NPR: Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda. “In the latest battle over the future of Voice of America, a fresh group of veteran Voice of America journalists are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging that she is promoting pro-Trump propaganda on air. They also contend she has trampled the network’s editorial independence in violation of federal law […]

France24: Iran targets US public opinion with online information war. “The Iranian regime has been running an online influence campaign using AI-generated photographs, videos and memes to sow confusion about the war in the Middle East. Experts say the main goal is to ramp up anti-war sentiment in the US and pressure President Trump to end the conflict.”

Engadget: X is changing its revenue-sharing policy to deter users pretending to be Americans. “Bier continued that while X appreciates everyone’s opinion on US politics, the company is hoping the new policy can ‘disincentivize gaming the attention of US or Japanese accounts.’ The US and Japan have the largest number of users on X.”

Poynter: A wave of posts claimed Benjamin Netanyahu was dead. Here’s how it spread.. “Rumors of Netanyahu’s death were fueled by both real news and out-of-context videos, fake images and accusations that the Israeli government was using artificial intelligence to deceive the public about Netanyahu’s health and whereabouts.”

United24: Russia Scales Up Disinformation Operations with AI, New Report Shows. “Russia is increasing the scale of its disinformation operations with artificial intelligence, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation on March 20. The agency, citing the European External Action Service’s (EEAS) latest threat assessment, reported that 540 cases of foreign information manipulation […]

Washington Post: Thousands have swooned over this MAGA dream girl. She’s made with AI. This link goes to a MSN-syndicated version of the article (no paywall). “[Jessica] Foster’s viral takeoff highlights an increasingly prevalent strategy for winning online attention. A slew of right-wing accounts, peddling patriotism mixed with soft-core pornography, use fake women and convincing imagery […]

This week’s #cyberFriday we would like to encourage you to read an article from our archive. It provides an analysis of the way in which modern communication technologies have enabled the proliferation of disinformation, both organically arising and intentionally manufactured.
“One of the core changes at the heart of the formation of today’s information environment has been the shift in emphasis from a supposed ‘information age’ towards a ‘post-truth era’. … Indeed, while previously the Internet was itself seen as a ‘liberation technology’, enabling networked individuals to self-organise in a struggle for democracy and freedom, currently the attention has shifted to the opposite end of the spectrum, namely manipulation, disinformation, and information warfare.”

“Post-Truth and Information Warfare in their Technological Context” by Ignas Kalpokas – now even more relevant, available in open access on our website: https://www.acigjournal.com/Post-Truth-and-Information-Warfare-in-their-Technological-Context,190407,0,2.html

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The War Nobody Is Lying About

https://unharnessed.substack.com/p/the-war-nobody-is-lying-about/

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Politico: Inside the White House plan to sell the Iran war online. “The administration’s TikTok-style mash-up videos of missile strikes spliced into movie clips and video games — along with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attack-style language at Pentagon press conferences — have gobsmacked those with a more traditional view of how a government should sound during a time of war. But […]

Israel & Hamas in the Gaza Information War

Introduction The Gaza conflict underscores a central fact of modern war. The decisive contest is often fought in…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/441699/