"Musk’s new Twitter policies helped spread Russian propaganda, E.U. says"
🎁🔗 https://wapo.st/3R0JiBF
Meta's been a bad actor too, as per usual. #BadActors #Disinfo #RussiaIsATerroristState

If the #EU are serious about standing up to #Meta they should say "OK if your AI-assisted algorithm is designed to deal with problematic content then show us your test results. We're not letting you use our populations as a guinea pig (again)"

An 'opt out' is just a cop out

cc @erosalie @nickmartin

#disinfo
#disinformation
#threads

@remixtures
Don't reckon this means anything.

The people who need to opt out won't be the ones opting out.

The minority that do opt out will be the ones who are already more wary and clued up about #disinfo and #radicalisation.

#disinformation
#threads
#meta

If you haven't read "The Authoritarians" by Canadian psychology prof Bob Altemeyer you really should.

It's data driven, political theory free, an easy read and it's free (as in beer).
https://theauthoritarians.org/options-for-getting-the-book/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Altemeyer

#authoritarism #authoritarian #psychology #disinfo

I long for the days when you could start a conversation with people in the town square and before long somebody would come and pour a bucket of shit on your head.

Then somebody else would come and threaten to rape a woman in your group.

Then somebody would stand in the middle of you waving a Nazi flag, before the owner of the town square gave him 50 quid.

#ElonMusk
#twitter
#x
#fascism
#disinformation
#disinfo
#mastodon
#fediverse

@ozzy @Npars01 @nickmartin
And next time Bill Maher interviews Elon I'm sure he'll tear him to pieces for it.

Or maybe he'll kiss his ass and marvel at his genius like he did last time.

#ElonMusk
#twitter
#x
#fascism
#disinfo
#disinformation

Elon's main motivation with removing the block feature is to allow anybody to pollute your threads with bullshit.

In his mind it is about 'transparency' and allowing people to 'challenge the mainstream agenda' and 'ask questions'.

The only explanation you ever need for Elon's actions is that he's a red-pilled fucking idiot.

#Musk
#twitter
#mastodon
#RedPilled
#disinfo
#disinformation
#extremism
#fascism

How Republicans overhype the findings of their Hunter Biden probe..#GOP..#HunterBiden..#disinfo https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-republicans-overhype-the-findings-of-their-hunter-biden-probe/ar-AA1fnxwe?cvid=48c90cad336144e1ae91328bcb94da21&ocid=winp2fptaskbar&ei=7

This times millions
#PragerU #DeSantis #Propaganda #Disinfo #TheRealGroomers

Information is at the root of all warfare.

The invention of the printing press resulted in a century of religious conflicts.

We are currently in #WWIII which is predominantly an information war.

#AI is the atomic bomb of the 21st century.

#disinfo
#disinformation
#fascism
#war

@dalias https://hachyderm.io/@dalias/110528154854288688

For those interested in fighting #disinformation #fascism and #propaganda

@erosalie is one of the best people you can follow online

Her substack is well worth subscribing to:

https://novelscience.substack.com/

And this post has links to some great material

#disinfo
#NAFO
#IStandWithUkraine

@erosalie https://infosec.exchange/@erosalie/110826733453360648

@erosalie
Great graphic.

There's some terminology there that I hadn't been aware of and some excellent reading material to get me started!

#disinfo
#disinformation

a detail that often gets overlooked is the fact that the little rubber stamp made (I assume) by #POPMOB for the vegan milkshake cups on 6/29/19 was a very nice little design, well suited to its purpose.

understandably forgotten among shitstorms like #PPB's #concretemilkshake #disinfo hoax that caused a bunch of bomb threats & evacuations.

the times are shit, & little aesthetic details can carve out some breathing room, especially when they aren't brutally corny.

@wombatDaiquiri
They just use 'public' social media to disrupt, radicalise and game algorithms.

We need an online environment where professionals, researchers and journalists committed to fighting #disinfo and #fascism can do so unhindered by bullshit.

Cutting them off will massively reduce their ability to recruit and radicalise. Plus we should turn the tables by going into their spaces to plant seeds of deradicalisation. I do this occasionally in e.g. pro-Russia telegram channels.

A bit of #climate #disinfo : False claims of bogus heatwave spread online
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66314338

@erosalie @ErikJonker @techygeek

I see #mastodon as the place where people who are fighting against #disinfo and #fascism can discuss, debate openly and share resources, without getting distracted by pointless bullshit.

This can help us get on with establishing protocols for the next generation of online enterprise and communication.

Great to see Nick Martin on #Mastodon

He was one of my favourite follows back on #twitter and does great work on #disinfo and #extremism

Welcome Nick!

(And don't forget to use hashtags so people can see what you're posting about 😄)

@nickmartin https://masto.ai/@nickmartin/110774251257838307

Is #RealClearPolitics secretly running a #disinfo ad network called #Publir?
https://checkmyads.org/branded/is-realclearpolitics-running-publir/

Empower Students with Lateral Reading: A Crucial Skill for the Digital Age by #LisaNeilson via @urbanfoxe

https://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2023/07/empowering-students-with-lateral.html

#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #DigCit #disinfo #digiURI

The circle is now complete: #SaudiArabia, #Elon, and other anon #dictators are now funneling cash directly to #AltRight #RightWing #MAGA #disinfo artists by labeling them paid "#TwitterCreators" #Twitter #Birdsite
Post from Robert Silverman: "Paying far right freaks, scammers, and blithering idiots to post. I’m sure advertisers are thrilled 🙄"
https://nitter.private.coffee/BobSaietta/status/1679577742864424961#m