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world3 days ago•10 min saved

Fake Israeli-backed thinktank used AI tactics to steer chatbots

A Guardian-reported investigation reveals a non-existent Hanover Institute for Public Policy funded by the Israeli government and routed through Piro Inc., Havas Media and Israel’s LaPam to publish hundreds of thousands of words in nine days. The material, designed to look like neutral research, is intended to influence AI chatbots by optimizing content for citations, raising concerns about training-data poisoning and the potential for bots to repeat biased narratives. The Hanover Institute appears to have no verifiable existence, and its disclosures point to foreign-agent registrations under FARA. While Israel disputes conducting influence operations, analysts warn such campaigns could shape AI outputs and public diplomacy in ways that are hard to fact-check, especially as US opinion shifts on Israel’s actions in Gaza.

via The Guardian|

#ai #fara #hasbara

world3 months ago•5 min saved

Ben-Gvir’s flotilla video derails Hasbara, as Gaza flotilla fallout goes global

A video of Israel’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting Global Sumud Flotilla activists during an interception near Ashdod triggered international backlash, exposing Israel’s Hasbara propaganda and triggering a diplomatic shake-up as countries summon Israeli ambassadors and the US imposes sanctions on flotilla organizers, underscoring double standards and accelerating Israel’s global isolation while Hasbara budgets are set to rise.

via Al Jazeera|

#ben-gvir #flotilla #gaza

israel-news3 months ago•12 min saved

Israeli Hasbara flotilla counters Gaza-bound flotilla off Herzliya

Jewish and Arab Israeli activists launched a smaller counter flotilla, the Hasbara flotilla, in Israeli waters off Herzliya to counter the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla. Led by Yoseph Haddad, they said the mission was to show the difference between them and the 'terror flotilla' and to safeguard Israel’s sovereignty; the ships stayed in Israeli waters for several hours before returning to port, while protesters waved signs mocking the GSF and Haddad accused the organizers of Hamas ties and Erdogan of supporting terror.

via The Jerusalem Post|

#flotilla #gaza #global-sumud-flotilla

world3 months ago•19 min saved

Hen Mazzig Questions The Times’ Israel Coverage: Eurovision Soft Power and a Controversial Op-Ed

Hen Mazzig argues that The New York Times’ two Israel-related pieces published May 11 — a front-page Eurovision soft-power investigation and Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on Palestinian sexual violence — reflect a troubling pattern of coverage. He notes the Eurovision piece found no rule violations or bots, highlights that many countries engage in similar campaigning, and questions the framing and timing. He also criticizes Kristof’s column for relying on a Hamas-linked group for unproven claims about rape and dogs, while the Times defends it as opinion. Mazzig says the Times needs a serious reckoning to restore credibility with Jewish readers, especially since a Hamas-violence report released the same week received little attention.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#eurovision #hasbara #israel