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Daniel Zuidijk
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Covering misinformation, disinformation and the business of online influence more generally for Bloomberg News. Writes about the games industry when time allows.

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NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.

The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.

The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.

Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.

A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro

www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
ChatGPT and X are among the platforms blocking some users’ access amid a widespread Cloudflare outage
ChatGPT, X Among Sites Blocked in Widespread Cloudflare Outage
ChatGPT and the social-media platform X were among the websites blocking some users’ access on Tuesday as the web security firm Cloudflare Inc. worked to address a widespread, worldwide networking out...
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Reposted by Daniel Zuidijk
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In Italy, a new generation of mafia influencers are exploiting TikTok to normalise their image. The platform has removed thousands of videos flagged for glorifying violence or gangster life since July
How Italy’s mafia uses social media to recruit new blood
TikTok is struggling to contain it
www.economist.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Reposted by Daniel Zuidijk
Preprint w/ (rapid) analysis of Grokipedia, showing it to be “highly derivative of Wikipedia”, but differing, often on controversial topics, in that Grokipedia includes content/cites from low quality (hyper partisan & conspiracy laden) sources like Stormfront & Infowars. arxiv.org/pdf/2511.09685
arxiv.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Police said they arrested more than 20 people were arrested during protests against Sheinbaum and her Morena party
Sheinbaum’s First Big Test From the Streets Ends in Violence
Protests against President Claudia Sheinbaum turned violent in Mexico City on Saturday as frustration mounts over the government’s inability to stop violence and provide opportunities amid a slowing e...
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Chinese students already in Japan and those with planning to go there should closely monitor the local security situation, state broadcast CCTV reported, citing the education ministry
China Warns Students in Japan of Safety Risks as Tensions Rise
China warned students planning to study in Japan of heightened risks for Chinese citizens in the country as a diplomatic spat sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan sho...
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
In 2023, The Telegraph published a story on the British government’s decision to deny entry to Renaud Camus.

Camus is the author of the Great Replacement Theory, which imagines a shadowy plot to replace Europeans with people from the developing world

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
To turn the page on the Corbyn years and win last year’s UK election, Keir Starmer’s party carried out a strategy that was widely described as punching left.

Now, the left is punching back - and it’s precisely the success of its purge that leaves Labour vulnerable
Starmer Won Power by ‘Punching Left.’ Now It’s Punching Back
To turn the page on the Corbyn years and win last year’s UK election, Keir Starmer’s party carried out a strategy that was widely dubbed “punch left.” Now, the left is punching back — and it’s precise...
www.bloomberg.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Ukrainian drone sets oil tanker ablaze and damages oil-loading facilities in Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse
Russian Oil Tanker Set Ablaze in Drone Attack on Black Sea Port
A Ukrainian drone attack set an oil tanker ablaze and damaged oil-loading facilities in Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse, home to a key Rosneft refinery.
www.bloomberg.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Reposted by Daniel Zuidijk
Proud to publish this piece from my former student, who writes that Russia's lawfare in the European Court of Human Rights is "transforming [it] into an unwitting accomplice in one of the most sophisticated disinformation operations of the modern era.”

americansunlight.substack.com/p/russias-la...
Russia’s Lawfare Playbook: How the Kremlin Weaponized Human Rights Courts to Launder Disinformation
When the Kremlin wants to legitimize a lie, it doesn’t just hold a press conference – it files a lawsuit.
americansunlight.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
China and South Korea discussed expanding cultural ties during a bilateral summit between their leaders on Saturday. China’s informal ban on Korean entertainment was imposed a year ago after Seoul’s decision to deploy a US missile defence system
China, S. Korea Leaders Discuss Cultural Ties A Decade After Ban
China and South Korea discussed expanding cultural exchanges during a bilateral summit between their leaders on Saturday in Gyeongju, raising hopes of a possible easing of Beijing’s unofficial restric...
www.bloomberg.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
After months of tariff threats and brow beating, President Trump’s three-nation tour of Asia struck a surprisingly optimistic note
Trump Plays Nice With Asian Allies Stung by Repeated Threats
After months of tariff threats and brow-beating on defense spending, American allies in Asia had ample reason to be wary of President Donald Trump. But he ended up using a three-nation tour of the reg...
www.bloomberg.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba less than a day after becoming the strongest recorded storm to strike Jamaica. Cuban officials were evacuating around 735,000 people ahead of the storm’s arrival on Wednesday morning, local media reported
Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba After Lashing Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba less than a day after it became the strongest recorded storm to strike Jamaica, where it left hundreds of thousands without power and forced hospitals to evacua...
www.bloomberg.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
US President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that it is “pretty clear” the Constitution doesn't allow him to seek a third term as president
Trump Says ‘Pretty Clear I’m Not Allowed to Run’ for Third Term
US President Donald Trump conceded Wednesday that it was “pretty clear” the Constitution didn’t allow him to seek a third term as president, despite frequently floating the idea in recent months.
www.bloomberg.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Morning Bluesky,
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Moroccan-born Richard Attias is at the heart of Saudi Arabia's global outreach, spending the last decade courting investors to back the kingdom’s economic transformation.

“We didn’t create FII for people to come, take the money and run,” Attias said in Riyadh
Saudi Power Broker Pitches Kingdom's AI Pivot to Wall Street
Saudi Arabia’s annual investment showpiece kicks off this week against a steady drumbeat of headlines on the kingdom’s strained finances: The deficit has grown as oil prices persist below levels neede...
www.bloomberg.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in a room
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in a room
media.tenor.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
“That modern howl, “nothing works”, which is heard in Germany now as much as in Britain, isn’t right. “Nothing works, compared to Deliveroo, Expedia and Netflix,” is more like it.”

- The FT’s Janan Ganesh on how we’re getting populism all wrong
The Temu theory of populism
Capitalism has set expectations of choice and convenience that no state can match
on.ft.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Donald Trump has posted AI-generated content to Truth Social at least 62 times according to a review by The New York Times. The fake images include attacks on his opponents, flattering depictions of himself and misleading campaign materials according to the paper
How Trump is Using AI to Attack Enemies and Rouse Supporters (Gift Article)
The president has posted A.I.-generated images and videos dozens of times on social media, in some cases misleading viewers and amplifying political divisions.
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm sorry but I guessed the 'twist' in #GENV about four episodes ago. While I'm not going to spoil it, I'm keen to know if anybody else watching the show was *at all* surprised by the penultimate episode's revalation?
Gen V Finally Reveals the Truth Behind Cipher, and It's an Incredible Payoff - IGN
Gen V Season 2's penultimate episode finally reveals Cipher's big secret, and it's an incredible payoff. Here's what we learned about the sinister dean of God U.
www.ign.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM