#Disinformation

David Atkins

DavidOAtkins

No seriously...how *do* you deprogram 75 million people? Where do you start? Fox? Facebook?We have to start thinking in terms of post-WWII Germany or Japan. Or the failures of Reconstruction

Drew Holden

DrewHolden360

THREADThe Hunter Biden story broke two months ago. Most of the media ignored it or called it “Russian disinformation,” despite no evidence that it was.Now that the election is over,

Yasha Levine

yashalevine

Trust your Surveillance Valley oligarch overlords to do the right thing. Trust your Surveillance Valley oligarch overlords to do the right thing. Trust your Surveillance Valley oligarch overlords to do

kate ta life 🌹

k8_or_die

hometown scene report: somehow every dipshit from my high school who really liked bring me the horizon & chiodos has been sucked into a pyramid scheme that scams ppl into

Chidi #ENDSARS

chidi_esq

At least 80% of the content you’ve seen “supposedly” from the Lekki massacre are fake. Hours after that incident, the govt’s troll army flooded social media with fake pictures and

Nick Pickles

nickpickles

Important research from @BKCHarvard that highlights the risks of over-reliance on studies evaluating the role of bots and the limitation of automated bot detection. https://cyber.harvard.edu/news/2020-03/false-positive-problem-automatic-bot-detection

Leah Douglas

leahjdouglas

I just opened my Sunday NYT to see a full page ad from @SmithfieldFoods accusing its “critics” (e.g. the press, at least in part) of spreading “false narratives,” “misinformation,” and

Miss Gender

girldrawsghosts

It’s hard to admit, but the further into transition I get, the less I trust cis people it’s not born out of entitlement, but from learned experience I’ve watched self-proclaimed

GorseFires Collectif

GorseFires

Academic freedom and the fallacy of impartialityHere we have another academic supporter of @ReframingRussia's attack on @EUvsDisinfo: Paul Robinson - a former soldier - also opposes @StopFakingNews and the @AtlanticCouncil’s

monika bielskyte

monikabielskyte

I am not sure people realize the weight of what Trump said. He wants to make it ILLEGAL to be antifascist. Which ultimately means: you will HAVE to adhere to

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

Oh goodness, we've been through this so many times.https://twitter.com/MLevitt_NP2013/status/1307504237048406019 For example:https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1270226183485976584 An earlier thread:https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/

Zach Dorfman

zachsdorfman

Technical know-how is necessary but not sufficient for executing an effective digital information operations campaign. A spy service would ideally possess a subtle sociological and political understanding of their target,

Inquisitive Native

InqNative

You can't beat this level of cynicism: B'tselem's director says he's against manipulations and for respecting all people equally. Here's a quick recap of the manipulations and systematic bias I

la policia = basura

HalfAtlanta

this netflix documentary 'the social dilemma' was bland and uninteresting, with an acute, hyperfocus on social media companies to evade any structural analysis of capitalism and how it has historically

🦺🌹Socialist, not a Commie🌹🦺

hermitmystic

Obama is jumping in the race to make sure shahid doesn’t beat Nancy Pelosi. This man is a piece of shit. He will attack progressives. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/chaotic-disaster-obama-hits-trump-s-coronavirus-response-warns-disinf

Shannon Bond

shannonpareil

Meet Keenan Ramsey. Her LinkedIn profile says she sells software for RingCentral & has a business degree from NYU. She likes CNN, Amazon, & Melinda French Gates. Her pitches come