
GDPD Weekly | Dec 2, 2024
AI content farms profit off South China Sea tensions, TikTok's election safeguards fall short in Ireland, and Cambodia launches an ASEAN-wide "Say No to Fake News" campaign.

GDPD Weekly — analysis of global information disorder law and policy.

AI content farms profit off South China Sea tensions, TikTok's election safeguards fall short in Ireland, and Cambodia launches an ASEAN-wide "Say No to Fake News" campaign.

Australia nixes proposed misinformation legislation, Russia's Wagner Group builds a covert media empire in the Central African Republic, and Google exposes a PRC-linked network of fake news sites.

ChatGPT enters African politics as NewsGuard catches 171 AI-powered accounts pushing Ghana's election narratives, and Russian operatives turn TikTok trends into protest propaganda in Nigeria.

The "Pointed Fingers" edition — global nations trade accusations of weaponizing information at a heated UN debate, from election interference to conflict-related disinformation.
AI-generated images of a flooded Disney World circulate during hurricane coverage, the UK sanctions the "Doppelgänger" campaign, and the EU moves to make its platform guidelines binding under the DSA.
From Moldova to Malaysia, October brings fresh tests for governments grappling with information manipulation — elections, natural disasters, and public health crises emerge as vectors.