Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
743 followers · 3166 posts · Server mastodon.cloudThreads blocks searches related to covid and vaccines as cases rise by #NYTimes #GiftLink
#edtechSR #MediaLit #COVID #BigTech #SocialMedia #ContentModeration ##ConCW #conspiracy
#nytimes #GiftLink #edtechsr #medialit #covid #bigtech #socialmedia #contentmoderation #ConCW #conspiracy
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
742 followers · 3134 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Disinformation researchers targets of conservative culture warriors, ironically chilling free speech as they purport to defend it :-(
“These academics studied falsehoods spread by Trump. Now the GOP wants answers.” (Washington Post, 6 June 2023)
https://wapo.st/44SjwTL #GiftLink
#ConCW #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #polarization #politics #edtechSR
#GiftLink #ConCW #medialit #medialiteracy #polarization #politics #edtechsr
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
738 followers · 3102 posts · Server mastodon.cloudFollowing Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation by #WashingtonPost #GiftLink https://wapo.st/3EbFvdb
#edtechSR #ConCW #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #politics #polarization
#washingtonpost #GiftLink #edtechsr #ConCW #medialit #medialiteracy #politics #polarization
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
737 followers · 3063 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
An Iowa school district is using ChatGPT to decide which books to ban by #ArsTechnica https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/an-iowa-school-district-is-using-chatgpt-to-decide-which-books-to-ban/
#edtechSR #ConCW #education #CultureWar #polarization #politics
#arstechnica #edtechsr #ConCW #education #culturewar #polarization #politics
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
735 followers · 3047 posts · Server mastodon.cloudExcellent thread 🧵 on the birdsite documenting coordinated use of (likely) fake social media profiles, some apparently AI generated, to promote a pro-UAE propaganda message
https://x.com/marcolsilva/status/1690665259298680832?s=46&t=Xlo8oiBQNGu7NQxPRjfUYA
#ConCW #ai #edtechsr #medialit
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
735 followers · 3038 posts · Server mastodon.cloud[PODCAST] “Can Tech Save Democracy?”
https://www.openweb.com/podcast/the-intersection-between-governance-and-tech-with-rose-jackson/
Interview with Democracy + Tech Initiative director Rose Jackson discussing trust & safety, supporting democracy and human rights online
#ConCW #democracy #civics #MediaLit #politics #polarization #edtechSR #HumanRights
#ConCW #democracy #civics #medialit #politics #polarization #edtechsr #humanrights
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
735 followers · 3038 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Far-right Patriot Front members sue leftist activist for allegedly leaking their identities (Seattle Times, 8 Aug 2023)
#ConCW #extremism #polarization #FreeSpeech #edtechSR #MediaLit #civics #CultureWar #racism
#ConCW #extremism #polarization #freespeech #edtechsr #medialit #civics #culturewar #racism
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
735 followers · 3021 posts · Server mastodon.cloud(1/2) Listening to #WhiteHorseInn [PODCAST] “The Church in America in the 21st Century with Guest Aaron Renn”
https://pca.st/episode/a9bf3594-6f89-4275-8043-066b225ad3b1
#ConCW #Christianity #politics #polarization #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy
Helpful analysis from a conservative perspective about recent changes in our society due to the “culture of war” and many other sociological, demographic and cultural changes. Particularly good insight into “Christian evangelicals,” and how social
#WhiteHorseInn #ConCW #christianity #politics #polarization #medialit #medialiteracy
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
735 followers · 3014 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
How the Kids Online Safety Act puts us all at risk by #CaseyNewton in #Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/4/23819578/kosa-kids-online-safety-act-privacy-danger
#CaseyNewton #verge #edtechsr #digcit #medialit #privacy #TechCorrection #ConCW
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
737 followers · 2999 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Republicans Are Fooling Democrats on Kids’ Online Safety by #NewRepublic https://newrepublic.com/article/174786/republicans-fooling-democrats-kids-online-safety
#edtechSR #MediaLit #TechCorrection #ConCW #CultureWar #DigCit #InternetSafety #politics #polarization
#NewRepublic #edtechsr #medialit #TechCorrection #ConCW #culturewar #digcit #internetsafety #politics #polarization
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
734 followers · 2946 posts · Server mastodon.cloud(1/2) “I want you! (to fight the culture war)” - by Today Explained [PODCAST] 24 July 2023
https://pca.st/episode/d558c71d-0cff-4ee2-8ab9-f696eb5412e6
#ConCW #CultureWar #politics #polarization
Unfortunately, culture war issues and arguments continue to be further and further elevated in our political dialog at the national level. The recent defense authorization bill was an example, among other things it eliminates the Pentagon’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). This
#ConCW #culturewar #politics #polarization
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
734 followers · 2944 posts · Server mastodon.cloudGood article on Foucault, Nietzsche, deconstructionism, and our culture wars from a conservative perspective. A binary worldview. Important to consider & understand.
“This Is Bigger Than a Culture War: Blame Michel Foucault” by Michael A. Milton (The American Spectator, 22 July 2023)
https://spectator.org/this-is-bigger-than-a-culture-war-blame-michel-foucault/
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
734 followers · 2936 posts · Server mastodon.cloudIntelligence nominee warns generative AI poses threat to 2024 elections by #politico https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/20/intelligence-chief-nominee-warns-of-threats-from-ai-to-2024-elections-00107375
#edtechSR #AI #politics #ConCW #MediaLit #polarization #China #Russia #ChatGPT
#politico #edtechsr #ai #politics #ConCW #medialit #polarization #china #russia #chatgpt
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
734 followers · 2936 posts · Server mastodon.cloudActive club' hate groups are growing in the U.S. — and making themselves seen
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1188111769/active-club-hate-groups
#ConCW #polarization #racewar #civilwar #extremism
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
735 followers · 2932 posts · Server mastodon.cloudExcellent work by the Reuters Fact Check team:
Fact Check-Online conspiracies link Pixar’s use of the number A113 with adrenochrome by #Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-pixar-a113-idUSL1N3941LO
#ConCW #MediaLiteracy #MediaLit #edtechSR #FactCheck #Pixar #QAnon
#reuters #ConCW #medialiteracy #medialit #edtechsr #factcheck #pixar #qanon
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
734 followers · 2884 posts · Server mastodon.cloud#book2read: The Search for Christian America by Mark Noll, Nathan Hatch & George Marsden
https://a.co/d/5R75leD
(I just ordered a used paperback copy from Amazon)
#ConCW #history #politics #polarization #Christianity #Jesus
#book2read #ConCW #history #politics #polarization #christianity #jesus
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
731 followers · 2874 posts · Server mastodon.cloud#book2read: “One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America” by Kevin M. Kruse
via #ChristOrCaesar
#ConCW #dw4jc #Jesus #politics #polarization #patriotism #nationalism #Christianity #MediaLit
#book2read #christorcaesar #ConCW #dw4jc #jesus #politics #polarization #patriotism #nationalism #christianity #medialit
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
731 followers · 2873 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
I am reading “Christ or Caesar: Church and Nation in Christian Perspective” by Allan H. Harvey and Carl S. Hofmann (2023)
https://a.co/d/gg9qmn0
(Thanks to Kenny Brown!)
#ConCW #dw4jc #Jesus #politics #polarization #patriotism #nationalism #Christianity #MediaLit
#ConCW #dw4jc #jesus #politics #polarization #patriotism #nationalism #christianity #medialit
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
730 followers · 2869 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Wesley Fryer (he/him) · @wfryer
730 followers · 2867 posts · Server mastodon.cloudThis is good news for the future of representative democracy in the United States. #OpEd “The odds of a Trump coup attempt in 2024 are dropping fast” in #WashingtonPost
#oped #washingtonpost #ConCW #politics #polarization