Alina Polyakova and Daniel Fried, June 13th 2019, The Atlantic Councilhttps://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/reports/democratic-defense-against-disinformation-2-0 Foreign interference in democratic elections has put disinformation at the forefront of policy in Europe and the United States. The second edition of Democratic Defense Against Disinformation takes stock of how governments, multinational institutions, civil-society groups, and the private sector have responded to the […]Read More

Commentary by Conrad Crane, June 14th 2019, War on the Rockshttps://warontherocks.com/2019/06/the-united-states-needs-an-information-warfare-command-a-historical-examination/ Recently, the House and Senate have been evaluating Defense Department plans to set up a new Space Force. However, without any fanfare, a more important structural reorganization might be underway. The mission statement of U.S. Army Cyber Command now reads that it “integrates and conducts full-spectrum cyberspace […]Read More

Elizabeth Dwoskin, June 13th 2019, Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/13/how-youtube-erased-history-its-battle-against-white-supremacy/ Its removal of thousands of videos and channels featuring Holocaust denial and Nazi ideologies offended a wide array of would-be supporters of its new hate-speech policy SAN FRANCISCO — Last week, YouTube launched a crackdown on white supremacists and purveyors of hoaxes. It took down thousands of […]Read More

Raphael Satter, June 13th 2019, Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/bc2f19097a4c4fffaa00de6770b8a60d LONDON (AP) — Katie Jones sure seemed plugged into Washington’s political scene. The 30-something redhead boasted a job at a top think tank and a who’s-who network of pundits and experts, from the centrist Brookings Institution to the right-wing Heritage Foundation. She was connected to a deputy assistant […]Read More