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I've been on dozens of election-related social media calls over the past few months and have some idea about "anti-disinformation" funding generally.
Honestly, it feels as haphazard as other donor-funded programs I've seen, w/ territorial disputes, project duplication, etc.
Honestly, it feels as haphazard as other donor-funded programs I've seen, w/ territorial disputes, project duplication, etc.
Electoral support is part of bilateral and international donor funding and, as elsewhere, anti-disinformation is the new 
thang.
So you'll have a country where no less than five domestic/international orgs are doing some kind of anti-disinformation work, all overlapping.
thang.So you'll have a country where no less than five domestic/international orgs are doing some kind of anti-disinformation work, all overlapping.
The thing is... are they doing that work well? Do they have access to the requisite data, skills, and resources?
How do do we measure the success of a anti-disinfo projects anyway? If we don't find any baddies, they were probably deterred, right? Or, did we fail to find 'em?
How do do we measure the success of a anti-disinfo projects anyway? If we don't find any baddies, they were probably deterred, right? Or, did we fail to find 'em?
I think I'm just starting to see anti-disinfo projects where I'm thinking, "Huh, is that really going to work?" and I don't think it's the fault of the local or international organizations, but the donors throwing money at them with almost no understanding about the problems.
