This Group Refuses to Stop Tracking Disinformation - Though a larger coalition of fact checkers has disbanded, a team of students and research... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/01/technology/election-disinformation.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #stanfordinternetobservatory #presidentialelectionof2024 #rumorsandmisinformation #collegesanduniversities #computersandtheinternet #universityofwashington #conspiracytheories #socialmedia #censorship

»The #StanfordInternetObservatory is being #dismantled: House Republicans attacked the lab’s reports on #misinformation and #electionintegrity — and now #Stanford is pulling the plug.« https://www.platformer.news/stanford-internet-observatory-shutdown-stamos-diresta-sio/?eicker.news #tech #media

The #Stanford InternetObservatory is being dismantled
House #Republicans attacked the lab’s reports on #misinformation and #election integrity — and now Stanford is pulling the plug
Some members of the eight-person team might find other jobs at Stanford, and it's possible that the university will retain the #StanfordInternetObservatory branding, according to sources familiar with the matter. But the lab will not conduct research into the #election2024 or other #elections.
https://www.platformer.news/stanford-internet-observatory-shutdown-stamos-diresta-sio/

NBC News

The disinformation war has taken a toll, but researchers feel a shift

Researchers who study and combat disinformation have faced years of attacks. Recently, they've also achieved some quiet but significant victories.

March 23, 2024, 7:00 AM EDT / Updated March 23, 2024, 10:11 AM EDT
By Brandy Zadrozny

Brandy Zadrozny is a senior reporter for NBC News. She covers misinformation, extremism and the internet.

Interesting discussion of disinformation. Brandy Zadrozny put a lot of work into this piece. Tip of the hat.

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#brandyzadrozny #centerforaninformedpublic #clemsonuniversity #darrenlinvill #democrats #disinformation #electionintegritypartnership #elonmusk #georgewashingtonuniversity #institutefordatademocracyandpolitics #jimjordan #justicesoniasotomayor #justicesotomayor #katestarbird #markrwarner #markwarner #matttaibbi #mediaforensicshub #michaelshellenberger #mikebenz #newcivillibertiesalliance #ninajankowicz #reneediresta #senatormarkwarner #senmarkwarner #soniasotomayor #stanforduniversity #stanfordinternetobservatory #stephenmiller #supremecourt #taylorswiftconspiracy #taylorswiftconspiracytheory #unitedstatessupremecourt #universityofwashington #ussupremecourt

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"While large platforms with robust trust & safety teams are able to be more discerning in their moderation..."

#AlexStamos, #SaraShah, #StanfordInternetObservatory, 2023

https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/common-abuses-mastodon-primer

Are they though?

Centralised moderation teams often lack the context to know what they're looking at. Fediverse admins each take care of a small, well-defined bit of overall moderation; the bit that affects accounts on their server. They know what's acceptable in their community.

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Ich erlaube mir, nochmal zu fragen:

Das Stanford Internet Observatory findet auf Mastodon in kurzer Zeit sehr viele pädophile Inhalte.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/24/twitter-rival-mastodon-rife-with-child-abuse-material-study-finds/

Werden die Probleme der dezentralisierten Kontrolle hier irgendwo diskutiert?
#StanfordInternetObservatory #CSAM

Das Stanford Internet Observatory findet auf Mastodon in kurzer Zeit sehr viel Inhalte zu sexuellem Missbrauch von Kindern.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/24/twitter-rival-mastodon-rife-with-child-abuse-material-study-finds/
Wird das hier irgendwo diskutiert?
#StanfordInternetObservatory #CSAM