The #Trump administration pressured multiple countries to withdraw their #sponsorship of a leading #European conference on #disinformation, with #Canada, #Lithuania and the #EUโs diplomatic service subsequently agreeing to do so.

The #Trump administration pressured multiple countries to withdraw their #sponsorship of a leading #European conference on #disinformation, with #Canada, #Lithuania and the #EUโs diplomatic service subsequently agreeing to do so.
The US State Department pressured Canada, Lithuania, and the EU to withdraw sponsorship from the Disinfo2026 conference in Vilnius. This occurred after a panel discussion focused on the US as a foreign information threat. #disinformation #News
"Our government building out more world-burning #pipelines. An American president threatening Canada's very existence. Foreign governments wielding tools of #disinformation to pit Canadian against Canadian, aiding bad actors to drive Alberta #Separatism and heighten national division. IT'S A LOT."
Pomerantsev says fear of Russian retaliation was the Westโs biggest mistake #disinformation #PeterPomerantsev #Russia
๐ท๐บ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ท The Kremlin-linked Matryoshka bot network has launched a new wave of #disinformation targeting European leaders, this time focusing on French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
OpenAI says it banned Russian and Iranian operations that used ChatGPT to run fake journalists and a fake think tank, its biggest disruptions yet.
#AISafety #Chatgpt #Disinformation #InfluenceOperations #OpenAI
"The Trump administration pressured multiple countries to withdraw their sponsorship of a leading European conference on disinformation, with #Canada, Lithuania and the EUโs diplomatic service subsequently agreeing to do so..."
#Cdnpoli #canadasky #disinformation #Canada-US
Anthropicโs new rules ban cruelty to Claude, starting November 12
OpenAI just disrupted two AI influence ops that cooked up fake journalists and a phony think tank to spread geopolitical messaging. The sophistication here is genuinely concerning. ๐ค #AI #Disinformation
๐ท๐ธ Pre #election deceptions in Serbia: Identity issues most common topic of #disinformation
๐ง๐ท Brazilian elections 2026: Everything you need to know
๐ฌ Debunked: AI-altered video claims attack on #Flydubai plane was Indian-Israeli plot to implicate Iran
For these + more topics: edmo.eu/publications...
Our topics this week:
๐ซ๐ท Violence in France: The far-right blames ethnicity + religion to promote 'remigration'
๐ต๐ฑ What exemption does Poland have in the #EU #MigrationPact?
๐ฑ๐ป Fear still sells โ how #disinformation and fear shaped Latvia's #election campaign
OpenAI bans Russian propaganda unit that tricked schools in Peru with fake emails
Disappointed that Canada also yielded to pressure from the U.S.
#Canada #Lithuania #EU #US #disinformation
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From #Diesel to #disinformation, the #Trump administration is successfully extorting Europe. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/trump-eu-disinformation-conference
Looks like the US Government doesn't want discussion about #disinformation. I wonder why? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The USA is a #disinformation threat.
Budrys warns against making disinformation fight anti-American #disinformation #lithuania #unitedstates
This is a pathetic failure of the EU and Canada to recognise that this US government is not on our side.
#EUpol #CApol #Trump #disinformation
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/trump-eu-disinformation-conference