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  Alicia Wanless-Berk

  

  'We're Back.' Far-Right Groups Celebrate Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover

  TIME - By Vera Bergengruen

  While much of the online world reacted with surprise and skepticism when news broke of Elon Musk’s stunning $44 billion acquisition of Twitter on Monday, some corners of the Internet broke out in jubilation. “Today is a massive cause for celebration!” one user posted on the messaging app …

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  Alicia Wanless-Berk

  

  Why Are Authoritarians Framing International Approaches to Disinformation?

  lawfareblog.com

  On Nov. 15, the U.N. General Assembly Third Committee approved by consensus a new resolution on disinformation. The draft resolution urges social …

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  Alicia Wanless-Berk

  

  What’s Working and What Isn’t in Researching Influence Operations?

  lawfareblog.com

  The world first learned about Russian attempts to manipulate the information environment in 2013. Staff hired by the Internet Research Agency (IRA) …

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  Alicia Wanless-Berk

  

  Canada needs academic, industry collaboration to fix the internet, not rushed legislation

  The Hill Times - ALICIA WANLESS AND JACOB N. SHAPIRO

  The Trudeau government is learning how difficult governing the information environment can be. Bill C-10, a move to amend the Broadcasting Act to …

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  Alicia Wanless-Berk

  

  Facebook is observing a 'steady growth' in disinformation-for-hire services - CyberScoop

  cyberscoop.com - Shannon Vavra

  Naming and shaming private sector entities for running disinformation-for-hire has been effective in some cases. Archimedes, the Israel-based …

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  Alicia Wanless-Berk

  

  Congressional testimony: How the Pentagon can fight information warfare

  thebulletin.org - By Matt Field

  Published May 04, 2021 Herb Lin, a cybersecurity expert and a member of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board, told a …