“The Pipeline: How Russian Propaganda Reaches and Influences the U.S.”
Deep dive from Brandy Zadrony of NBC News.
Category Archives: cheap speech
October 21 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “A.I., Social Media, the Information Environment and the 2024 Elections” (Klonick, Nyhan, and Persily)
This should be a great discussion (free registration required):
Monday, October 21, 12:15pm-1:15pm PT, Webinar
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, UCLA Law
Kate Klonick (St. John’s University School of Law), Brendan Nyhan (Dartmouth) and Nate Persily… Continue reading
My new one at MSNBC Opinion: “Two big questions raised by Elon Musk’s Trumpian transformation of X; Even if the worst does not come to pass, Musk is already hastening truth decay.”
I have written this opinion column for MSNBC Opinion. It begins:
Conservatives were rightly outraged when social media platforms including Twitter removed links to a New York Post story run weeks before the 2020 elections detailing embarrassing information contained on … Continue reading
“Far-right website admits there was no fraud at 2020 vote count in Atlanta”
Sam Levine for The Guardian:
The far-right website the Gateway Pundit acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that there had not been any fraud during ballot counting in Atlanta in 2020 when Donald Trump lost the presidency, a significant… Continue reading
“Musk is Going All in to Elect Trump”
NYT deep dive:
In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, the richest man in the world has involved himself in the U.S. election in a manner unparalleled in modern history.
Elon Musk, seen over the weekend jumping for joy… Continue reading
“Far-right conspiracy site Gateway Pundit settles 2020 defamation lawsuit brought by Georgia election workers”
Marshall Cohen for CNN:
Gateway Pundit, the far-right conspiracy site, has settled a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers who were falsely accused of rigging the 2020 results.
Details of the settlement were not made public. But the parties… Continue reading
“For US adversaries, Election Day won’t mean the end to efforts to influence Americans”
AP:
Soon, the ballots will be cast, the polls will close and a campaign marked by assassination attempts, animosity and anxiety will come to an end. But for U.S. adversaries, the work to meddle with American democracy may be entering… Continue reading
Breaking: Federal District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of California Law Against Election-Related Deepfakes
You can read the 21-page opinion at this link. The key point from the judge is the view that counterspeech is a more narrowly tailored alternative to the regulation of political speech.
I agree with the lower court that California’s… Continue reading
“New and Old Tools to Tackle Deepfakes and Election Lies in 2024”
Some of the folks from Protect Democracy have this very helpful analysis at Lawfare.
“AI Could Still Wreck the Presidential Election”
Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneir in The Atlantic.
“Consultant fined $6 million for using AI to fake Biden’s voice in robocalls”
Reuters:
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday finalized a $6 million fine for a political consultant over fake robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice, urging New Hampshire voters not to vote in that state’s Democratic primary.
In May, Steven… Continue reading
ELB Podcast 6:1: Democracy and the Risks to the 2024 Elections (Aden, Fortier, & Roth)
We are back with a new season of the ELB Podcast:
Season 6, Episode 1 of the ELB Podcast:
How prepared are we for a peaceful transition of power in 2024 in light of what we witnessed in the 2020… Continue reading
“News Outlets Brace for Chaos on Election Night (and Perhaps Beyond)”
NYT:
The data nerd of NBC News, Steve Kornacki, is preparing to sleep at his desk in 30 Rockefeller Plaza — for days on end, if need be. CNN is adding to its bench of legal experts in case of… Continue reading
“How Meta Distanced Itself From Politics”
NYT:
In January 2021, after pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Mark Zuckerberg announced a new priority for Meta: He wanted to reduce the amount of political content on the company’s apps, including Facebook and Instagram.
As the United States… Continue reading