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I opened "information disorder" session today at #IGF2018 @intgovforum @igf2018paris, and was asked to provide quick overview of some key research findings.

Key points: we need conceptual clarity, more research outside US, and collaborative responses

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Conceptual clarity. As @cward1e and @h0d3r report "Information disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making" points out, term "f*ke news" is woefully inadequate and harmful. (Disappointing #igf2018 uses it so widely) edoc.coe.int/en/media/7495-… 2/9
We need more research outside US: Online disinfo relies on techs that are also used for legitimate purposes world-wide (e.g. #metoo), dynamics and impact will differ in different places depending on media+political+social context-see e.g @BBCWorld work bbc.com/news/world-461… 3/9
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Dans @libe ce lundi, alors que s'ouvre l'#IGF2018 & que Macron doit lancer un «Appel de Paris pour la confiance et la sécurité dans le cyberespace», 4 pages de dossier à lire : «Cyberattaques : la nouvelle guerre froide»
@libe [@libe] «#Cyberguerre : la diplomatie en quête d'un déclic» - Alors que la course aux armes cyber bat son plein, comment poser des normes communes ? w/ @pierre_alonso
liberation.fr/planete/2018/1…
[@libe] «Cyberattaques : Paris et Moscou en tête à tête» - Face à la stratégie américaine du "name & shame", rejointe par de + en + d'Etats, la France joue la discrétion et la discussion bilatérale liberation.fr/planete/2018/1… #cyberguerre
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SHORT THREAD:

So I just got out of the French embassy in Yaoundé where I went to submit a short-stay visa application. I have been left speechless by the officer at counter 1. @FRauCameroun @G_Thibault_Fr
I got there & greeted a cheerful: "hello, good morning". I noticed she did not respond. But that's never an issue.

She took my documents & proceeded to take the ones she didn't need & silently "throw" them back at me.

Still not a problem. You must bear with them. 😀
Then she asked:

"ou es votre domicile?" While looking at my files.

I responded: "I live in Yaoundé."

She shot back: "parlez en français, vous êtes a l'ambassade de France"

Floored.😱

As in, I was being barred from speaking a national language.

@FRauCameroun @G_Thibault_Fr
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