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Wed, Oct 2, 2024

The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election

The proliferation of deepfakes will be difficult to measure as Brazil prepares for municipal elections in October 2024

by Beatriz Farrugia

Artificial Intelligence Brazil

Tue, Oct 1, 2024

Analysis: a brave new reality after the UN’s Global Digital Compact

Resident Senior Fellow Konstantinos Komaitis describes global internet governance negotiations as "convoluted" and "out of reach"

by Konstantinos Komaitis

Digital Policy Internet Governance

Wed, Sep 25, 2024

Crypto-scam hosts pop-up livestream featuring a deepfaked Elon Musk 

'Traveling Circus' livestream raked in $50,000 over the course of two hours by featuring a deepfake of Musk to solicit investments

by Max Rizzuto

United States

Mon, Sep 23, 2024

How the Venezuelan regime weaponized video and messaging apps to persecute dissidents

Maduro promotes app that encourages users to report critics of the regime amid widespread demands for election transparency

by Daniel Suárez Pérez, Iria Puyosa

Elections Latin America

Fri, Aug 30, 2024

Pro-Russia, pro-Wagner activity surges following Mali and Wagner forces’ defeat in battle

An inauthentic network of YouTube channels pushed pro-AES and anti-Ukraine narratives after the Tinzaouaten confrontation

by Valentin Châtelet

Africa Artificial Intelligence

Fri, Aug 30, 2024

TikTok accounts target West Africa with AI-generated content promoting Putin and regional leaders

TikTok accounts with thousands of followers spread pro-Russia and anti-France narratives

by Ali Chenrose

Africa Artificial Intelligence

Fri, Aug 23, 2024

How AI tools fueled online conspiracy theories after Trump assassination attempt

Deepfakes, cheapfakes, and AI-fueled scams spread online following the shooting; in other instances, real footage was dismissed as fake

by Beatriz Farrugia

Artificial Intelligence Elections

Mon, Aug 12, 2024

Russia uses video games in Africa to spread anti-Western propaganda

A Hearts of Iron IV mod exemplifies how video games can become propaganda tools

by Ali Chenrose

Africa France

Tue, Aug 6, 2024

Hezbollah videos document usage of drones and weapons systems

Recent Hezbollah propaganda videos show surveillance drones monitoring sensitive Israeli sites, use of anti-tank guided missiles

Tue, Aug 6, 2024

Pro-Russian Facebook pages spread anti-French, anti-UN content in West Africa

Network of inauthentic pro-Russian pages spread false claims targeting elections, France, and the UN peacekeeping mission in CAR

by Valentin Châtelet

Advertising Africa

Thu, Aug 1, 2024

Russia-linked operations target Paris 2024 Olympics

Cross-platform efforts denigrated France's handling of the games and fomented fear of a potential terrorist attack

by Eto Buziashvili, Valentin Châtelet

Thu, Aug 1, 2024

China deployed anti-US narratives in chaos following Trump assassination attempt

Chinese messaging on state media and social media worked to position itself at a volatile moment in domestic US politics

China Disinformation