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Lawfare Archive: Alex Stamos on Fighting Election Disinformation in Real Time

May 18, 2024
Alex Stamos discusses the Election Integrity Partnership to counter disinformation in real time. They also touch on TikTok's influence from the Chinese government. Talks about strategies to safeguard election integrity and challenges in combatting election disinformation, including media handling and privacy protection.
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Quick takeaways

  • The Election Integrity Partnership aims to detect and counter election-related disinformation in real time.
  • Collaboration between tech platforms, government agencies, and media outlets is crucial to combat election-related misinformation effectively.

Deep dives

The Establishment of the Election Integrity Partnership

Alex Samos discusses the Election Integrity Partnership, a coalition formed by four research organizations, including Stanford Internet Observatory and the Atlantic Council's DFR Lab, to counter election-related disinformation. The partnership focuses on detecting misleading information on election procedures, participation interference, fraud encouragement, and disinformation questioning election integrity. Their goal is to provide real-time impact by identifying and countering harmful misinformation leading up to the election.

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