Disinformation Dilemma: The Social Media Debate
In the wake of Australia's controversial proposition to ban social media for children, we discuss the issue of disinformation and its impact on society. With experts and entrepreneurs from Taiwan, India and Australia, we delve into the complexities of infowars and finding a balance between freedom of expression and safeguarding young users. Featuring: Rohit Sharma, Co-founder and Managing Director, Thinkfi.net, Sue Nichols, Professor at University of South Australia, and Billion Lee, Co-founder of Co-facts
- Reporter/Provider - TaiwanPlus Publish Date - 10/29/2024
Watch Our Neighbourhood: Collaborative Approaches to Address FIMI during the India Election
During India’s 2024 elections, which were scheduled between April 19 to June 4, Doublethink Lab collaborated with numerous organisations and individuals, including researchers, scholars, and journalists from India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia, and Japan. Together, we coordinated the India Election Observation (IDEO) project targeting Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)[1] cases during India’s elections. To increase the capacity of each partner, the project organised an eleven-hour training course from May to June in 2024...........................................
- Jerry Yu / Senior Analyst, Digital Intelligence Team
Elections and Foreign Interference: Lessons from India’s Elections
This paper talks about how in 2023, Meta exposed Chinese information operations targeting India, the U.S., and Tibet, with sophisticated networks posing as journalists and activists. These operations intensified ahead of the 2024 elections, aiming to polarize voters and undermine democracy, especially in Taiwan, where swift fact-checking countered disinformation. In India, PRC-based accounts leveraged societal fissures and spread fake news about defense deals, targeting relations with key allies................
- usanasfoundation Sep 3, 2024 - 18:55
AI and racism: How artificial intelligence promotes racist rants against Indians
As artificial intelligence (AI) gets more deeply enmeshed with human lives, the question emerges time and again around the extent to which AI has superior capabilities than human intelligence and skills. While AI has displayed immense potential to be superior to skills possessed by humans in certain sectors, the fact remains that AI itself adheres to human behaviour and thinking. There is a general misplaced belief that technology and AI are neutral and objective.....................
- Sriparna Pathak, Nikhil Parashar • August 30, 2024,
Stand Point: China's Influence Operations Against World's Largest Democratic Polls in India
China has made efforts to influence voters in India and in Taiwan with its misinformation and disinformation efforts by trying to exploit social fissures. Dr Sriparna Pathak, Associate Professor at Jindal School of International Affairs, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, and Rohit Bharadwaj, Director and Head of Research at ThinkFi, an OSINT tech startup from Bengaluru, discuss the subject and provide valuable insights. In this edition of Stand Point, the two discussants take questions from NC Bipindra, Chairman of Law and Society Alliance................
- Law and Society Alliance LSA (2 Jun 2024)
Inauthentic, Cyber Activity From Khalistani Extremist Accounts Precedes and Amplifies Attacks on Hindu Temples and Indian Government Buildings
The Khalistan movement is a separatist movement that seeks to create a nation-state for the Sikh community in northwestern India, primarily out of the existing Indian state of Punjab.2 Civil unrest and ethnic tensions have historically plagued the region - with separatist movements and military crackdowns being a regular feature, characterizing violent interactions for several decades.................
- Contagion and Ideology Report 4/11/23
