post-truth-world-personal-anecdotes-are-more-convincing-than-facts-in-political-debates-researchers-find/ Short Notes: RSS Supporters Viral Photo Fact Check: Fake News From CAA Protests Is Now Targeting Farmers’ Agitation Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:12 PM https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/fake-news-from-anti-caa-stir-is-now-targeting-farmers-agitation[[read]]-more Short Notes: J&K Police File FIRs Against Two Websites After 'Fake News' Complaint by Army Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:14 PM https://thewire.in/media/kashmir-news-portals-fir-army-school-republic-day Short Notes: Plea seeks law to regulate fake news on social media, SC issues notice | India News Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:15 PM https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/plea-seeks-law-to-regulate-fake-news-on-social-media-sc-issues-notice/714742 Short Notes: Farm laws: Aaj Tak, Centre gets Delhi HC notice on plea alleging misreporting on R-Day tractor rally Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:16 PM https://scroll.in/latest/985660/delhi-hc-issues-notice-to-aaj-tak-centre-on-plea-alleging-misreporting-on-farmers-r-day-rally Short Notes: Tannisha Avarrsekar Talks About The Fake News Epidemic - SheThePeople TV Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:18 PM https://www.shethepeople.tv/interviews/tannisha-avarrsekar/ Short Notes: How misinformation fuelled a coup in Myanmar - Rest of World Date:Feb 3, 2021 6:31 PM https://restofworld.org/2021/how-misinformation-fueled-a-coup-in-myanmar/ Short Notes: No, Getting Rid Of Anonymity Will Not Fix Social Media; It Will Cause More Problems | Techdirt Date:Feb 3, 2021 7:43 PM https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210131/01114246154/no-getting-rid-anonymity-will-not-fix-social-media-it-will-cause-more-problems.shtml Short Notes: Mapping out Violence Against Women of Influence on Twitter Using the Cyber–Lifestyle Routine Activity Theory - 0002764221989777 Date:Feb 4, 2021 8:38 AM https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0002764221989777 Short Notes: After Backlash, MeWe Says Users Are ‘Free to Discuss’ Stop the Steal | by Sarah Emerson | Feb, 2021 | OneZero Date:Feb 4, 2021 10:32 AM https://onezero.medium.com/after-backlash-mewe-says-users-are-free-to-discuss-stop-the-steal-86227d367025 Short Notes: ANI Omits US Govt Reference To Internet Blackout In Story On Farm Laws Date:Feb 4, 2021 5:22 PM https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/ani-usa-support-farm-laws-joe-biden-us-state-department-11843 Short Notes: Research note: Bolsonaro’s firehose: How Covid-19 disinformation on WhatsApp was used to fight a government political crisis in Brazil | HKS Misinformation Review Date:Feb 4, 2021 5:54 PM https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/research-note-bolsonaros-firehose-how-covid-19-disinformation-on-whatsapp-was-used-to-fight-a-government-political-crisis-in-brazil/ Short Notes: Twitter Unblocked Accounts That Criticized India’s Government. Now, Its Employees Are Being Threatened With Jail Time Unless It Blocks Them Again. Date:Feb 4, 2021 6:54 PM https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/india-threatens-twitter-jail Short Notes: Ben Nimmo on Twitter: "JUST OUT: Update on pro-China op Spamouflage Dragon. Still spammy, but prolific and persistent, and getting some traction for the first time. Over 1,400 videos in the last year. Including geopolitical rivalry with the US. @Graphika_NYC report: https://t.co/SUnt63jsGx" / Twitter Date:Feb 4, 2021 9:28 PM https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1357318795862433798 Short Notes: Out of Sight, Not Out of Reach: Understanding Transnational Repression Date:Feb 4, 2021 10:16 PM https://freedomhouse.org/report/transnational-repression Short Notes:Country vs person Major Adil Raja (R)🇵🇰 on Twitter: "#BreakingNews Representatives of #GilgitBaltistan holding press conf at National Press Club, Islamabad; busting myths created by India's #disinformation campaign exposed by @DisinfoEU; devastating details of R&AW's proxies being divulged destroying Indian network in the process. https://t.co/2nLlY5gTMU" / Twitter Date:Feb 4, 2021 11:04 PM https://twitter.com/soldierspeaks/status/1357222622753341442 Short Notes: Vaccine there... done that... :Political warfare, inequity, and insufficient data in coverage of the vaccine rollout - Columbia Journalism Review Date:Feb 5, 2021 7:12 AM https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/vaccine_rollout_media_coverage.php Short Notes: C. Shawn Eib on Twitter: "THREAD - Are bots supporting Boris Johnson, as a copypasta campaign seems to indicate? Is it the work of Russian trolls, as some have suggested? Neither seem likely…./1 https://t.co/IDshIWCyfF" / Twitter Date:Feb 5, 2021 7:13 AM https://twitter.com/realShawnEib/status/1357502375305621510 Short Notes: Gamestop podcast Opinion | Pumps and Dumps and Chumps - The New York Times Date:Feb 5, 2021 7:16 AM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/opinion/gamestop-stocks.html Short Notes: (Gamestop) WallStreetBets says Reddit group hit by "large amount" of bot activity - CBS News Date:Feb 5, 2021 7:20 AM https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wallstreetbets-reddit-bot-activity/ Short Notes: (Emerging tech framework) Learn lessons from Huawei 5G row, MPs warn | E&T Magazine Date:Feb 5, 2021 7:26 AM https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2021/02/learn-lessons-from-huawei-5g-row-mps-warn/ Short Notes: (Gamestop) SEC Hunts for Fraud in Social-Media Posts Hyping GameStop - Bloomberg Date:Feb 5, 2021 7:27 AM https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-03/sec-hunts-for-fraud-in-social-media-posts-that-drove-up-gamestop Short Notes: (Gamestop) On Robinhood, the retail investor is the pizza. - On Robinhood, retail investors are the product. Date:Feb 5, 2021 7:51 AM https://slate.com/technology/2021/02/robinhood-gamestop-stock-business-model.html Short Notes: (Gamestop as RNS) The GameStop-Reddit battle exposed hard truths about our financial system Date:Feb 5, 2021 8:02 AM https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/gamestop-reddit-battle-exposed-hard-truths-about-our-financial-system-n1256549 Short Notes: Gamestop podast The GameStop Story You Think You Know Is Wrong - The Atlantic Date:Feb 5, 2021 8:23 AM https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/gamestop-story-you-think-you-know-wrong/617905/ Short Notes: Redditors sucker-punched a hedge fund but are they also getting played? – the plausible possible Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:01 PM https://theplausiblepossible.com/redditors-sucker-punched-a-hedge-fund-but-are-they-also-getting-played/ Short Notes: Twitter and Facebook Experiment With Offloading Content Moderation | by Will Oremus | Jan, 2021 | OneZero Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:05 PM https://onezero.medium.com/twitter-cribs-an-idea-from-wikipedia-9e0d98b90334 Short Notes: The Yale Law Journal - Forum: Wikipedia and Intermediary Immunity: Supporting Sturdy Crowd Systems for Producing Reliable Information Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:07 PM https://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/wikipedia-and-intermediary-immunity Short Notes:source: https://twitter.com/tiffanycli/status/1353890070005080066?s=20 Will Twitter ban Iran’s supreme leader next? - The Washington Post Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:13 PM https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/02/02/will-twitter-ban-irans-supreme-leader-next/ Short Notes:spinternet quote ATW - How Covid-19 overwhelmed a leading group fighting disinformation - Rest of World Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:15 PM https://restofworld.org/2021/fighting-covid-19-disinformation/ Short Notes: Can A Community Approach To Disinformation Help Twitter? | Techdirt Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:25 PM https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210203/17314046177/can-community-approach-to-disinformation-help-twitter.shtml Short Notes: Professional Assholes Equate Consequences With 'Cancel Culture' To Obscure That They're Finally Being Held Accountable | Techdirt Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:27 PM https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210131/11554046157/professional-assholes-equate-consequences-with-cancel-culture-to-obscure-that-theyre-finally-being-held-accountable.shtml Short Notes:Accountability v/s cancel (mis/disinfo often starts w search. )Dr. Sarah T. Roberts on Twitter: "She actually describes something key: using @google search as her primary information portal led her directly to QAnon conspiracy misinfo on @facebook — presumably the former ranked the latter highly in results. Epidemic mis/disinfo often starts w search. @safiyanoble @BostonJoan" / Twitter Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:34 PM https://twitter.com/ubiquity75/status/1357404168982470656 Short Notes: Data & Society — Searching for Alternative Facts Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:37 PM https://datasociety.net/library/searching-for-alternative-facts/ Short Notes:Sarah Roberts Tweet MWI Delhi: Cops crack down on ‘propaganda on internet to incite violence’ | Delhi News - Times of India Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:51 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/cops-crack-down-on-propaganda-on-net-to-incite-violence/articleshow/80676072.cms Short Notes: Fake news: Delhi Police arrests 1 person, registers 4 FIRs against social media accounts - The Economic Times Video | ET Now Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:51 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/fake-news-delhi-police-arrests-1-person-registers-4-firs-against-social-media-accounts/videoshow/80680017.cms Short Notes: Farmers protest Delhi Police registers 4 FIRs against social media accounts for spreading fake news-ANI - BW Businessworld Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:52 PM https://www.businessworld.in/article/Farmers-protest-Delhi-Police-registers-4-FIRs-against-social-media-accounts-for-spreading-fake-news/03-02-2021-373439/ Short Notes: Farmers protest Delhi Police registers 4 FIRs against social media accounts for spreading fake news-ANI - BW Businessworld Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:52 PM https://www.businessworld.in/article/Farmers-protest-Delhi-Police-registers-4-FIRs-against-social-media-accounts-for-spreading-fake-news/03-02-2021-373439/ Short Notes: Facebook will remove misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines, including around safety and side effects | Technology News,The Indian Express Date:Feb 5, 2021 12:59 PM https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/facebook-covid-19-vaccines-misinformation-policy-7174420/ Short Notes: Facebook Fact Checker: 2020 was most volatile, chaotic for misinformation in India, says Facebook fact checker - The Economic Times Date:Feb 5, 2021 1:21 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/2020-was-most-volatile-chaotic-for-misinformation-in-india-says-facebook-fact-checker/articleshow/80692012.cms Short Notes: Tech - Bias Report 2021 — NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights Date:Feb 5, 2021 1:26 PM https://bhr.stern.nyu.edu/bias-report-release-page Short Notes: After warning, Twitter suspends stir-linked accounts | India News - Times of India Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:14 PM https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/m.timesofindia.com/india/after-warning-twitter-suspends-stir-linked-accounts/amp_articleshow/80697556.cms Short Notes: Facebook bans page linked to Myanmar military TV after coup | Technology Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:20 PM https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/technology/1432823-facebook-bans-page-linked-to-myanmar-military-tv-after-coup Short Notes: Tiktok strengthens content review with new pre-share prompts | Reuters Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:25 PM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tiktok-privacy/tiktok-strengthens-content-review-with-new-pre-share-prompts-idUSKBN2A323B Short Notes: The SEC is hunting down possible misinformation on social media posts for signs of fraud in Reddit-driven trading frenzy, report says | Business Insider India Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:26 PM https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/the-sec-is-hunting-down-possible-misinformation-on-social-media-posts-for-signs-of-fraud-in-reddit-driven-trading-frenzy-report-says/articleshow/80689609.cms Short Notes: Internet Shutdowns: Revival of British Divide-and-Rule Policy? | NewsClick Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:28 PM https://www.newsclick.in/Internet-Shutdowns-Revival-British-Divide-and-Rule-Policy Short Notes: Myanmar internet providers block Facebook services after government order | Reuters Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:29 PM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-facebook/myanmar-internet-providers-block-facebook-services-after-government-order-idUSKBN2A32ZE Short Notes: New prompts to help people consider before they share | TikTok Newsroom Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:30 PM https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/new-prompts-to-help-people-consider-before-they-share Short Notes: This Indian state's police force will block passport applications over ‘anti-national’ social media posts Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:32 PM https://thenextweb.com/in/2021/02/03/this-indian-states-police-force-will-block-passport-applications-over-anti-national-social-media-posts/ Short Notes: Four Facebookers have to pay VND30mil fines for spreading fake news Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:44 PM https://vietnamnet.vn/en/sci-tech-environment/four-facebookers-have-to-pay-vnd30mil-fines-for-spreading-fake-news-711048.html Short Notes: Opinion: QAnon, conspiracy theories are no joke | Opinion | DW | 04.02.2021 (link to Sarah Roberts tweet) Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:46 PM https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-qanon-conspiracy-theories-are-no-joke/a-56457637 Short Notes: Emerson T. Brooking on Twitter: "Dominion continues its transformation into the nation's most effective content moderation service with a side business in voting machines." / Twitter Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:51 PM https://twitter.com/etbrooking/status/1357500187653136384 Short Notes: What is Birdwatch? - Link to Masnick and AoC Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:53 PM https://firstdraftnews.org/latest/what-is-birdwatch/ Short Notes: Twitter Delivers Rebuke to Mexico’s President Over Bias Claim - Bloomberg Date:Feb 5, 2021 2:56 PM https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-20/twitter-delivers-rebuke-to-mexico-s-president-over-bias-claim Short Notes: Pakistan Forced Down Apps Made By A Persecuted Religious Minority Date:Feb 5, 2021 3:07 PM https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/pakistan-forced-down-ahmadiyya-apps Short Notes: Lea Kissner on Twitter: "The networks [mutually following accounts] are "wired" for disinformation https://t.co/WypCGnGisV" / Twitter Date:Feb 5, 2021 3:09 PM https://twitter.com/LeaKissner/status/1357043279779360768 Short Notes: India Threatens Twitter With Penalties If It Doesn’t Block Accounts - WSJ Date:Feb 5, 2021 3:11 PM https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-threatens-twitter-with-penalties-if-it-doesnt-block-accounts-11612364787?st=qsampuc4zcj0vli&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter Short Notes: joyojeet pal on Twitter: "We studied the events of Feb 2-4 to understand the online engagement around the tweets of @Rihanna and other women who came out in support of the Indian #FarmerProtests and the subsequent [[!india]]Together campaign in opposition. https://t.co/92Py1gV4yt Thread of key findings:" / Twitter Date:Feb 5, 2021 3:53 PM https://twitter.com/joyopal/status/1357616903749996551 Short Notes: Elettra Bietti on Twitter: "Treasure this" / Twitter Date:Feb 6, 2021 12:23 AM https://mobile.twitter.com/elibietti/status/1357764124911030272 Short Notes: Michael Goldhaber Opinion | Michael Goldhaber, the Cassandra of the Internet Age - The New York Times Date:Feb 6, 2021 1:48 AM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/opinion/michael-goldhaber-internet.html Short Notes: Kate Starbird on Twitter: "Around the time that Twitter suspended @realDonaldTrump, they also suspended ~100,000 or so other accounts. We (@uwcip PhD student Andrew Beers) overlaid those suspensions onto a network graph of “influencers” in voting/election Twitter discourse (black sections of this graph). https://t.co/D8z0lLvsNC" / Twitter Date:Feb 7, 2021 8:23 AM https://twitter.com/katestarbird/status/1358088750765539329 Short Notes: Full article: States versus Corporations: Rethinking the Power of Business in International Politics Date:Feb 7, 2021 4:31 PM https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03932729.2017.1389151 Short Notes: Who is more powerful – states or corporations? Date:Feb 7, 2021 4:32 PM https://theconversation.com/who-is-more-powerful-states-or-corporations-99616 Short Notes: Amid row over 257 a/cs, Centre asks Twitter to block 1,178 more | India News - Times of India Date:Feb 8, 2021 7:49 AM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/amid-row-over-257-a/cs-centre-asks-twitter-to-block-1178-more/articleshow/80740666.cms Short Notes: Jammu and Kashmir police look for cyber volunteers to identify and report “anti-national” posts - Telegraph India Date:Feb 8, 2021 11:05 AM https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir-police-look-for-cyber-volunteers-to-identify-and-report-anti-national-posts/cid/1805984 Short Notes: New Home Ministry Move: Citizens Will Spy On Citizens Online Date:Feb 8, 2021 11:09 AM https://www.article-14.com/post/new-home-ministry-move-citizens-will-spy-on-citizens-online Short Notes: Facebook blocks Atheist Republic page, Twitter suspends founder on government directive Date:Feb 8, 2021 3:23 PM https://caravanmagazine.in/media/facebook-blocks-atheist-republic-page-twitter-suspends-founder-on-government-directive Short Notes: Media Coups and Disinformation in the Digital Era. Irregular War in Latin America Date:Feb 8, 2021 3:24 PM http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?pid=S0188-252X2020000100121&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en Short Notes: MEA guidelines for online conferences spur concern among academics - Times of India Date:Feb 8, 2021 4:51 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/mea-guidelines-for-online-conferences-spur-concern-among-academics/articleshow/80746068.cms Short Notes: Chinas-Global-Media-Footprint-Democratic-Responses-to-Expanding-Authoritarian-Influence-Cook-Feb-2021.pdf Date:Feb 8, 2021 4:58 PM https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chinas-Global-Media-Footprint-Democratic-Responses-to-Expanding-Authoritarian-Influence-Cook-Feb-2021.pdf?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=media%20cook Short Notes:Link to Freedom House : Transnational Repression report Adapting to Transform Networked Conflict – the plausible possible (RNS) Date:Feb 9, 2021 8:27 AM http://theplausiblepossible.com/networked-conflict/ Short Notes: Twitter India: Not acting on government requests could put Twitter in legal soup - The Economic Times Date:Feb 9, 2021 8:46 AM https://m.economictimes.com/tech/technology/not-acting-on-government-requests-could-put-twitter-in-legal-soup/articleshow/80756594.cms Short Notes: zeynep tufekci on Twitter: "Also. Of course there are tests that are not yet approved that can detect COVID-19. Does Facebook think tests collapse into reality from their superimposed state the moment they are approved? If a test fails to detect a new variant for some reason, are we allowed to discuss that? https://t.co/R1RzJo8blS" / Twitter Date:Feb 9, 2021 9:47 AM https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1358851207763283971 Short Notes:(covid doc about contradictory recommendations by WHO and State health auth) Renee DiResta on Twitter: "@MikeIsaac Another issue is the health misinfo had increasingly been deprecated by the activists themselves -the 2019 change perhaps accelerated further- who moved more strongly into the “vaccination is tyrannical govt overreach” trope. Which isn’t “health misinfo” but a political statement" / Twitter Date:Feb 9, 2021 9:48 AM https://twitter.com/noUpside/status/1358872881736810496 Short Notes: Six Constitutional Hurdles for Platform Speech Regulation | Center for Internet and Society Date:Feb 9, 2021 9:53 AM https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2021/01/six-constitutional-hurdles-platform-speech-regulation-0 Short Notes: Reaching Billions of People With COVID-19 Vaccine Information - About Facebook Date:Feb 9, 2021 10:04 AM https://about.fb.com/news/2021/02/reaching-billions-of-people-with-covid-19-vaccine-information/ Short Notes: EU ready to follow Australia’s lead on making Big Tech pay for news Date:Feb 9, 2021 11:44 AM https://www.ft.com/content/4c40c890-afd3-40a3-9582-78a66c37a8af Short Notes: From Lightbulbs to 5G, China Battles West for Control of Vital Technology Standards - WSJ Date:Feb 9, 2021 11:58 AM https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-lightbulbs-to-5g-china-battles-west-for-control-of-vital-technology-standards-11612722698 Short Notes:Standards YouTube pulls down songs on farm protest : The Tribune India Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:06 PM https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/youtube-pulls-down-songs-on-farm-protest-208948 Short Notes: Google and Facebook using lobbyists with close ties to Morrison government to fight media code | Australian media | The Guardian Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:14 PM https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/feb/09/google-and-facebook-using-lobbyists-with-close-ties-to-morrison-government-to-fight-media-code Short Notes: Guidelines and directives "almost ready" for OTT regulation: Javadekar Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:22 PM https://www.medianama.com/2021/02/223-ott-regulation-rajya-sabha-javadekar/ Short Notes: Conspirador Norteño on Twitter: "For a change of pace, here's a look at a network of meme-spamming Indonesian-language bots created at the beginning of the new year. #MondayMotivation cc: @ZellaQuixote https://t.co/13oKQnqcvl" / Twitter Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:29 PM https://twitter.com/conspirator0/status/1358945797090508809 Short Notes: Renee DiResta on Twitter: "In light of today’s FB update on vaccine misinfo, a thread explaining some of the history" / Twitter Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:31 PM https://twitter.com/noUpside/status/1358933820532088834 Short Notes:Vaccine Jane Lytvynenko on Twitter: "I mean, sure, but I'm old enough to remember when Facebook made a very similar announcement about removing "COVID-19 related misinformation that could contribute to imminent physical harm" back in March 2020 yet here we are. https://t.co/QJE9oqMUSj" / Twitter Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:35 PM https://twitter.com/JaneLytv/status/1358846433047285765 Short Notes:Vaccine this all before Republic Day Violence: SC Stays Arrest of Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai & Others Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:41 PM https://www.thequint.com/news/india/republic-day-violence-sc-stays-arrest-of-shashi-tharoor-rajdeep-sardesai-and-others Short Notes: Live Law on Twitter: "Plea to suspend Kangana Ranaut's Twitter account - Petitioner moves urgent application saying that Kangana Ranaut @teamkangana called farmers 'terrorists' in a tweet. Petitioner says this amounts to"hate mongering" which needs to stop. Bombay HC to hear on March 9, 2020. https://t.co/LoZ5evOBYE" / Twitter Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:42 PM https://twitter.com/LiveLawIndia/status/1359035681717186561 Short Notes: China and India tussle online over vaccine diplomacy | The Strategist Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:44 PM https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-and-india-tussle-online-over-vaccine-diplomacy/ Short Notes: “The Tweets Must Continue To Flow,” Twitter Says Amid Standoff With India Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:47 PM https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/tweets-flow-twitter-india Short Notes: EXCLUSIVE: How “Love Jihad” Is Being Used To Influence Elections in West Bengal Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:48 PM https://www.logically.ai/articles/exclusive-love-jihad-elections-west-bengal Short Notes: Opinion | Myanmar and India’s crackdowns on social media sites are appalling - The Washington Post Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:50 PM https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/myanmar-and-indias-crackdowns-on-social-media-sites-are-appalling/2021/02/07/1f1e6e3e-67e4-11eb-886d-5264d4ceb46d_story.html Short Notes: Ameya Bokil, Srujana Bej and Nikita Sonavane write: States must stop clamping down on free speech in name of fake news Date:Feb 9, 2021 12:58 PM https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/coronavirus-vaccine-fake-news-free-speech-7180245/ Short Notes: YouTube Removes 2 Songs on Farmers' Protest, Producer Says HQ Cited 'Govt Intervention' Date:Feb 9, 2021 1:06 PM https://thewire.in/agriculture/youtube-removes-farmers-protest-song-himmat-sandhu Short Notes: Jason Kint on Twitter: "woah. just had time today to review Australia's report on adtech (222 pages!) - hands-down the best report I've ever seen on adtech complex - creates an overwhelmingly clear picture of the problem. Hint in this image of a monopoly participating in all sides of the market. /1 https://t.co/EWCYgRFUJ4" / Twitter Date:Feb 9, 2021 4:16 PM https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1358907018975838208 Short Notes: Lack of competition in ad tech affecting publishers, advertisers and consumers | ACCC Date:Feb 9, 2021 4:16 PM https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/lack-of-competition-in-ad-tech-affecting-publishers-advertisers-and-consumers Short Notes: Digital advertising services inquiry | ACCC Date:Feb 9, 2021 4:19 PM https://www.accc.gov.au/focus-areas/inquiries-ongoing/digital-advertising-services-inquiry Short Notes: Australian companies forced to imagine life without Google Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:02 PM https://www.ft.com/content/fa66e8dc-afb1-4a50-8dfa-338a599ad82d Short Notes: Masayoshi Son says China's crackdown on Alibaba is nothing different than antitrust regulations in US or UK | Business Insider India Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:36 PM https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/masayoshi-son-says-china-crackdown-on-alibaba-is-nothing-different-than-antitrust-regulations-in-us-or-uk/articleshow/80749653.cms Short Notes: Teen arrested for fake news about bomb blasts in Mumbai city - Goa Chronicle Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:37 PM https://goachronicle.com/teen-arrested-for-fake-news-about-bomb-blasts-in-mumbai-city/ Short Notes: Rahul Gandhi asks youth to join Congress as 'social media warriors' to counter 'paid troll army' Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:40 PM https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rahul-gandhi-asks-youth-to-join-congress-as-social-media-warriors-to-counter-paid-troll-army Short Notes: China takes on BBC, threatens it for its reporting on atrocities on Uyghurs Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:40 PM https://www.opindia.com/2021/02/china-takes-on-bbc-threatens-it-for-its-reporting-on-atrocities-on-uyghurs/ Short Notes: Fact Check: This viral tweet on ‘Hindu Mukt India’ by Bollywood singer is fake - Fact Check News Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:42 PM https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/viral-tweet-on-hindu-mukt-india-by-bollywood-singer-is-fake-1766680-2021-02-06 Short Notes: Facebook, Twitter outpaced by smaller platforms in fight against harmful content - agency | Zee Business Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:45 PM https://www.zeebiz.com/news-facebook-twitter-outpaced-by-smaller-platforms-in-fight-against-harmful-content-agency-148969 Short Notes: Punjab & Haryana HC issues notice to Centre, Haryana over internet suspension - The Week Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:51 PM https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/02/06/punjab-haryana-hc-issues-notices-to-centre-haryana-over-internet-suspension.html Short Notes: Twitter seeks dialogue with IT Minister after order to block accounts, says safety of staff top prio- The New Indian Express Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:52 PM https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2021/feb/09/twitter-seeks-dialogue-with-it-minister-after-order-to-block-accounts-says-safety-of-staff-top-priority-2261626.html Short Notes: Congress seeks five lakh volunteers for social media campaigns, says 'online warriors' will defend truth - India News , Firstpost Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:52 PM https://www.firstpost.com/india/congress-seeks-five-lakh-volunteers-for-social-media-campaigns-says-online-warriors-will-defend-truth-9284001.html Short Notes: Censorship and Creative Freedom: Since Independence to OTT Era | NewsClick Date:Feb 9, 2021 5:55 PM https://www.newsclick.in/cesnorship-creative-freedom-since-independence Short Notes: Sandes, India's answer to WhatsApp, being tested by govt officials: report Date:Feb 9, 2021 6:20 PM https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/sandes-india-answer-to-whatsapp-being-tested-by-govt-officials-report/story/430653.html Short Notes: Misinformation may hit vaccination drive: Study | Hindustan Times Date:Feb 9, 2021 6:20 PM https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/misinformation-may-hit-vaccination-drive-study-101612855795529.html Short Notes:vaccine Inside an anti-vaccine group, reading posts that wait to be taken down by Facebook | Technology News,The Indian Express Date:Feb 9, 2021 6:28 PM https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/inside-an-anti-vaccine-group-reading-posts-that-wait-to-be-taken-down-by-facebook-7180820/lite/ Short Notes:vaccine The ACCC’s Ad Tech Inquiry explained - Lexology Date:Feb 9, 2021 8:41 PM https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a92e8cdd-480f-44c0-b5ba-968f40c839de&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmRiYzkzNDJhYjFkNjljNjA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFHvWFcM8hIWqqOcYrBuwzSDXbTMA Short Notes: Joan Donovan, PhD 🦫 on Twitter: "What should we do about medical misinformation? It goes without saying that everyone who calls themselves an expert on “misinformation” is NOT a topical expert in scientific communication, nor does applying misinfo monitoring tools increase trust with those in need of help." / Twitter Date:Feb 9, 2021 8:53 PM https://twitter.com/BostonJoan/status/1359151352694341636 Short Notes: "Joan Donovan, PhD 🦫 (@BostonJoan) Tweeted: There is an ethnographic component to @katestarbird's insights about why GWP was a successful disinformation machine. GWP was quick to provide key frames for interpreting ""evidence,"" but could also reframe an emerging conversation in real-time. Date:Feb 9, 2021 8:55 PM" https://twitter.com/BostonJoan/status/1358502722639642628?s=20 Short Notes: "Joan Donovan, PhD 🦫 (@BostonJoan) Tweeted: There is an ethnographic component to @katestarbird's insights about why GWP was a successful disinformation machine. GWP was quick to provide key frames for interpreting ""evidence,"" but could also reframe an emerging conversation in real-time. Date:Feb 9, 2021 8:57 PM" https://twitter.com/BostonJoan/status/1358502722639642628?s=20 Short Notes: Here's Why TikTok Is Planning a Big Ecommerce Push Date:Feb 9, 2021 8:59 PM https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-wants-to-be-qvc-for-teens-1846220742 Short Notes: Covid-19 data - Tracking covid-19 across the world | Graphic detail | The Economist Date:Feb 10, 2021 8:48 AM https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/tracking-coronavirus-across-the-world Short Notes: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey imagines an app store for social media algorithms - The Verge Date:Feb 10, 2021 9:12 AM https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/9/22275441/jack-dorsey-decentralized-app-store-algorithms?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4 Short Notes: Uttarakhand flash floods: Villagers suspect radioactive device behind Uttarakhand's Chamoli disaster | Dehradun News - Times of India Date:Feb 10, 2021 9:23 AM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/villagers-suspect-radioactive-device-behind-uttarakhands-chamoli-disaster/articleshow/80765995.cms?from=mdr Short Notes: Twitter Says It Won’t Block Journalists, Activists, And Politicians In India To Protect Free Speech Date:Feb 10, 2021 10:20 AM https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/twitter-says-it-wont-block-journalists-activists-and Short Notes: Updates on our response to blocking orders from the Indian Government Date:Feb 10, 2021 10:25 AM https://blog.twitter.com/en_in/topics/company/2020/twitters-response-indian-government.html Short Notes: Marc-André Argentino on Twitter: "1/ It appears that we are likely reaching a saturation point in new membership for QAnon Telegram channels. Taking a look at some of the more popular channels created from the Twitter/Parler exodus it appears that membership is reaching a plateau. https://t.co/Zg5DL66E1J" / Twitter Date:Feb 10, 2021 10:44 AM https://twitter.com/_MAArgentino/status/1359359780486316033 Short Notes: emmi on Twitter: "What I saw after Telegram deplatformed a small amount of the Qanon and terrorgram channels was that it was extremely trivial to just create a new channel with a similar name and rebuild all of the followers. The networks are adapting and the platforms can't/won't stop them." / Twitter Date:Feb 10, 2021 10:45 AM https://twitter.com/emmibevensee/status/1359368994298413056 Short Notes: Twitter India: Govt says Twitter blogpost unusual before scheduled meeting with IT Secy - The Economic Times Date:Feb 10, 2021 1:59 PM https://m.economictimes.com/tech/technology/govt-says-twitter-blogpost-unusual-before-scheduled-meeting-with-it-secy/articleshow/80783992.cms Short Notes: Big Tech needs to tackle the white supremacists of Gen Z Date:Feb 10, 2021 8:37 PM https://www.ft.com/content/73ee3fd7-d6fd-444f-93ad-d7dceb01663f Short Notes: Social media is letting the next big lie spread - HEATED Date:Feb 10, 2021 9:38 PM https://heated.world/p/social-media-is-letting-the-next Short Notes: Google is going to start paying UK publishers for news Date:Feb 10, 2021 10:50 PM https://nie.mn/36XltTp Short Notes: Facebook Fails to Stop Another ‘Plandemic’-Style Video From Going Viral - VICE Date:Feb 10, 2021 11:33 PM https://www.vice.com/en/article/3anezv/facebook-fails-to-stop-another-plandemic-style-video-from-going-viral Short Notes: Is This Beverly Hills Cop Playing Sublime’s ‘Santeria’ to Avoid Being Live-Streamed? Date:Feb 11, 2021 8:52 AM https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxb94/is-this-beverly-hills-cop-playing-sublimes-santeria-to-avoid-being-livestreamed Short Notes: Former Australian PMs put Murdoch in the hot seat on climate change | Financial Times Date:Feb 11, 2021 11:34 AM https://www.ft.com/content/ed23889a-2cc4-4ecb-8917-4c7e8d667404 Short Notes: Double Check: Was Rihanna Paid by a Canadian Firm To Tweet About the Farmers' Protests? Date:Feb 11, 2021 11:39 AM https://www.logically.ai/articles/rihanna-paid-tweet-farmers-protests Short Notes: Sanitary Panels on Twitter: "If you wanna read more on political framing and narratives, you can read: 1) George Lakoff - Don't Think Of An Elephant 2) Frank Luntz - Words That Work" / Twitter Date:Feb 11, 2021 12:22 PM https://twitter.com/sanitarypanels/status/1359442866808922119 Short Notes: Crushing dissent in a new paranoid India | The Interpreter Date:Feb 11, 2021 12:32 PM https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/crushing-dissent-new-paranoid-india Short Notes: Exclusive: Twitter blocks Rajya Sabha MP Sukhram Singh Yadav's account in India Date:Feb 11, 2021 5:52 PM https://www.medianama.com/2021/02/223-twitter-blocks-rajya-sabha-mp-sukhram-yadav/ Short Notes: Covid-19 vaccines face a varied and powerful misinformation movement online Date:Feb 11, 2021 6:00 PM https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/covid-19-vaccines-face-varied-powerful-misinformation-movement-online-n1249378 Short Notes: Hall of shame: BJP and RSS members amplify YouTube video calling to hang journalists Date:Feb 11, 2021 10:04 PM https://www.newslaundry.com/amp/story/2021%2F02%2F11%2Fhall-of-shame-bjp-rss-members-amplify-youtube-video-calling-to-hang-journalists Short Notes: India’s farmers set for long haul as they lay down Modi challenge Date:Feb 12, 2021 7:15 AM https://www.ft.com/content/4cd6f1b2-712b-4c07-bd03-e2cc2b833468 Short Notes: OPINION | Small businesses victims of media changes | The Examiner | Launceston, TAS Date:Feb 12, 2021 7:38 AM https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7121113/small-businesses-victims-of-media-changes/ Short Notes: Twitter plans to label the personal accounts of heads of state - The Verge (now let’s wait to lose over minds over what twitter does during the next ‘contested’ election) Date:Feb 12, 2021 8:00 AM https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/11/22278658/twitter-label-personal-accounts-heads-of-state Short Notes: What the 'Jat-Muslim unity' in Western UP over new farm laws means for BJP - Times of India Date:Feb 12, 2021 8:11 AM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/what-the-coming-together-of-jats-and-muslims-in-western-up-over-new-farm-laws-means-for-bjp/articleshow/80848563.cms Short Notes: How to avoid disinformation traps on Twitter - Africa Check Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:06 AM https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/how-avoid-disinformation-traps-twitter Short Notes: Anatomy of a disinformation campaign: The who, what and why of deliberate falsehoods on Twitter - Africa Check Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:08 AM https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/anatomy-disinformation-campaign-who-what-and-why-deliberate-falsehoods-twitter Short Notes: Proposed law against insulting PM worse than Anti-Fake News Act, says lawyer | Free Malaysia Today (FMT) Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:29 AM https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/02/11/proposed-law-against-insulting-pm-worse-than-anti-fake-news-act-says-lawyer/ Short Notes: Bihar Congress launches ‘Join Social Media’ campaign | Patna News - Times of India partisan social media volunteers Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:32 AM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/congress-launches-join-social-media-campaign/articleshow/80795775.cms Short Notes: Does Jack Dorsey Have Any Clue What He’s Doing? | The New Republic Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:37 AM https://newrepublic.com/article/161330/twitter-bans-trump-jack-dorsey-no-clue Short Notes: Mexico: Social media regulation bill meets with skepticism | Americas| North and South American news impacting on Europe | DW | 10.02.2021 Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:43 AM https://www.dw.com/en/mexico-social-media-regulation-bill-meets-with-skepticism/a-56527781 Short Notes: Anonymity on social media and its ugly consequences Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:45 AM https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/anonymity-on-social-media-and-its-ugly-consequences-11612977615856.html Short Notes: Demagogues, digitalization and the threat to democracy | Germany| News and in-depth reporting from Berlin and beyond | DW | 10.02.2021 Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:48 AM https://www.dw.com/en/demagogues-digitalization-and-the-threat-to-democracy/a-56524810 Short Notes: Can better corrections improve news readers’ trust? - Poynter Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:51 AM https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2021/can-better-corrections-improve-news-readers-trust/ Short Notes: Egypt: Cartoonist arrested over allegations of spreading fake news Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:53 AM https://freemuse.org/news/egypt-cartoonist-arrested-over-allegations-of-spreading-fake-news/ Short Notes: Ruling party's proposal to fine media for 'fake news' raises controversy - Korea Times Date:Feb 12, 2021 10:00 AM https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/02/113_303842.html Short Notes: Twitter vs. India - The New York Times Date:Feb 12, 2021 10:03 AM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/technology/twitter-vs-india.html Short Notes: Social Media Platforms are Misinformation Superspreaders—Here’s How We Beat Them - OpenWeb | OpenWeb (publisher hosted communities) Date:Feb 12, 2021 10:15 AM https://www.openweb.com/blog/social-media-platforms-are-misinformation-superspreaders-heres-how-we-beat-them/ Short Notes: Is public service media doing enough to tackle misinformation? | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Date:Feb 12, 2021 10:16 AM https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/public-service-media-doing-enough-tackle-misinformation Short Notes: How AI Is Learning to Identify Toxic Online Content - Scientific American Date:Feb 12, 2021 10:38 AM https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-ai-identify-toxic-online-content/ Short Notes: Despite a Social Media Ban, This Doctor Continues to Mislead People Date:Feb 12, 2021 10:39 AM https://fit.thequint.com/fit-webqoof/despite-social-media-ban-this-doctor-continues-to-mislead-people Short Notes: Conspiracies on the Couch Date:Feb 12, 2021 10:45 AM https://www.logically.ai/articles/conspiracies-on-the-couch Short Notes: India Covid-19: Misleading claims shared about vaccines - BBC News Date:Feb 12, 2021 10:45 AM https://www.bbc.com/news/55768656 Short Notes: Ukraine Demands Twitter Remove 'Official' Russian Foreign Ministry Account In Occupied Crimea Date:Feb 12, 2021 10:49 AM https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-demands-twitter-remove-official-russian-foreign-ministry-account-in-occupied-crimea/31093438.html Short Notes: Full article: Infodemic during the COVID-19 lockdown in India Date:Feb 12, 2021 10:56 AM https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881286 Short Notes:(potentially in conspiracy as a data point) Under the Spotlight: Web Tracking in Indian Partisan News Websites Date:Feb 12, 2021 11:12 AM https://arxiv.org/pdf/2102.03656.pdf Short Notes: Mistakes and Memes (Stratechery Weekly Article 2-9-2021) is BJP a meme that captured existing infra? Date:Feb 12, 2021 11:33 AM https://newsletters.feedbinusercontent.com/b5a/b5aac2f6aae7c744c04486619441689c9f6e4201.html Short Notes: Vijay Patel on Twitter: "It was honoured to be part of 'Do Took' Show with @AshokShrivasta6 sir. I have represented as a researcher of @StringReveals and told about how YouTube have deleted our video yesterday. 🙏 https://t.co/P0bkWgfyRQ" / Twitter Date:Feb 12, 2021 11:57 AM https://twitter.com/vijaygajera/status/1360066998361751555 Short Notes: BREAKING - Supreme Court Issues Notice To Twitter On BJP Leader's Plea For Mechanism To Screen Anti-India Tweets, Hateful Ads Date:Feb 12, 2021 12:03 PM https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-issues-notice-to-twitter-on-bjp-leaders-plea-for-mechanism-to-screen-anti-india-tweets-169762 Short Notes: Senate Committee's one recommendation is the News Media Bargaining Code be passed | ZDNet Date:Feb 12, 2021 12:07 PM https://www.zdnet.com/article/senate-committees-one-recommendation-is-the-news-media-bargaining-code-be-passed/ Short Notes: Facebook violent content: Facebook says hate speech, violent content dropped in Oct-Dec 2020 - The Economic Times Date:Feb 12, 2021 12:25 PM https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/facebook-says-hate-speech-violent-content-dropped-in-oct-dec-2020/articleshow/80875846.cms Short Notes:FB transparency Facebook reducing distribution of Myanmar military content - The Hindu Date:Feb 12, 2021 12:25 PM https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/facebook-reducing-distribution-of-myanmar-military-content/article33817513.ece Short Notes: Facebook’s transparency report shows what Facebook wants you to see - Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech Date:Feb 12, 2021 12:32 PM https://www.protocol.com/facebook-hate-speech-transparency Short Notes:FB transparency MODERATING CONTENT MODERATION: A FRAMEWORK FOR NONPARTISANSHIP IN ONLINE GOVERNANCE Date:Feb 12, 2021 12:48 PM https://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=200072070066112006020122016028103006059017001061057056022124067122003117070089096098100005023023018037116127071003002115123110015000017021052096088094114069078122001082062118081085116118071009019094012074064066116006124069116087090024086067016116090&EXT=pdf&INDEX=TRUE Short Notes: China Bans BBC World Service, Following U.K. Ban Of Chinese Network : NPR Date:Feb 12, 2021 1:00 PM https://www.npr.org/2021/02/11/966933445/china-bans-bbc-world-service-following-u-k-ban-of-chinese-network Short Notes: Koo denies claims after cyber expert Elliot Alderson says app is leaking users' personal data- Technology News, Firstpost Date:Feb 12, 2021 1:20 PM https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/koo-denies-claims-after-cyber-expert-elliot-alderson-says-app-is-leaking-users-personal-data-9294001.html Short Notes: Mohammed Zubair on Twitter: "In 2019, Aaj Tak, Republic, Zee News celebrated PM Modi's 'victory' on a readers' poll by a shady magazine British Herald declaring him "world's most powerful man". This has been revived on social media claiming PM Modi handled COVID crisis "the best". https://t.co/Vj2U2SmUtz" / Twitter Date:Feb 12, 2021 2:09 PM https://twitter.com/zoo_bear/status/1360143434271494144 Short Notes: The Farmers' Protests Are a Turning Point for India | Time Date:Feb 12, 2021 4:11 PM https://time.com/5938041/india-farmer-protests-democracy/ Short Notes: Google and French publishers sign landmark copyright agreement Date:Feb 12, 2021 4:58 PM https://www.france24.com/en/business/20210121-google-and-french-publishers-sign-landmark-copyright-agreement Short Notes: European tech warrior urges Australia to stare down Google threats Date:Feb 12, 2021 5:27 PM https://www.afr.com/technology/european-tech-warrior-urges-australia-to-stare-down-google-threats-20210210-p5715h Short Notes: Twitter accounts suspension direction presents a clear breach of fundamental rights Date:Feb 12, 2021 5:48 PM https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/twitter-accounts-suspended-farm-laws-protests-modi-govt-social-media-7184763/ Short Notes: Broadcast news' role in amplifying Trump’s tweets about election integrity Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:47 PM https://firstdraftnews.org/long-form-article/cable-news-trumps-tweets/ Short Notes: Inconvenient truths - Censorious governments are abusing “fake news” laws | International | The Economist Date:Feb 12, 2021 9:51 PM https://www.economist.com/international/2021/02/13/censorious-governments-are-abusing-fake-news-laws Short Notes: [2102.03870] "Short is the Road that Leads from Fear to Hate": Fear Speech in Indian WhatsApp Groups Date:Feb 13, 2021 8:26 AM https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.03870 Short Notes: Documentary | Mission Hate – Finding ‘Jihad’ in Interfaith Love Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:07 AM https://www.thequint.com/videos/documentaries/love-jihad-mission-hate-interfaith-couples-vigilantes-police-politics-nexus[[read]]-more Short Notes: Fake website offering vaccination registration blocked by Ministry of Health - Oneindia News Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:20 PM https://www.oneindia.com/fact-check/fake-website-offering-vaccination-registration-blocked-by-ministry-of-health-3216342.html Short Notes: Twitter withholds 97% of accounts, posts flagged by IT Ministry Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:21 PM https://www.thestatesman.com/technology/twitter-withholds-97-accounts-posts-flagged-ministry-1502951935.html Short Notes: Don’t call it a coup, Myanmar military leaders warn media | Hindustan Times Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:23 PM https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/dont-call-it-a-coup-myanmar-military-leaders-warn-media-101613220327293.html Short Notes: Can Koo Be King? Perhaps With Better Content Moderation | Forbes India Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:24 PM https://www.forbesindia.com/article/take-one-big-story-of-the-day/can-koo-be-king-perhaps-with-better-content-moderation/66445/1 Short Notes: Have We Seen the Last of Conspiracies? | NewsClick Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:26 PM https://www.newsclick.in/Have-We0Seen-Last-Conspiracies Short Notes: Cong to boost social media presence, recruit 14k in Jharkhand | Ranchi News - Times of India Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:29 PM https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/cong-to-boost-social-media-presence-recruit-14k-in-jharkhand/articleshow/80886263.cms Short Notes: Cong asks Arunachal people to join its social media drive against Modi govt Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:31 PM https://in.news.yahoo.com/cong-asks-arunachal-people-join-155735355.html Short Notes: | Video | Facebook's Ajit Mohan explains how the platform is aligned to limit fake news | News Reel Videos | - Business Today Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:31 PM https://www.businesstoday.in/video/facebooks-ajit-mohan-explains-how-the-platform-is-aligned-to-limit-fake-news/1/431126.html Short Notes: Myanmar draft cybersecurity law adds to protests over military coup | Business Standard News Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:35 PM https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/myanmar-draft-cybersecurity-law-adds-to-protests-over-military-coup-121021201439_1.html Short Notes: Modi govt is considering a new law to oversee news on TV and digital platforms Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:37 PM https://theprint.in/india/governance/modi-govt-is-considering-a-new-law-to-oversee-news-on-tv-and-digital-platforms/603887/ Short Notes: Facebook Meets Apple in Clash of the Tech Titans—‘We Need to Inflict Pain’ - WSJ Date:Feb 13, 2021 10:49 PM https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-meets-apple-in-clash-of-the-tech-titanswe-need-to-inflict-pain-11613192406 Short Notes: Climate activist Disha Ravi arrested in Bengaluru, Delhi cops say she shared Greta ‘toolkit’ | The News Minute Date:Feb 14, 2021 12:30 PM https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/climate-activist-disha-ravi-arrested-bengaluru-delhi-cops-say-she-shared-greta-toolkit-143401 Short Notes: "Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) Tweeted: Hello @GoogleIndia @Google @sundarpichai, Are sources of Times Now and Republic correct? Did Google released/share the information which led to the arrest #DishaRavi, a @Fridays4future activist. https://t.co/LUgcy4gsk0 Date:Feb 15, 2021 12:53 PM" https://twitter.com/zoo_bear/status/1361009971110973442?s=20 Short Notes: (Export) Australian Proud Boys leader sought combat-trained supporters to 'arrest' police at Covid lockdown protests | Far right | The Guardian Date:Feb 15, 2021 1:28 PM https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/15/australian-proud-boys-leader-sought-combat-trained-supporters-to-arrest-police-at-covid-lockdown-protests Short Notes: Covid-19: How did a volunteer panel react when we showed them an anti-vax video? - BBC News Date:Feb 15, 2021 1:40 PM https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-56047409 Short Notes: France pushes for big changes to proposed EU tech regulation | Financial Times Date:Feb 15, 2021 1:50 PM https://www.ft.com/content/5e41d0cf-a83c-4817-997e-a353858137ab?shareType=nongift Short Notes: Covering Extremism: A Reading List Date:Feb 15, 2021 1:52 PM https://firstdraftnews.org/latest/covering-extremism-a-reading-list/ Short Notes: Mohammed Zubair on Twitter: "They've taken down a tweet related to findings of 3-year academic study and blocked @Article14live Well done @TwitterIndia @TwitterSafety https://t.co/PHKSfFdOUD" / Twitter Date:Feb 15, 2021 3:30 PM https://mobile.twitter.com/zoo_bear/status/1361253184581169153?s=12 Short Notes: India's farmers' protests: "This is history in the making" | ROAR Magazine (rns) Date:Feb 15, 2021 5:16 PM https://roarmag.org/essays/indias-farmers-protests/ Short Notes: In Defense of Politics on Facebook | by Will Oremus | Feb, 2021 | OneZero Date:Feb 15, 2021 8:35 PM https://onezero.medium.com/in-defense-of-politics-on-facebook-19a7b974f47d Short Notes: Twitter thinks ads about climate change are bad. Big Oil's disinformation is fine, though. Date:Feb 15, 2021 8:36 PM https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/twitter-thinks-ads-about-climate-change-are-bad-big-oil-n1256661 Short Notes:Climate Facebook Vaccine Information Groups Find Themselves in Moderation Gray Area | by Sarah Emerson | Feb, 2021 | OneZero Date:Feb 15, 2021 8:45 PM https://onezero.medium.com/facebook-vaccine-information-groups-find-themselves-in-moderation-gray-area-56846eaea03f Short Notes: Hate factory: Inside Kapil Mishra’s ‘Hindu Ecosystem’ Date:Feb 15, 2021 8:53 PM https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/02/15/we-infiltrated-the-telegram-groups-of-the-bjp-leaders-online-network-to-see-what-they-do Short Notes: ‘You messed with the wrong generation’: Daily protests pose strong challenge to Myanmar coup · Global Voices Date:Feb 15, 2021 10:07 PM https://globalvoices.org/2021/02/08/you-messed-with-the-wrong-generation-daily-protests-pose-strong-challenge-to-myanmar-coup/ Short Notes: The best conspiracy theory podcasts about dangerous misinformation Date:Feb 15, 2021 10:46 PM https://mashable.com/article/best-conspiracy-theory-podcasts-qanon-misinformation/ Short Notes: Parler is back online after a month of downtime - The Verge Date:Feb 16, 2021 12:35 AM https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/15/22284036/parler-social-network-relaunch-new-hosting Short Notes: Twitter deems Australia's account takeover warrant as antithetical to democratic law | ZDNet Date:Feb 16, 2021 9:12 AM https://www.zdnet.com/article/twitter-deems-australias-account-takeover-warrant-as-antithetical-to-democratic-law/ Short Notes: Why Ethiopia's one-year-old hate speech law is off the mark Date:Feb 16, 2021 9:39 AM https://theconversation.com/why-ethiopias-one-year-old-hate-speech-law-is-off-the-mark-154860 Short Notes: Google toolkit Date:Feb 16, 2021 11:01 AM https://twitter.com/ani/status/1357564043045736448?s=12 Short Notes: How a pliant media enables the rise of authoritarianism Date:Feb 16, 2021 1:02 PM https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/02/16/how-a-pliant-media-enables-the-rise-of-authoritarianism Short Notes: India’s Fight Against a Pandemic Leads to an ‘Infodemic’ Targeting Minorities and The Poor - The Soufan Center Date:Feb 17, 2021 7:41 AM https://thesoufancenter.org/indias-fight-against-a-pandemic-leads-to-an-infodemic-targeting-minorities-and-the-poor/ Short Notes: Koo v Twitter: Why India's government is favouring a social media newcomer - BBC News Date:Feb 17, 2021 12:48 PM https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56037901 Short Notes: Turkey’s Free Speech Clampdown Hits Twitter, Clubhouse -- But Most of All, The Turkish People | Electronic Frontier Foundation Date:Feb 17, 2021 1:10 PM https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/02/turkeys-free-speech-clampdown-hits-twitter-clubhouse-most-all-turkish-people Short Notes: Is Tweeting in Indian Languages Helping Politicians Widen Their Reach? | Economic and Political Weekly Date:Feb 17, 2021 4:05 PM https://www.epw.in/engage/article/tweeting-indian-languages-helping-politicians-widen-reach Short Notes: In League with Murdoch. My opinion piece in Crikey about The… | by Jeff Jarvis | Whither news? | Feb, 2021 | Medium Date:Feb 17, 2021 4:38 PM https://medium.com/whither-news/in-league-with-murdoch-12c535c7c10f Short Notes: Why Google’s recipe results are meaningless. Date:Feb 17, 2021 7:09 PM https://slate.com/technology/2020/12/why-googles-recipe-results-are-meaningless.html Short Notes: Apple, Spotify, and the impossible problem of moderating shows - The Verge Date:Feb 17, 2021 7:14 PM https://www.theverge.com/22273071/podcast-moderation-apple-spotify-podbean-steve-bannon Short Notes: This Is the Single Most Important Page on the Web (If You’re a Human) | by Hunter Walk | Jan, 2021 | OneZero Date:Feb 17, 2021 10:08 PM https://onezero.medium.com/this-is-the-single-most-important-page-on-the-web-if-youre-a-human-f34dab813a54 Short Notes: Shield harmony but don’t wield a sword against dissent Date:Feb 17, 2021 10:23 PM https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/shield-harmony-but-don-t-wield-a-sword-against-dissent-11613577857887.html Short Notes: Upendra Baxi writes: MEA’s response to celebrity activism shows that India is new to Twitter diplomacy Date:Feb 18, 2021 9:21 AM https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/farmers-protest-republic-day-violence-twitter-hashtag-rihanna-greta-thunberg-mea-7193101/ Short Notes: Some evangelical Christians say covid vaccine is the mark of the beast - The Washington Post Date:Feb 18, 2021 9:39 AM https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/16/covid-vaccine-misinformation-evangelical-mark-beast/ Short Notes: Changing the status quo for social media companies in India | Hindustan Times Date:Feb 18, 2021 9:40 AM https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/changing-the-status-quo-for-social-media-companies-in-india-101613568783244.html Short Notes: Cambodia adopts China-style internet gateway amid opposition crackdown | Reuters Date:Feb 18, 2021 9:41 AM https://www.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2AH1CZ Short Notes: India startup crushed by WhatsApp now aims to rival Facebook - The Economic Times Date:Feb 18, 2021 10:22 AM https://m.economictimes.com/tech/tech-bytes/india-startup-crushed-by-whatsapp-now-aims-to-rival-facebook/articleshow/81083389.cms Short Notes: A Macedonian misinformation site dominated Parler before the Capitol riot - Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech Date:Feb 18, 2021 10:39 AM https://www.protocol.com/parler-misinformation-macedonia Short Notes: FSI | Cyber | Internet Observatory - Parler's First 13 Million Users Date:Feb 18, 2021 10:40 AM https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/sio-parler-contours Short Notes: The Internet Is Splintering - The New York Times Date:Feb 18, 2021 10:42 AM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/technology/the-internet-is-splintering.html Short Notes: The GameStop Mess Shows That the Internet Is Rigged Too - The Atlantic Date:Feb 18, 2021 10:58 AM https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/02/gamestop-mess-shows-internet-rigged-too/618040/ Short Notes:link to Goog/Zoom sharing data with Indian authorities. Specifically the quote about little guy/biz model What Caused the Blackouts in Texas? - The New York Times (link to climate links for ed 31) Date:Feb 18, 2021 12:02 PM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/climate/texas-blackouts-disinformation.html?smid=tw-share Short Notes: Kevin Nguyen on Twitter: "Compiling a thread of non-news organisations caught in the Facebook ban, here." / Twitter Date:Feb 18, 2021 12:15 PM https://twitter.com/cog_ink/status/1362173998696566790 Short Notes: Time to decolonise the Internet – TechnoLlama Date:Feb 18, 2021 1:08 PM https://www.technollama.co.uk/time-to-decolonise-the-internet Short Notes: Swati Goel Sharma on Twitter: ""We took 20-25 'bhaiye' from here to Singhu border for cleaning up' - a farmer from a village in Punjab tells me about his stay at the protest site amid rains "Bhaiye" is what Punjabis call labourers from UP/Bihar https://t.co/sdqtpuH5mI" / Twitter (RNS - Farmprotest) Date:Feb 18, 2021 5:45 PM https://twitter.com/swati_gs/status/1361562997387190282 Short Notes:attacks on identity China defends use of Twitter, Facebook in Covid-19 'disinformation' campaign | Hindustan Times Date:Feb 18, 2021 6:02 PM https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/china-defends-use-of-twitter-facebook-in-covid-19-disinformation-campaign-101613647139911.html Short Notes: Indian High Commission in London writes to UK MP Webbe on farmer protest misinformation RNS-Farm Date:Feb 18, 2021 6:11 PM https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/indian-high-commission-in-london-writes-to-uk-mp-webbe-on-farmer-protest-misinformation.html Short Notes: Delhi police say main aim of 'toolkit' was to create misinformation and disaffection against the lawfully enacted govt - Telegraph India (witchhunts) Date:Feb 18, 2021 6:12 PM https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/delhi-police-say-main-aim-of-toolkit-was-to-create-misinformation-and-disaffection-against-the-lawfully-enacted-govt/cid/1806829 Short Notes: ANI on Twitter: "Delhi Police writes to Zoom, seeking details of Zoom meeting over toolkit matter in connection with 26th January violence." / Twitter Date:Feb 18, 2021 6:13 PM https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1361553384055005184 Short Notes: Adv. Chandni Preeti Vijaykumar Shah on Twitter: "Hello @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi, Please investigate if the voice in this video is of @SaketGokhale. Also, As it is being seen in the video, on the left corner is #Pindie wife of @modhaliwal of @PoeticJFdn. Why this Provocative & fake news on 26th Jan 21 along with #Toolkit members? https://t.co/HYaK9w0NsT" / Twitter Date:Feb 18, 2021 6:15 PM https://twitter.com/adv_chandnishah/status/1361312133007384578 Short Notes: Toolkit Case: 2 More Names Marina Patterson, Thilaka Delhi Police Unearth 'New Doc' To Spread Fake News Farmers' Protest Date:Feb 18, 2021 6:25 PM https://news.abplive.com/news/india/toolkit-case-2-more-names-marina-patterson-thilaka-delhi-police-unearth-new-doc-to-spread-fake-news-farmers-protest-1444650 Short Notes: Delhi: Protesting Farmers To Use Social Media To Combat Fake News (RNS-farm) + MDM Date:Feb 18, 2021 6:25 PM https://thelogicalindian.com/trending/farm-laws-protesting-farmers-to-use-social-media-to-combat-fake-news-26894 Short Notes: Column: Let’s cancel the phony ‘cancel culture’ fight in today’s politics - Chicago Tribune Date:Feb 18, 2021 6:29 PM https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-adam-kinzinger-trump-cancel-culture-page-20210216-56j6iirmfjbn3nzxlywvgzz47i-story.html Short Notes: Facebook reported revenue it ‘should have never made’, manager claimed Date:Feb 18, 2021 7:08 PM https://www.ft.com/content/c144b3e0-a502-440b-8565-53a4ce5470a5 Short Notes: