#MisInformation

2025-10-13

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#MediaLiteracy #ElectionFacts #Misinformation

2025-10-13

Propaganda becomes vicious and reprehensive only when its authors consciously and deliberately disseminate what they know to be lies, or when they aim at effects which they know to be prejudicial to the common good. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)

Nicholas ClooneyNicholasClooney
2025-10-13

did you know everyone carries a small apartment with them all the time?

Human lung's surface area is roughly 70-80 square meters!
2025-10-13

The mechanism by which ideas are disseminated on a large scale is propaganda, in the broad sense of an organized effort to spread a particular belief or doctrine. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)

2025-10-13

NBC News: ‘AI homeless man prank’ on social media prompts concern from local authorities. “As the prank gains traction online, local authorities have started issuing warnings to participants — who they say primarily are teens — about the dangers of misusing AI to spread false information.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/13/nbc-news-ai-homeless-man-prank-on-social-media-prompts-concern-from-local-authorities/

Canvases By PeterCanvasesByPeter
2025-10-13

Mr 'Santos' has claimed that the toxic algal bloom which has made multiple people ill and which has killed tens of thousands of marine animals.. is "not toxic".. 🙄

How about you prove it Pete Malinauskas by drinking a litre of it? If it doesn't make you ill *THEN* we'll believe you.. 👍 What a dickhead.

'Toxic' (dictionary) - "harmful or dangerous to health or life when taken into the body; poisonous."

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/alg

GoI spreading #misinformation on #OpenSource, 7 months after awarding 75 lakh to Brave fork/rebrand “made in India”

A senior official said Zoho’s suite has also been activated to ensure that government employees do not use open source applications to create word files, spreadsheets and presentations.

Though the suite was available earlier, not many government employees were using it. “It was found that many government employees were using open source tools, which could compromise security of files, and it was decided to make them aware and display its features prominently on the internal mail platform,” said the official.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/email-accounts-of-12-lakh-central-government-employees-now-run-on-zohos-platform/article70155315.ece

#india #FreeSoftware

Kevin Dominik Kortekdkorte@fosstodon.org
2025-10-13

Isn't it great how the guardrails on violence in AI image generators are working? Or the impact that all the discussions on AI misinformation are having? I guess, when you are trying to find $400B every customer is a good customer.
#AI #OpenAI #imagegeneration #misinformation
futurism.com/artificial-intell

2025-10-12

@eddiebbot 2/2 and at last even the bourgeoisie stood in fear of the common people. For the masses promised to become king. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)

2025-10-12

From our leaders and the media they use to reach the public, we accept the evidence and the demarcation of issues bearing upon public question; from some ethical teacher, be it a minister, a favorite essayist, or merely prevailing opinion, we accept a standardized code of social conduct to which we conform most of the time. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)

2025-10-12

We have voluntarily agreed to let an invisible government sift the data and high-spot the outstanding issue so that our field of choice shall be narrowed to practical proportions. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)

2025-10-12

Emil Ludwig represents Napoleon as 'ever on the watch for indications of public opinion; always listening to the voice of the people, a voice which defies calculation. ���Do you know,' he said in those days, ���what amazes me more than all else? The impotence of force to organize anything.' --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)

2025-10-12

The Hidden Costs of Convenience: Privacy, Freedom, and Truth at Stake

In our rush to embrace convenient digital tools and services, we often overlook the hidden costs. This comprehensive guide explores how modern "conveniences" from social media and smart tech to cashless payments trade away our privacy, autonomy, financial freedom, and even the truth. Learn what's really at stake, why it's getting worse, and how to enjoy convenience without giving up control.

beitmenotyou.online/the-hidden

Cyberpunk cityscape with vivid neon reflections that symbolises the cost of convenience to privacy, freedom, and truth.
2025-10-12

This invisible, intertwining structure of groupings and associations is the mechanism by which democracy has organized its group mind and simplified its mass thinking. To deplore the existence of such a mechanism is to ask for a society such as never was and never will be. To admit that it exists, but expect that it shall not be used, is unreasonable. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)

Knut 🏳️‍🌈 🇳🇴🧸praetor@mstdn.social
2025-10-11

Some #scammer on #facebook is trying their hand at #misinformation and saying Dolly Parton is dead. Bitch....if Dolly were dead...trust me...everyone would know. Like there would be dwarves on mountains lighting signal fires and little boys on horseback down the streets screaming "Dolly is dead". Fuck Betty White wasn't even pronounced dead for 4 minutes before the flags were lowered half staff. When the Queen died, bitches did know for 4 days. If Dolly were dead...we'd all know. #scams

leslieleslie
2025-10-11

Research shows false news spreads 6x faster than truth on social media. Understanding the psychology behind this helps us recognize and resist misinformation.
bit.ly/48wks5H

Pelican Dock Musicdockwalk
2025-10-11

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