Tag: disinformation
French mercenaries on the ground? The Kremlin’s new disinformation
Almost two years since the war raged in Ukraine. But Russia is not only leading the fight militarily, and regularly attempts to destabilize kyiv’s supporters by making assertions that are…
Artificial intelligence: EU Commission: Protect elections from AI disinformation
Artificial intelligence EU Commission: Protect elections from AI disinformation EU Commissioner Vera Jourova: “There should be a massive review of the facts.” photo © Sebastian Gollnow/dpa Despite the increasing threat…
World Risk Report 2024: Biggest global risk: disinformation
As of: January 10, 2024 2:47 p.m Experts in various sectors consider misinformation based on artificially generated images and videos to be the biggest risk this year. This is what…
Cognitive development: "Our reading brains must not atrophy"
What does it do to people when they only stare at screens? Neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf warns of the boom in digital devices. But she also names antidotes. source site
Climate change disinformation: delay rather than denial
context As of: December 12, 2023 10:27 a.m Only a few Germans deny climate change anymore. Instead, climate disinformation is primarily intended to delay necessary climate protection measures. The motivations…
Anne Hidalgo, first French politician to leave Twitter, which has become a “vast global sewer”
ALAIN JOCARD / AFP Already very critical of the social network since its takeover by Elon Musk, Anne Hidalgo made a radical decision: that of deleting her account. ALAIN JOCARD…
After disinformation in Belgium, a long educational effort
From our special correspondent in Brussels (Belgium) “I asked the principal of my children’s school and he told me about the secret of what happens in the classroom with a…
Austrian broadcaster “AUF1” is not allowed to broadcast via Astra
exclusive As of: November 14, 2023 11:15 a.m The controversial Austrian internet channel “AUF1” is not allowed to broadcast via satellite. According to the media regulator, the cooperation with the…
Climate disinformation: Pseudo-experts create credibility
context As of: September 5th, 2022 2:24 p.m Open letters or declarations that cast doubt on man-made climate change appear again and again – signed by scientists. However, upon closer…
Midterms in the USA: How the election should be influenced
context As of: December 7th, 2022 2:35 p.m Before the midterms in the USA, extreme circles of Republicans called for people to infiltrate the electoral system in order to influence…