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US Intelligence Center Aimed at Countering Foreign Influence Nowhere in Sight

January 16 2022, 14:27 pm 2:27 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on US Intelligence Center Aimed at Countering Foreign Influence Nowhere in Sight <p>US media is report­ing that a US intel­li­gence cen­ter aimed at com­bat­ting for­eign influ­ence and dis­in­for­ma­tion man­dat­ed two years ago […]</p>

Chinese State-Linked Networks Tried To Influence Online Discourse on Xinjiang, Study Finds

2:24 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Chinese State-Linked Networks Tried To Influence Online Discourse on Xinjiang, Study Finds <p>The Aus­tralian Strate­gic Pol­i­cy Insti­tute (ASPI), an Aus­tralian think tank, is report­ing on two decen­tral­ized Chi­nese state-linked net­works seek­ing to […]</p>

New Report Investigates European Responses To Russian And Chinese Covid-19-Related Disinformation

January 13 2022, 15:50 pm 3:50 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on New Report Investigates European Responses To Russian And Chinese Covid-19-Related Disinformation <p>The Hague Pro­gram for Cyber Norms, a Dutch think tank affil­i­at­ed with Lei­den Uni­ver­si­ty, has recent­ly pub­lished a report inves­ti­gat­ing […]</p>

Sweden Launches ‘Psychological Defence Agency’ To Counter Russian, Chinese, and Iranian Disinformation

January 12 2022, 16:07 pm 4:07 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Sweden Launches ‘Psychological Defence Agency’ To Counter Russian, Chinese, and Iranian Disinformation <p>UK media is report­ing that Swe­den has launched a new agency to counter Russ­ian, Chi­nese, and Iran­ian dis­in­for­ma­tion and influ­ence […]</p>

China’s Information Manipulation Operations In Europe

3:52 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on China’s Information Manipulation Operations In Europe <p>MERICS, a Euro­pean think tank work­ing on Chi­na, has recent­ly pub­lished a pod­cast exam­in­ing Chi­nese infor­ma­tion manip­u­la­tion oper­a­tions and pro­pa­gan­da […]</p>

Report Examines Election Disinformation in the US, Brazil and France

3:37 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Report Examines Election Disinformation in the US, Brazil and France <p>The Cen­ter for Democ­ra­cy & Tech­nol­o­gy, a US think tank, and the Kon­rad Ade­nauer Stiftung, a Ger­man think tank, have […]</p>

Former UK Labour Party Leader Accepts Award From British Hamas Support Group

January 11 2022, 16:38 pm 4:38 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Former UK Labour Party Leader Accepts Award From British Hamas Support Group <p>As part of its 18 Decem­ber 2021 “PalFes­ti­val,” the Pales­tin­ian Forum in Britain (PFB) award­ed for­mer UK Labour Par­ty leader […]</p>

Bank Accounts Of Italian Hamas Support Group Closed Due To Suspicious Activity

3:37 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Bank Accounts Of Italian Hamas Support Group Closed Due To Suspicious Activity <p>Ital­ian media is report­ing the Uni­Cred­it bank has closed the accounts of the Asso­ci­azione Benefi­ca Di Sol­i­da­ri­eta’ Con Il Popo­lo […]</p>

Zombie Websites Being Used For Disinformation

January 10 2022, 15:35 pm 3:35 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Zombie Websites Being Used For Disinformation <p>US media report­ed in 2020 on the poten­tial use of so-called “Zom­bie sites,” the use of long-dor­mant web­sites for dis­in­for­ma­tion […]</p>

Reach Of Chinese Influence Operations On Twitter More Limited Than Expected, Research Shows

3:26 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Reach Of Chinese Influence Operations On Twitter More Limited Than Expected, Research Shows <p>US media report­ed last month on new research sug­gest­ing that Chi­nese state-backed influ­ence cam­paigns on Twit­ter are more lim­it­ed in […]</p>