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Happening now! @ndi's @vcwelborn leads a @rightscon panel discussion on Taiwan's civic tech community working to defend democracy on the island. Join us! https://rightscon.course.tc/2020/events/taiwan-voted-to-save-its-own-democracy-a-documentary-on-civic-tech-in-the-information-space-
Taiwan civic tech groups are working to scrape the internet to create datasets to better understand disinformation campaigns that are using content farms and bots to manipulate the information environment. #rightscon #0archive #IORG cc @g0vtw
Research has shown clear connection of information manipulation campaigns with peudo-media organizations supported by China.
Information manipulation is made more effective when unwitting local collaborators help to spread disinformation messaging with their networks. #rightscon #taiwan #disinformation #Infotegrity
Common disinformation threads:
1) American flu actually kills more people. (Originating in Weibo > disseminated by content farms > reported by Taiwanese media)
2) Marketing company gives Taiwanese influencers script to post push same disinfo narrative: "just a little outbreak"
1) American flu actually kills more people. (Originating in Weibo > disseminated by content farms > reported by Taiwanese media)
2) Marketing company gives Taiwanese influencers script to post push same disinfo narrative: "just a little outbreak"
3) Creating high-quality video content and YouTube algorithm to spread disinformation content.
Watch the documentary on civic tech in the Taiwanese information space: https://www.ndi.org/canary-digital-coal-mine
