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'''Global Disinformation Index''' ('''GDI''') is a [[Not-for-profit organization|not-for-profit organisation]] based in the [[United Kingdom]]<ref>Bakir, V., & McStay, A. (2023). Defending the Civic Body from False Information Online. In Optimising Emotions, Incubating Falsehoods: How to Protect the Global Civic Body from Disinformation and Misinformation (pp. 205-246). Cham: Springer International Publishing.</ref><ref>[https://www.disinformationindex.org/privacy Privacy]. ''GDI''. Accessed 26 April 2024.</ref> which aims to mitigate the spread of [[disinformation]] on the internet.<ref>Salehi, H., & Kardouni, N. (2023). Fake News and Disinformation in the Perspective of International Peace and Security. Journal of Legal Studies, 15(2), 321-353.</ref><ref name=gdi19>Zendelovski, G., & Cvetkovski, S. (2021). The Pandemic of Fake News and Disinformation in the Age of Deglobalization. Security Dialogues.</ref><ref>Pratelli, M., & Petrocchi, M. (2022). A Structured Analysis of Journalistic Evaluations for News Source Reliability. arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.02736.</ref> The group utilises a system of ratings of news sources and websites to determine risk of disinformation.<ref>Glazunova, S., Dehghan, E., FitzGerald, K. M., Wikstrom, P., & Myint, Z. (2021). Disinformation Risk Assessment: The online news market in Australia.</ref> The group's efforts also include investigations into internet advertising,<ref>Aaronson, S. (2021). Can Trade Agreements Solve the Wicked Problem of Disinformation (No. 2021-12).</ref> and the alleged use of disinformation in relation to [[COVID-19]] featured on various websites.<ref name=gdi19/> The group has faced scrutiny over potential political bias,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/technology/state-department-disinformation-criticism.html|title=State Dept.'s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack|first=Steven Lee|last=Myers|work=The New York Times |date=December 14, 2023|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/foreign-office-link-to-biased-report-on-unreliable-news-sites-nf6035x0l|title=Foreign Office link to 'biased' report on unreliable news sites|first=Alex |last=Farber|date=April 22, 2024|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2024/04/20/its-the-sort-of-conspiracy-theory-you-might-come-across-on-a-dodgy-website-except-this-one-could-be-true/|title=Hugh Linehan: Who watches the watchers when it comes to disinformation?|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref><ref>Sayers, F. (2024) [https://unherd.com/2024/04/inside-the-disinformation-industry/ Inside the disinformation industry A government-sponsored agency is censoring journalism.] ''UnHerd''. 17 April 2024. Accessed 26 April 2024.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/der-global-disinformation-index-bekaempft-auch-missliebige-meinungen-19665380.html | title=Der "Global Disinformation Index" bekämpft auch missliebige Meinungen | date=19 April 2024 |language=de}}</ref> and has been categorised as a [[political left]] [[think tank]] by the group [[AllSides]].<ref>[https://www.allsides.com/news-source/global-disinformation-index-media-bias Global Disinformation Index] ''AllSides''. Accessed 26 April 2024.</ref><ref>Brechter, H. A. (2023). [https://www.allsides.com/blog/global-disinformation-risk-assessment-shows-media-bias-against-right Misinformation Watch: 'Disinformation Risk Assessment' Lacks Transparency, Shows Bias Against the Right.] ''AllSides''. 20 Feb 2023. Accessed 26 April 2024.</ref>
'''Global Disinformation Index''' ('''GDI''') is a [[Not-for-profit organization|not-for-profit organisation]] based in the [[United Kingdom]]<ref>Bakir, V., & McStay, A. (2023). Defending the Civic Body from False Information Online. In Optimising Emotions, Incubating Falsehoods: How to Protect the Global Civic Body from Disinformation and Misinformation (pp. 205-246). Cham: Springer International Publishing.</ref><ref>[https://www.disinformationindex.org/privacy Privacy]. ''GDI''. Accessed 26 April 2024.</ref> which aims to mitigate the spread of [[disinformation]] on the internet.<ref>Salehi, H., & Kardouni, N. (2023). Fake News and Disinformation in the Perspective of International Peace and Security. Journal of Legal Studies, 15(2), 321-353.</ref><ref name=gdi19>Zendelovski, G., & Cvetkovski, S. (2021). The Pandemic of Fake News and Disinformation in the Age of Deglobalization. Security Dialogues.</ref><ref>Pratelli, M., & Petrocchi, M. (2022). A Structured Analysis of Journalistic Evaluations for News Source Reliability. arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.02736.</ref> The group utilises a system of ratings of news sources and websites to determine risk of disinformation.<ref>Glazunova, S., Dehghan, E., FitzGerald, K. M., Wikstrom, P., & Myint, Z. (2021). Disinformation Risk Assessment: The online news market in Australia.</ref> The group's efforts also include investigations into internet advertising,<ref>Aaronson, S. (2021). Can Trade Agreements Solve the Wicked Problem of Disinformation (No. 2021-12).</ref> and the alleged use of disinformation in relation to [[COVID-19]] featured on various websites.<ref name=gdi19/> The group has faced scrutiny over potential political bias,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/technology/state-department-disinformation-criticism.html|title=State Dept.'s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack|first=Steven Lee|last=Myers|work=The New York Times |date=December 14, 2023|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/foreign-office-link-to-biased-report-on-unreliable-news-sites-nf6035x0l|title=Foreign Office link to 'biased' report on unreliable news sites|first=Alex |last=Farber|date=April 22, 2024|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2024/04/20/its-the-sort-of-conspiracy-theory-you-might-come-across-on-a-dodgy-website-except-this-one-could-be-true/|title=Hugh Linehan: Who watches the watchers when it comes to disinformation?|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref><ref name="UnHerdSayers"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/der-global-disinformation-index-bekaempft-auch-missliebige-meinungen-19665380.html | title=Der "Global Disinformation Index" bekämpft auch missliebige Meinungen | date=19 April 2024 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/09/opinion/kat-rosenfield-experts-henry-cotton/
| title=A combination of self-delusion and self-righteousness is a surefire way for experts to lose our trust| date=9 May 2024| newspaper=The Boston Globe}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-press-ratings-agencies-arbiters-of-truth-3qg93hdnt
| title=The Times view on press ratings agencies: Arbiters of Truth| date=13 May 2024| newspaper=The Times}}</ref>
and has been categorised as a [[political left]] [[think tank]] by the group [[AllSides]].<ref>[https://www.allsides.com/news-source/global-disinformation-index-media-bias Global Disinformation Index] ''AllSides''. Accessed 26 April 2024.</ref><ref>Brechter, H. A. (2023). [https://www.allsides.com/blog/global-disinformation-risk-assessment-shows-media-bias-against-right Misinformation Watch: 'Disinformation Risk Assessment' Lacks Transparency, Shows Bias Against the Right.] ''AllSides''. 20 Feb 2023. Accessed 26 April 2024.</ref>


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
In 2024, [[Elon Musk]] called for GDI to be shut down.<ref>Earle, A (2024). [https://unherd.com/newsroom/elon-musk-global-disinformation-index-should-be-shut-down/ "Elon Musk: Global Disinformation Index should be shut down."] ''UnHerd''. April 19 2024. Accessed May 10 2024.</ref> Also in 2024, UK Business Secretary [[Kemi Badenoch]] raised concerns about GDI and their approach to distinguishing between free speech and disinformation. In response, Foreign Secretary [[David Cameron]] reported that FCDO had ceased funding GDI in 2023 and did not plan to resume funding.<ref>Earle, A (2024). [https://unherd.com/newsroom/david-cameron-government-will-no-longer-fund-global-disinformation-index/ "David Cameron: Government will no longer fund Global Disinformation Index."] ''UnHerd''. May 9 2024. Accessed May 10 2024.</ref>
In April 2024, [[UnHerd]] CEO Freddie Sayers criticized GDI after it placed UnHerd on its dynamic exclusion list, leading to a reduction in UnHerd's [[advertising revenue]]. Sayers argued that GDI's determination was based on ideological disagreements rather than factual inaccuracies.<ref name="UnHerdSayers">{{cite web |last1=Sayers |first1=Freddie |title=Inside the disinformation industry |url=https://unherd.com/2024/04/inside-the-disinformation-industry/ |website=[[UnHerd]] |date=17 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="TimesCameron"/> In response, [[Elon Musk]], the CEO of [[Twitter]], called for GDI to be shut down.<ref>Earle, A (2024). [https://unherd.com/newsroom/elon-musk-global-disinformation-index-should-be-shut-down/ "Elon Musk: Global Disinformation Index should be shut down."] ''UnHerd''. April 19 2024. Accessed May 10 2024.</ref>

Following UnHerd's article, UK Business Secretary [[Kemi Badenoch]] joined around 10 [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]s in raising concerns about GDI and their approach to distinguishing between free speech and disinformation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farber |first1=Alex |title=MPs oppose funding disinformation ratings agency in blacklisting row |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mps-oppose-funding-disinformation-ratings-agency-in-blacklisting-row-l9gwp03fd |website=The Times |date=19 April 2024}}</ref> In response to Badenoch's concerns, Foreign Secretary [[David Cameron]] stated that FCDO had ceased funding GDI in 2023 and did not plan to resume funding.<ref>Earle, A (2024). [https://unherd.com/newsroom/david-cameron-government-will-no-longer-fund-global-disinformation-index/ "David Cameron: Government will no longer fund Global Disinformation Index."] ''UnHerd''. May 9 2024. Accessed May 10 2024.</ref><ref name="TimesCameron">{{cite web |last1=Farber |first1=Alex |title=Cameron says government has stopped funding disinformation index |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cameron-says-government-has-stopped-funding-disinformation-index-jxdk0qf7s |website=The Times |date=10 May 2024}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 11:26, 20 May 2024

Global Disinformation Index (GDI) is a not-for-profit organisation based in the United Kingdom[1][2] which aims to mitigate the spread of disinformation on the internet.[3][4][5] The group utilises a system of ratings of news sources and websites to determine risk of disinformation.[6] The group's efforts also include investigations into internet advertising,[7] and the alleged use of disinformation in relation to COVID-19 featured on various websites.[4] The group has faced scrutiny over potential political bias,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] and has been categorised as a political left think tank by the group AllSides.[15][16]

Overview

GDI was founded in 2018[17] by Clare Melford and Daniel Rogers,[18][19] and has received funding through a combination of charitable trusts, governmental organizations, and ad tech licensees of its dynamic exclusion list. Contributors include the Knight Foundation,[20][17][21] Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO),[22] and Luminate Group.[23]

A strategy promoted by GDI is the aim to remove financial incentives for news content that promotes adversarial narratives.[17][24] GDI's investigation of COVID-19 disinformation focussed on the generation of illicit revenue for websites.[25]

GDI has reported that a recent evaluation of Italian online news sites resulted in categorising one third of the evaluated sites as high risk of disinformation.[26]

Reception

In April 2024, UnHerd CEO Freddie Sayers criticized GDI after it placed UnHerd on its dynamic exclusion list, leading to a reduction in UnHerd's advertising revenue. Sayers argued that GDI's determination was based on ideological disagreements rather than factual inaccuracies.[11][27] In response, Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, called for GDI to be shut down.[28]

Following UnHerd's article, UK Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch joined around 10 MPs in raising concerns about GDI and their approach to distinguishing between free speech and disinformation.[29] In response to Badenoch's concerns, Foreign Secretary David Cameron stated that FCDO had ceased funding GDI in 2023 and did not plan to resume funding.[30][27]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bakir, V., & McStay, A. (2023). Defending the Civic Body from False Information Online. In Optimising Emotions, Incubating Falsehoods: How to Protect the Global Civic Body from Disinformation and Misinformation (pp. 205-246). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  2. ^ Privacy. GDI. Accessed 26 April 2024.
  3. ^ Salehi, H., & Kardouni, N. (2023). Fake News and Disinformation in the Perspective of International Peace and Security. Journal of Legal Studies, 15(2), 321-353.
  4. ^ a b Zendelovski, G., & Cvetkovski, S. (2021). The Pandemic of Fake News and Disinformation in the Age of Deglobalization. Security Dialogues.
  5. ^ Pratelli, M., & Petrocchi, M. (2022). A Structured Analysis of Journalistic Evaluations for News Source Reliability. arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.02736.
  6. ^ Glazunova, S., Dehghan, E., FitzGerald, K. M., Wikstrom, P., & Myint, Z. (2021). Disinformation Risk Assessment: The online news market in Australia.
  7. ^ Aaronson, S. (2021). Can Trade Agreements Solve the Wicked Problem of Disinformation (No. 2021-12).
  8. ^ Myers, Steven Lee (December 14, 2023). "State Dept.'s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  9. ^ Farber, Alex (April 22, 2024). "Foreign Office link to 'biased' report on unreliable news sites" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Hugh Linehan: Who watches the watchers when it comes to disinformation?". The Irish Times.
  11. ^ a b Sayers, Freddie (17 April 2024). "Inside the disinformation industry". UnHerd.
  12. ^ "Der "Global Disinformation Index" bekämpft auch missliebige Meinungen" (in German). 19 April 2024.
  13. ^ "A combination of self-delusion and self-righteousness is a surefire way for experts to lose our trust". The Boston Globe. 9 May 2024.
  14. ^ "The Times view on press ratings agencies: Arbiters of Truth". The Times. 13 May 2024.
  15. ^ Global Disinformation Index AllSides. Accessed 26 April 2024.
  16. ^ Brechter, H. A. (2023). Misinformation Watch: 'Disinformation Risk Assessment' Lacks Transparency, Shows Bias Against the Right. AllSides. 20 Feb 2023. Accessed 26 April 2024.
  17. ^ a b c Disinformation index www.rand.org. Accessed 26 April 2024.
  18. ^ Alexandra Mousavizadeh is listed as a founder by Rand Corp.
  19. ^ About. GDI. Accessed 26 April 2024.
  20. ^ Ignatidou, S. (2019). EU–US cooperation on tackling disinformation. International Security Department. September.
  21. ^ "Knight Research Network". Knight Foundation.
  22. ^ "Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament".
  23. ^ "Global Disinformation Index". www.luminategroup.com.
  24. ^ "FKN0058 - Evidence on Disinformation and 'fake news'".
  25. ^ Verrall, N. (2022). COVID-19 Disinformation, misinformation and malinformation during the pandemic infodemic: a view from the United Kingdom. In COVID-19 disinformation: a multi-national, whole of society perspective (pp. 81-112). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  26. ^ Lesser, M., Stern, H. J., & Terp, S. J. (2022). Countering Russian Misinformation, Disinformation, Malinformation and Influence Campaigns in Italy Surrounding the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. In IFDaD.
  27. ^ a b Farber, Alex (10 May 2024). "Cameron says government has stopped funding disinformation index". The Times.
  28. ^ Earle, A (2024). "Elon Musk: Global Disinformation Index should be shut down." UnHerd. April 19 2024. Accessed May 10 2024.
  29. ^ Farber, Alex (19 April 2024). "MPs oppose funding disinformation ratings agency in blacklisting row". The Times.
  30. ^ Earle, A (2024). "David Cameron: Government will no longer fund Global Disinformation Index." UnHerd. May 9 2024. Accessed May 10 2024.
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