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andrew buzzell

@andrewbuzzell.bsky.social
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@uwo postdoc. social epistemology/technology/ethics

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andrew buzzell @andrewbuzzell.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
If we are worried about influence and manipulation, could the new TikTok deal help? A short piece based on some research I've been working on that's coming out soon in the Journal of Cyber Policy, supported by the rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social think tank program
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andrew buzzell @andrewbuzzell.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/06/12/t... “Here in Canada, you didn’t put disinformation in the [proper] context”
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Taiwan's ambassador says Canada needs to do more to combat 'information warfare' - iPolitics
"There’s much to do still. I’m not blaming the Canadian government. Most of the governments in the world don’t fear the threat of disinformation until there’s a specific event then they feel the pain....
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Cables from US embassies reveal how the silencing of VOA, RFE/RL, RFA, MBN and Radio/TV Marti are harming US interests abroad
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andrew buzzell @andrewbuzzell.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
i'd like to have the last 20 minutes of my life back that i spent satisfying myself that this isn't true.
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Martin Patriquin @patriquin.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
A network of X accounts is targeting Canada ahead of the election, pumping out thousands of posts about the Canadian economy and alleged support within Canada for U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threat Via @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/canada-...
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A network of X accounts is targeting Canada ahead of the election - The Logic
The accounts are pumping out thousands of posts about the Canadian economy and alleged support within Canada for U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threat.
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andrew buzzell @andrewbuzzell.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
A quick read on some research I’ve been working on at UWO about Canada’s vulnerability to manipulation and election interference.
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andrew buzzell @andrewbuzzell.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
model poisoning is the new astroturfing
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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Apparently, Russian propaganda directly worked to secure the election of a specific candidate in the U.S. elections in 2024.
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Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Here is the House Judiciary Committee's letter to the European Commission asserting that the DSA and Codes of Conduct/Practice are censoring US users. I share and have written about *some* of these concerns. But based on this, Congress clearly needs better lawyers. drive.google.com/file/d/1V0so...
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House Judiciary DSA Letter Jan 21 2025.pdf
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The dynamics of this horrifying political moment reflect years long trends w/in our information systems: audience capture of an influencer by conspiracy theorists who are motivated by the interactions to descend further into those theories, attracting more attention and gaining power along the way.
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Anja Neundorf @anjaneundorf.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
4/ The biggest surprise? Media indoctrination and civil liberties repression are the most predictive of autocratic survival. These findings have big implications for “information autocracies” in the digital age.
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Alex Stamos @stamos.org · 26/11/2024
1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere. 2) The destruction of Trust and Safety at X has made it a playground for PRC actors. 3) It's nice to see them whine about BlueSky. 4) But there is nothing magical about BlueSky to keep them away.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Discourse around misinformation doesn't always line up w/ our research team's findings re: how falsehoods actually spread in online spaces. Here, I provide a more nuanced view, describing the problem of misinformation as one of collective sensemaking gone awry: www.cip.uw.edu/2023/12/06/r...
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