<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><div class="content-isolator__container"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Billions took a long nap, and now waking up to a different type of atmosphere. It’ll be the same as before - with leaks into crypto and nft platforms.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This year, we’ll make more of an effort to establish a presence on other digital platforms. And your contributions and feedback is always welcome. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Sweden sets up Psychological Defense Agency to fight fake news, foreign interference</b> - 7 Jan 2022: Sweden is launching a new agency to defend against a rising threat: disinformation — organized campaigns to spread false information. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/06/sweden-fake-news-psychological-defence-agency/" class="">More</a>. Link to <a href="https://www.mpf.se/en/" class="">agency site</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Lawsuit: Facebook recommendations helped extremists meet and plan murder</b> - 7 Jan 2022 : Facebook sued by sister of federal security officer shot to death at protest. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/01/lawsuit-facebook-recommendations-helped-extremists-meet-and-plan-murder/" class="">More</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Extremist groups continue to ‘metastasize and recruit’ after Capitol attack, study finds</b> - 5 Jan 2022: The report says that while some groups were gripped with paranoia by the arrests, others began targeting local politics. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/04/extremist-groups-recruit-post-capitol-attack-new-study-finds" class="">More</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2022</b> - 5 Jan 2022 : <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/technology/personaltech/tech-2022-vr-metaverse.html" class="">More</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">European Commission proposals to improve the working conditions of people working through digital labour platforms</b> - 9 Dec 2021 : The European Commission proposes a set of measures to improve the working conditions in platform work and to support the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the EU. <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=10120&furtherNews=yes#navItem-1" class="">More</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Understudied Digital Platforms in the Philippines</b> - 17 Dec 2021 : A research project sought to understand the role of lesser-known digital platforms, such as TikTok and WeChat, in the Philippine information environment and draw out strategies to mitigate disinformation among their users. <a href="https://internews.org/resource/understudied-digital-platforms-in-the-philippines/" class="">More</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">How Big Tech Turns Privacy Laws into Privacy Theatre</b> - 2 Dec 2021 : Some privacy professionals are shut out of the process, but others don’t even realize their complicity. <a href="https://slate.com/technology/2021/12/facebook-twitter-big-tech-privacy-sham.html" class="">More</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">New data shows suburbs where ‘freedom’ protesters hail from</b> - 1 Dec 2021 : Staggering new data has pinpointed exactly where Melbourne’s “freedom” protesters hail from, with many found to be everyday Australians who have battled through consistent lockdowns and struggled to make ends meet. <a href="https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/politics/new-data-shows-suburbs-where-freedom-protesters-hail-from/news-story/0cd209be41f532a3a4f813a44ae02d49" class="">More</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">The Statecraft of Digital IDs: An Annotated Bibliography</b> - 1 Dec 2021 : <a href="https://points.datasociety.net/the-statecraft-of-digital-ids-an-annotated-bibliography-f1213963b120" class="">More</a></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></body></html>