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

🌐 Applied Cybersecurity & Internet Governance (#ACIG) is published by #NASK – National Research Institute

#postTruth #disinformation #informationWarfare #generativeAI

The War Nobody Is Lying About

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

#PropagandaWar
#MediaManipulation
#MinabSchoolAttack
#InformationWarfare
#Unharnessed

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…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Gaza #Hamas #information #informationwarfare #Israel #Israeli-PalestinianWar #Palestine
https://www.newsbeep.com/441699/

Personally I expect the #FCC to sooner or later ban #journalism aka. anyone who isn't praising #Trump 24/7 and banning #journalists as well as #media from overseas as a whole.

• So I'd hope that @dw_innovation / #DWnews improves upon their work re: access, not just for people from heavily censored locations like #Russia ¹ but generally.
  • Please do make a presence in the #Fediverse beyond merely watching out but also more prominently advertise your #OnionService on @torproject / #Tor: https://dwnewsgngmhlplxy6o2twtfgjnrnjxbegbwqx6wnotdhkzt562tszfid.onion

For those curious, there's a checker tool to see if #Roskomnadzor blocked a #domain...

https://www.dw.com/en/youtube-whatsapp-blocked-in-russia/a-75940102

#InternetCensorship #Censorship #MediaFreedom #PressFreedom #InformationWarfare #Disinformation #Propaganda #Oppression #Germany