Looks like a whole lot of great information here, Robert. Obviously I haven’t clicked on the links and taken a deep dive yet, but I sincerely appreciate your having compiled this for us. As I’ve shared elsewhere, I’m a total morning person so I’ll be following up tomorrow anywhere from 5 a.m.
Haven’t read it all yet. Do you tell us how much if any of the following might be in progress?
“Congress should establish a Civic Education Task Force, enable greater access to civic education resources, and raise public awareness about foreign disinformation.
Congress should ensure material support to non-governmental disinformation researchers.
Congress should fund the Department of Justice to provide grants to nonprofit centers seeking to identify, expose, and explain malign foreign influence campaigns to the American public.
Congress should create a capability within DHS to actively monitor foreign disinformation.
Congress should create a grants program at the Department of Homeland Security designed to equip SLTT governments with the personnel and resources necessary to identify foreign disinformation campaigns and incorporate countermeasures into public communications strategies.
Congress should reform the Foreign Agents Registration Act and direct the Federal Communications Commission to introduce new regulations in order to improve media ownership transparency in the United States.
Congress should grant a federal entity the authority to publish and enforce transparency guidelines for social media platforms.”
Brilliant. Thank you so much for these information on disinformation links.
The one immediate takeaway is the fact that once someone has been hooked into the disinformation network, nothing you say or do will do other than confirm their bias. This is especially important to remember if the victim is a close loved family member. All one can do is choose not to add to the ‘firehose of lies’ by reiterating flaming duplicity.
One of the heinous consequences of disinformation is the breaking up of family and friendship circles. It is emotionally hard, sometimes proving simply impossible, to endure just silently listening whilst harmful lies are repeated, often with aggression born of fear 🐈⬛
Thank you for taking the time to offer these tools at a time when all of us desperately need them. Obv I am sharing and restacking, with my appreciation.
Looks like a whole lot of great information here, Robert. Obviously I haven’t clicked on the links and taken a deep dive yet, but I sincerely appreciate your having compiled this for us. As I’ve shared elsewhere, I’m a total morning person so I’ll be following up tomorrow anywhere from 5 a.m.
Great resource! Don’t forget Barb McQuade’ book on Disinformation too: “Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America”.
Haven’t read it all yet. Do you tell us how much if any of the following might be in progress?
“Congress should establish a Civic Education Task Force, enable greater access to civic education resources, and raise public awareness about foreign disinformation.
Congress should ensure material support to non-governmental disinformation researchers.
Congress should fund the Department of Justice to provide grants to nonprofit centers seeking to identify, expose, and explain malign foreign influence campaigns to the American public.
Congress should create a capability within DHS to actively monitor foreign disinformation.
Congress should create a grants program at the Department of Homeland Security designed to equip SLTT governments with the personnel and resources necessary to identify foreign disinformation campaigns and incorporate countermeasures into public communications strategies.
Congress should reform the Foreign Agents Registration Act and direct the Federal Communications Commission to introduce new regulations in order to improve media ownership transparency in the United States.
Congress should grant a federal entity the authority to publish and enforce transparency guidelines for social media platforms.”
Brilliant. Thank you so much for these information on disinformation links.
The one immediate takeaway is the fact that once someone has been hooked into the disinformation network, nothing you say or do will do other than confirm their bias. This is especially important to remember if the victim is a close loved family member. All one can do is choose not to add to the ‘firehose of lies’ by reiterating flaming duplicity.
One of the heinous consequences of disinformation is the breaking up of family and friendship circles. It is emotionally hard, sometimes proving simply impossible, to endure just silently listening whilst harmful lies are repeated, often with aggression born of fear 🐈⬛
I would like to see individuals barred from immigrating to the United States if they are known disinformation trolls or have worked for a troll farm.
Thank you for taking the time to offer these tools at a time when all of us desperately need them. Obv I am sharing and restacking, with my appreciation.