Layla Mashkoor
@laylam.bsky.social
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Deputy Director of Research, @dfrlab.bsky.social. Canadian abroad. Mostly posting about disinformation, digital threats, and open-source research.
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nytimes.com
Several journalists resigned this week from three newspapers in Alaska after the publications’ corporate owner made significant edits to an article about Charlie Kirk’s death, after pressure from a Republican state lawmaker who had criticized the coverage.
Journalists at 3 Alaska Newspapers Quit Over Charlie Kirk Story
The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker.
nyti.ms
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joolia.bsky.social
I spoke to parents who are letting their young kids play with generative AI and tried to sort through some of the questions they have about it.

"I don’t know what this is doing to their brains," one dad told me.

Meanwhile, Sam Altman says, "Kids love ChatGPT on voicemode."
‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?
Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity
www.theguardian.com
laylam.bsky.social
Update from @freedomflotilla.bsky.social states the Mikeno came within 7nm of Gaza before being intercepted
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thestar.com
The federal government has updated its travel advisory to the U.S. with a warning that people who have the gender-neutral “X” identifier on their passports may face restrictions when crossing the southern border.
Canada issues warning for U.S.-bound travellers with gender-neutral passports
The advisory notes some countries, including the U.S., don’t recognize the “X” gender identifier, meaning entry is not guaranteed.
www.thestar.com
laylam.bsky.social
The Flotilla ship Mikeno has gone dark, its current status is unknown. But it is reportedly the first civilian vessel to successfully enter Gaza’s territorial waters.

www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
laylam.bsky.social
Yep. LLM poisoning is the next stage of info ops.
noupside.bsky.social
Let's be clear a what's happening here: the "censorship" and "bias" narrative is being extended to Wikipedia bc the far right knows that getting bullshit into LLMs is how to shape reality as "answer engines" replace search engines.

Wikipedia is core to that fight so the grievance blitz is here.
laylam.bsky.social
My takeaway from the Klein-Coates conversation is that Klein repeatedly brushes past the central issue that Coates keeps returning to, which is that "hate is a powerful force." It's a question of when and how to engage with hateful rhetoric.
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kyivindependent.com
⚡️Pro-EU party leads in Moldova election as votes are counted.

The EU has warned that Moldova is enduring "an unprecedented campaign of disinformation" from Russia ahead of the election.
Pro-EU party leads in Moldova election as votes are counted
The EU has warned that Moldova is enduring "an unprecedented campaign of disinformation" from Russia ahead of the election.
kyivindependent.com
laylam.bsky.social
Just watched CBC’s Lilith Fair documentary and I can’t express how much attending an event like this today would heal my soul.

youtu.be/R0DrZGl39as?...
Lilith Fair: The story behind the iconic ’90s music festival
YouTube video by CBC Docs
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phillewis.bsky.social
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Dozens of delegates from multiple nations walk out of UN hall as Israeli prime minister prepares to speak.
laylam.bsky.social
Excellent thread examining the flaws in the study that led to this headline.
laylam.bsky.social
Today @dfrlab.bsky.social published an investigation into REST, a newly launched “media outlet” targeting Moldova ahead of its elxn. Our forensic analysis shows REST’s infrastructure and workflow is linked to milblogger channel Rybar, whose creator is sanctioned by the EU

dfrlab.org/2025/09/23/s...
Sanctioned Russian actor linked to new media outlet targeting Moldova
REST is linked to the Russian threat actor Rybar, which targets EU countries, along with Moldova.
dfrlab.org
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maitelsadany.bsky.social
HUGE HUGE NEWS FROM EGYPT!!

Egyptian President Sisi has issued a presidential pardon for activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah.
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robin.berjon.com
I can't count the number of times I've cited this tweet to people.
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saulstaniforth.bsky.social
Nav Pillay: "The Genocide Convention was born out of humanitys darkest chapters. Today we witness in real time how the promise of never again is broken and tested in the eyes of the world. The ongoing genocide in Gaza is a moral outrage and a legal emergency"
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laylam.bsky.social
What a news day. Frantically scrambling between news on the Arab Summit, the Kirk aftermath, and Canadian parliament reopening.
laylam.bsky.social
“The negotiations are only part and parcel of a scheme…to ensure the failure of negotiations…what they really want is to ensure Gaza is no longer liveable.”
laylam.bsky.social
“There is no room to deal with such a party that is cowardly and treacherous.”