I’ve got some exciting news! Last November, I sat down with Leslie Stahl from 60 Minutes to talk about online platforms, speech, accusations of censorship, and the impact of those conversations on those researching the information environment.
Even though we talked for 90 minutes—and that doesn’t count the hours I talked to the producers—I’ll just be a small part of the segment. It sounds like a lot of it will be her conversation with Congressman Jim Jordan, who leads the House Committee that has been subpoenaing all sorts of people, including many of the organizations I work with.
Tune in tonight at 7 pm Eastern to see it, and I’ll share a link to the full interview once it airs.
Just Leslie Stahl and I out for a stroll in Washington, DC.
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What I’m Reading
NBC News: The disinformation war has taken a toll, but researchers feel a shift
Berkman Center w/Dave Willner: Moderating AI and Moderating with AI
Tech Policy Press: Trust & Safety for Investors: Revisiting the Trust & Safety Vendor Ecosystem
New York Times: Reddit’s IPO Is a Content Moderation Success Story
Stanford Law School: The Supreme Court Hearing on Jawboning
NBC News: A TikTok ban could embolden authoritarian censorship, experts warn
Foreign Affairs: The Risks of Internet Regulation
Computer Weekly: Deep fake AI services on Telegram pose risk for elections
Associated Press: Election misinformation is a problem in any language. But some gets more attention than others
Understanding AI: States are racing ahead of Congress to regulate deepfakes
Big Technology: Here’s How Google’s Generative AI for Newsrooms Product Will Work
Ad Age: Media and entertainment redefined: How AI is reshaping the industry
U.S. State Department: Building A More Resilient Information Environment
U.S. State Department: Democratic Roadmap: Building Civic Resilience to the Global Digital Information Manipulation Challenge
Freedom Online Coalition: Joint Statement on Information Integrity Online and Elections
IFES: Announcing the Voluntary Election Integrity Guidelines for Technology Companies
Data and Society: A Working History of the Verified Internet
FWIW: The very online spoiler campaign that could re-elect Trump
Georgetown: March 2024 Battleground Civility Poll
Wired: 8 Google Employees Invented Modern AI. Here’s the Inside Story
Morning Consult: Global Political Polarization Rankings
Al Jazeera: Modi’s India plans its own democracy index, after global rankings downgrade
The Hindu (India): Bulk WhatsApp messages with PM letter MCC violation, says Congress
TechCrunch: India will fact-check online posts about government matters
TechCrunch: India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches
NDTV: Arvind Kejriwal First Serving Chief Minister To Be Arrested
Financial Times: EU to impose election safeguards on Big Tech
African Futures: Disinformation, governance and the South African election
Google: Fighting misinformation online: Protecting the integrity of elections
Forbes: UN Approves Global AI Rules—Here’s What To Know About The US-Led Resolution
Mozilla Foundation: Open Letter To Meta: Support CrowdTangle Through 2024 and Maintain CrowdTangle Approach
Bipartisan Policy Center: United in Security: How Every State Protects Your Vote
The Hill: Bipartisan Policy Center to launch Google-backed ‘AI 101’ for Congress
Politico: Hal Malchow Is Going to Die on Thursday. He Has One Last Message for Democrats.
CNN: Hey YouTube creators, it’s time to start labeling AI-generated content in your videos
Business Insider: How Instagram Got Its Mojo Back
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