Digital Integrity Alliance
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Fake feeds, false facts, and a fractured future. DIA is a newly formed nonprofit combating the threats posed by weaponized #AI and #disinformation, safeguarding public discourse, and promoting transparency in our digital world. digitalintegrityalliance.org
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"Within the next 3 years, there will be so much AI, in particular AI video, people won’t know if what they see or hear is real" Hey Buddy, if you cannot discern "disinformation" from "Reality" on You Tube, Corporate Media, X and Facebook that is your problem not the U.S. Govt's. #Cubanisms
June 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"Within the next 3 years, there will be so much AI, in particular AI video, people won’t know if what they see or hear is real" Hey Buddy, if you cannot discern "disinformation" from "Reality" on You Tube, Corporate Media, X and Facebook that is your problem not the U.S. Govt's. #Cubanisms
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Fabulous piece about the human tendency to believe stories rather than facts. Rooting out disinformation depends on identifying those underlying narratives.
In this case, researchers are training #AI to do this. But will that prevent disinformation - or just facilitate AI-enhanced disinformation?
In this case, researchers are training #AI to do this. But will that prevent disinformation - or just facilitate AI-enhanced disinformation?
Disinformation spreads not because it’s true, but because it tells a good story.
@fiu.bsky.social is training #AI to decode persuasive narratives, track fake personas and expose foreign influence campaigns.
@fiu.bsky.social is training #AI to decode persuasive narratives, track fake personas and expose foreign influence campaigns.
Weaponized storytelling: How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns
Disinformation campaigns are using AI to tell false but compelling stories. AI tools are also helping counter the campaigns by detecting incongruities in usernames, cultural references and timelines.
buff.ly
June 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Fabulous piece about the human tendency to believe stories rather than facts. Rooting out disinformation depends on identifying those underlying narratives.
In this case, researchers are training #AI to do this. But will that prevent disinformation - or just facilitate AI-enhanced disinformation?
In this case, researchers are training #AI to do this. But will that prevent disinformation - or just facilitate AI-enhanced disinformation?
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A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/28/i...
A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation
Internal instructions accessed by Canada’s National Observer show that the chatbot produces tailored scripts, petitions, reports and even speeches for council chambers. The messaging is all framed to ...
www.nationalobserver.com
June 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/28/i...
House passed a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation, stripping states of power to protect citizens from emerging #AI harms. “WTF” if the only appropriate response to this.
mashable.com/article/ban-...
mashable.com/article/ban-...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would ban states from regulating AI
States couldn't enact consumer AI protections for 10 years, if the bill passes.
mashable.com
June 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
House passed a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation, stripping states of power to protect citizens from emerging #AI harms. “WTF” if the only appropriate response to this.
mashable.com/article/ban-...
mashable.com/article/ban-...
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As tech companies are abandoning content moderation efforts and eliminating fact-checking teams, the US government has terminated research grants for studying misinformation and AI-generated deepfakes.
US government defunds research on misinformation
The US National Science Foundation cancelled funding for research on misinformation, disinformation and AI-generated deepfakes, even as misleading information runs rampant on social media
www.newscientist.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
As tech companies are abandoning content moderation efforts and eliminating fact-checking teams, the US government has terminated research grants for studying misinformation and AI-generated deepfakes.
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As tech companies are abandoning content moderation efforts and eliminating fact-checking teams, the US government has terminated research grants for studying misinformation and AI-generated deepfakes.
US government defunds research on misinformation
The US National Science Foundation cancelled funding for research on misinformation, disinformation and AI-generated deepfakes, even as misleading information runs rampant on social media
www.newscientist.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
As tech companies are abandoning content moderation efforts and eliminating fact-checking teams, the US government has terminated research grants for studying misinformation and AI-generated deepfakes.
A team of researchers quietly ran a large-scale experiment, seeding a popular subreddit with AI-powered bots to see if they could sway opinions on divisive topics. Spoiler: They did. The power of persuasion is being automated and #AI #Disinformation is effective.
www.404media.co/researchers-...
www.404media.co/researchers-...
Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users
The researchers' bots generated identities as a sexual assault survivor, a trauma counselor, and a Black man opposed to Black Lives Matter.
www.404media.co
April 29, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A team of researchers quietly ran a large-scale experiment, seeding a popular subreddit with AI-powered bots to see if they could sway opinions on divisive topics. Spoiler: They did. The power of persuasion is being automated and #AI #Disinformation is effective.
www.404media.co/researchers-...
www.404media.co/researchers-...
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We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check.
In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.
In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.
April 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check.
In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.
In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.
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When AI eats its own tail (we’re completely screwed, folks)
AI GENERATED EXCERPT: The post critiques the reliability of AI-generated data, highlighting a fabricated statistic about General Electric's operational efficiency and the potential dangers of misinformation in various fields, such as law…
AI GENERATED EXCERPT: The post critiques the reliability of AI-generated data, highlighting a fabricated statistic about General Electric's operational efficiency and the potential dangers of misinformation in various fields, such as law…
When AI eats its own tail (we’re completely screwed, folks)
AI GENERATED EXCERPT: The post critiques the reliability of AI-generated data, highlighting a fabricated statistic about General Electric's operational efficiency and the potential dangers of misinformation in various fields, such as law and science. It emphasizes the urgency of fact-checking and warns against blindly trusting AI, advocating for enhanced critical thinking.
techtonicshifts.blog
April 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
When AI eats its own tail (we’re completely screwed, folks)
AI GENERATED EXCERPT: The post critiques the reliability of AI-generated data, highlighting a fabricated statistic about General Electric's operational efficiency and the potential dangers of misinformation in various fields, such as law…
AI GENERATED EXCERPT: The post critiques the reliability of AI-generated data, highlighting a fabricated statistic about General Electric's operational efficiency and the potential dangers of misinformation in various fields, such as law…
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The Rise of AI-Powered #Disinformation
-RU disinfo campaigns use domain registrars, homoglyph attacks, & genAI to mimic legit news outlets 2 manipulate public
-learn how truth's weaponized & how AI accelerates speed & scale of attacks, & ltd levers defenders have to push back
youtu.be/XU06azE1tAg
-RU disinfo campaigns use domain registrars, homoglyph attacks, & genAI to mimic legit news outlets 2 manipulate public
-learn how truth's weaponized & how AI accelerates speed & scale of attacks, & ltd levers defenders have to push back
youtu.be/XU06azE1tAg
How Russian Disinformation Campaigns Exploit Domain Registrars and AI
YouTube video by DomainTools
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Rise of AI-Powered #Disinformation
-RU disinfo campaigns use domain registrars, homoglyph attacks, & genAI to mimic legit news outlets 2 manipulate public
-learn how truth's weaponized & how AI accelerates speed & scale of attacks, & ltd levers defenders have to push back
youtu.be/XU06azE1tAg
-RU disinfo campaigns use domain registrars, homoglyph attacks, & genAI to mimic legit news outlets 2 manipulate public
-learn how truth's weaponized & how AI accelerates speed & scale of attacks, & ltd levers defenders have to push back
youtu.be/XU06azE1tAg
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A study of a Russian-backed propaganda outlet finds that AI is already being used to enhance messaging and expand disinformation campaigns, raising concerns about its growing impact on global influence operations.
In @sciencex.bsky.social: phys.org/news/2025-04...
In @sciencex.bsky.social: phys.org/news/2025-04...
April 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A study of a Russian-backed propaganda outlet finds that AI is already being used to enhance messaging and expand disinformation campaigns, raising concerns about its growing impact on global influence operations.
In @sciencex.bsky.social: phys.org/news/2025-04...
In @sciencex.bsky.social: phys.org/news/2025-04...
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Taiwan says China using generative AI to ramp up disinformation and 'divide' the island www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Taiwan says China using generative AI to ramp up disinformation and 'divide' the island
China is using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to ramp up disinformation against Taiwan to "divide" Taiwan's public, the island's National Security Bureau said.
www.reuters.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Taiwan says China using generative AI to ramp up disinformation and 'divide' the island www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Next time an anonymous comment gets you #triggered, remember that this is the face of modern #disinformation. AI-powered bot farms don’t take sides — they inflame both to drive engagement, divide, and destabilize. Stay sharp and informed. #AI #BotFarms #AIManipulation
April 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Next time an anonymous comment gets you #triggered, remember that this is the face of modern #disinformation. AI-powered bot farms don’t take sides — they inflame both to drive engagement, divide, and destabilize. Stay sharp and informed. #AI #BotFarms #AIManipulation
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Yesterday on BBC News, AI Decoded I spoke about disinformation and the growing threat of falsifying reality using AI during humanitarian disasters, upheavals, protests and rebellions - to create fictional narratives for influence. The risk of subversion.
April 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Yesterday on BBC News, AI Decoded I spoke about disinformation and the growing threat of falsifying reality using AI during humanitarian disasters, upheavals, protests and rebellions - to create fictional narratives for influence. The risk of subversion.
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A site posing as a "Trusted Source for News on the Conservative Canadian Party" is publishing AI-generated articles that are spreading rapidly on social media. AI is enabling bad actors to produce highly convincing, well-written misinformation at scale.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How an obscure website with AI-generated articles is spreading false information about election candidates | CBC News
During the federal election campaign, many Canadians want information about the personal finances of Canadian party leaders. Here's how one obscure website became one of the most influential sources o...
www.cbc.ca
April 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A site posing as a "Trusted Source for News on the Conservative Canadian Party" is publishing AI-generated articles that are spreading rapidly on social media. AI is enabling bad actors to produce highly convincing, well-written misinformation at scale.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We’ve read every #disinformation book out there — ‘How to Lose the Information War’ is a standout. It lays bare Russia’s weaponization of #FakeNews, the tactics fueling global chaos, and warns of a future we’re hurtling toward. Joy to read. Well done @ninajankowicz.com
www.amazon.com/dp/1838607684
www.amazon.com/dp/1838607684
How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict
Amazon.com: How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict: 9781838607685: Jankowicz, Nina: Books
www.amazon.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
We’ve read every #disinformation book out there — ‘How to Lose the Information War’ is a standout. It lays bare Russia’s weaponization of #FakeNews, the tactics fueling global chaos, and warns of a future we’re hurtling toward. Joy to read. Well done @ninajankowicz.com
www.amazon.com/dp/1838607684
www.amazon.com/dp/1838607684
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"Bluesky, once merely seen as another Twitter alternative, has evolved into something far more significant, the flagship application for an emerging ecosystem built on its AT Protocol with promises to fundamentally reshape our relationship with social media." www.forbes.com/sites/damion...
Blue Skies Ahead: Social Media's Quiet User Revolution
In a digital landscape increasingly defined by user concerns over privacy and control, a quiet revolution is taking shape.
www.forbes.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
"Bluesky, once merely seen as another Twitter alternative, has evolved into something far more significant, the flagship application for an emerging ecosystem built on its AT Protocol with promises to fundamentally reshape our relationship with social media." www.forbes.com/sites/damion...
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#GenerativePropaganda: Evidence of AI’s impact from a state-backed #disinformation campaign
-results of the study reiterate the need for immediate action to mitigate the influence of AI-assisted propaganda campaigns
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
-results of the study reiterate the need for immediate action to mitigate the influence of AI-assisted propaganda campaigns
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Generative propaganda: Evidence of AI’s impact from a state-backed disinformation campaign
Abstract. Can AI bolster state-backed propaganda campaigns, in practice? Growing use of AI and large language models has drawn attention to the potential f
academic.oup.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#GenerativePropaganda: Evidence of AI’s impact from a state-backed #disinformation campaign
-results of the study reiterate the need for immediate action to mitigate the influence of AI-assisted propaganda campaigns
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
-results of the study reiterate the need for immediate action to mitigate the influence of AI-assisted propaganda campaigns
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
95,000+ AI-generated images, including child exploitation material, left wide open online. The scale of this problem is staggering. Regulation isn’t keeping up, and bad actors are exploiting the gaps. How much worse does it have to get? #AIethics #OnlineSafety
www.wired.com/story/genomi...
www.wired.com/story/genomi...
An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For
An unsecured database used by a generative AI app revealed prompts and tens of thousands of explicit images—some of which are likely illegal. The company deleted its websites after WIRED reached out.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
95,000+ AI-generated images, including child exploitation material, left wide open online. The scale of this problem is staggering. Regulation isn’t keeping up, and bad actors are exploiting the gaps. How much worse does it have to get? #AIethics #OnlineSafety
www.wired.com/story/genomi...
www.wired.com/story/genomi...
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🤖🇷🇺 Propaganda just leveled up! AI boosts disinformation, amplifying pro-Kremlin narratives w/o losing its persuasive touch. A digital shadow war…🤯 #AI
Source: https://phys.org/news/2025-04-propaganda-outlet-leverages-ai-amplify.html
Source: https://phys.org/news/2025-04-propaganda-outlet-leverages-ai-amplify.html
Propaganda outlet leverages AI to amplify content without any loss in persuasive power
A study of the use of AI by a Russian-backed propaganda outlet shows how AI allows propagandists to increase their production capacity without any loss in persuasive power. In December 2023, journalists at the BBC and Clemson University's Media Forensics Hub published an investigation revealing that the site DCWeekly.org was a Russian propaganda outlet, part of a broader network disseminating pro-Kremlin and anti-Ukrainian narratives.
phys.org
April 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🤖🇷🇺 Propaganda just leveled up! AI boosts disinformation, amplifying pro-Kremlin narratives w/o losing its persuasive touch. A digital shadow war…🤯 #AI
Source: https://phys.org/news/2025-04-propaganda-outlet-leverages-ai-amplify.html
Source: https://phys.org/news/2025-04-propaganda-outlet-leverages-ai-amplify.html
Did a mistake expose bot networks operating in #Canada? #CTV mis-titled a YouTube video on #23andMe with a Canadian election candidate’s name—instantly, the comments flooded with attacks on them, heavily upvoted. Seems like textbook case of how #election narratives are being manipulated online.
March 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The Minority Staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee seeks a professional staff member to lead the Committee’s work on disinformation, AI, and emerging tech.E-mail a cover letter and resume to senate_employment@saa.senate.gov indicating the job referral number 231468 in the subject line
March 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The Minority Staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee seeks a professional staff member to lead the Committee’s work on disinformation, AI, and emerging tech.E-mail a cover letter and resume to senate_employment@saa.senate.gov indicating the job referral number 231468 in the subject line
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Next episode of the podcast features a chat with @noupside.bsky.social about the ways social media is warping our brains -- and world, for that matter. How has the government responded? What's it like trying to talk sense into Matt Taibbi? All that and more, out Monday
postthroughit.substack.com
postthroughit.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Next episode of the podcast features a chat with @noupside.bsky.social about the ways social media is warping our brains -- and world, for that matter. How has the government responded? What's it like trying to talk sense into Matt Taibbi? All that and more, out Monday
postthroughit.substack.com
postthroughit.substack.com
Friendly reminder: A #LinkedIn lookup isn’t a FactCheck. Real verification takes more than a profile search. #StaySkeptical
March 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Friendly reminder: A #LinkedIn lookup isn’t a FactCheck. Real verification takes more than a profile search. #StaySkeptical