Topic
Disinformation
166 published works
Balkinization
The Fragmentation of Truth
By guestbloggerbalkin-blogspot-com
Valérie Bélair-GagnonWhen we talk about AI and fact-checking, we often fixate on the informational: the deepfake, the viral lie, or the bot. Yet the disinformation crisis is fundamentally institutional. We…
The Legal Wire
Indonesia urges ASEAN action on AI deepfakes, disinformation
Director General Edwin Hidayat Abdullah has emphasised the urgent necessity for ASEAN regional collaboration to address the challenges of disinformation and deepfake content within the broadcasting ecosystem during a keynote…
Michael Geist
Government Reveals Digital Policy Priorities in Trio of Responses to Canadian Heritage Committee Reports
The Canadian government has responded to three reports focused on digital policies from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, shedding new light on potential future policies and priorities. The three…
Verfassungsblog
The Monster Screaming the Loudest
In late October 2025, the majority of the Latvian Parliament voted to denounce the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, also known…
The Legal Wire
Poland urges EU to probe TikTok over AI-generated content suspected to come from Russia
It is reported that Poland Deputy Digitalisation Minister Dariusz has requested the European Commission to investigate TikTok for hosting AI-generated content, including videos urging Poland to withdraw from the EU,…
ComplexDiscovery
Valdai, Veracity, and the Winter War: Russia’s Claims Collide with Evidence
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Russia opened December 29 with a bold claim: that Ukraine had launched a massive drone strike against President Putin’s Valdai residence. Yet as the day unfolded, the story…
Althouse
"The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose."
By Ann Althouse
Said Marco Rubio, quoted in "'Witch hunt': Ex-EU commissioner Breton denounces U.S. visa ban targeting ‘censorship'" (CNBC). The Trump administration imposed visa bans on Thierry Breton, a former European Union commissioner behind…
Media Law Prof Blog
Lundqvist on Between Free Press and Fake News: Reimagining Platform Responsibility Under the DSA and the New Code of Conduct on Disinformation in the Age of AI
Bjorn Lundqvist, Stockholm University Faculty of Law, has published Between Free Press and Fake News: Reimagining Platform Responsibility Under the DSA and the New Code of Conduct on Disinformation in…
ComplexDiscovery
Grinding Through Summer: Russia’s Expanding War Economy and Tactical Adaptations in Ukraine
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Russia’s deepening war economy and evolving battlefield strategies strip away any illusion that this conflict is nearing a negotiated resolution. By “deepening war economy,” we refer to the…
ComplexDiscovery
Strategic Posturing and Disinformation: A Familiar Kremlin Tactic in the Russo-Ukrainian War
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: This article offers a detailed narrative synthesis of the Institute for the Study of War’s June 7, 2025, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, providing a comprehensive examination of the…