#propaganda

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Eine gute Frage und meine Antwort ist zu KI ist:
K = Künstlich doch I = Idiotisch ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

«Kann ich mit KI politischer Superstar werden?
Es ist so einfach, mittels Tools, die Stimme zu verändern oder das Gesicht eines Politikers gegen das eigene zu tauschen, um so mal schnell eine Fernsehansprache zu halten. Die Wahrheit kann so schnell verdreht werden. Wie?»
– auf @3sat

📺 https://www.3sat.de/wissen/nano/240914-ki-und-die-moeglichkeiten-in-der-politik-und-meinungsbildung-nano-100.html

good news on an embarrassing event in

Anastasia Trofimova, a previous staffer, somehow convinced the , 's public broadcaster, to fund a whitewashing "" called "Russians at War"

a thousand descended on , the Consul General in Toronto complained, and the organization washed their hands of a rather sordid affair

vet what you fund!

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3904313-canadian-organization-stops-airing-supporting-russian-propaganda-film-amid-outrage.html

there's a "showerthoughts" on lemmy about wishing there was a TV that blocked all ads and as soon as you get in there you realize all they watch is ads & propaganda (pro sports and news)

people are on there talking about pi hole and other people are like "yes but YouTube on my television won't play if it can't show ads"

you let a TV decide what gets played in your house? it's an appliance. 😹 🤦‍♂️

this is what Jim Carrey was talking about on Cable Guy

'The practices alleged by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) closely match what my co-authors and I have identified in our new book...as having become standard practice in Russian attempts to influence international audiences.

Here are five key features of Russian information manipulation we identified, and which can help understand the latest election-meddling scandal.'

https://theconversation.com/five-disinformation-tactics-russia-is-using-to-try-to-influence-the-us-election-238379

"Swiss found to be gullible regarding fake news"
"The Swiss do not seem to be particularly good at separating truth from lies, according to a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The Truth Quest Survey involved 40,765 participants in 21 countries. The 1,531 participants from Switzerland came third from last. Only Colombia and Brazil did worse. The US and France were also in the bottom third of the international comparison. By contrast, the best results were achieved by participants from Finland, the UK and Norway."
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https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/democracy/swiss-found-to-be-gullible-regarding-fake-news/87475624

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https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/the-oecd-truth-quest-survey_92a94c0f-en.html

What I take away from this is especially the result from Finland: teaching this subject – crucial for civic awareness – in schools pays off.
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"How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation
The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda."
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/world/europe/finland-misinformation-classes.html

Chart 2: Ability to Identify False and Misleading Content Online This chart shows various types of online content and the percentage of adults able to correctly identify each category. The categories and corresponding percentages are: Satire: 71% Disinformation: 64% Propaganda: 58% Contextual Deception: 56% True Content: 56% Misinformation: 54% The highest accuracy is for satire (71%), while misinformation has the lowest (54%).
Chart 1: Ability of Adults to Identify the Veracity of Online News by Country This chart displays how well adults from various countries perform in identifying the truthfulness of online news. Countries are ranked by their deviation from the average performance: Finland performs best at +6.1% above the average. The United Kingdom (+4.1%) and Norway (+2.5%) also perform significantly above average. Switzerland (-2.6%), France (-2.3%), and Brazil (-3.8%) fall below the average. Countries at the bottom (like Brazil) perform worse than the average, while those at the top (like Finland) perform better.

NEW: My interview with ABC News on the firm funnelling Russian state funding to big name American culture war influencers like Tim Pool and Benny Johnson to stir hate and division, sway elections and push anti-Ukraine propaganda across their social media platforms. We need to take on this 'influence industry' not just the platforms profiting, it's not just bots, ads and troll farms! See my analysis: https://youtu.be/gQQddRlTkpg?feature=shared

Reported:

The U.S. has issued against RT, the Russian machine, for spreading U.S. misinformation ahead of the 2024 election. is considering criminal charges.

Question:

aka X is deep in the trenches spreading false 2024 election & democratic candidate information, no holds barred, including multiple conspiracy theories

is no less guilty of the same machinations

Why won't the treasure & U.S. government take domestic action?