#propaganda

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»Es gibt Mechanismen, die dazu führen, dass die Demokratie stirbt.«

Wie zum Beispiel Twitters Algorithmus dafür sorgt, dass Themen hochgekocht werden.

Und eine Botschaft an Medienschaffende: »Euer Job ist nicht, die Meinung auf der Straße abzubilden.«

Sehr gute und interessante Analyse von @afelia​, gefunden bei @Nike_Leonhard — danke an beide! Hier noch mal über einen Invidious-Proxy zur Vermeidung von Google-/YouTube-Datensaugerei.

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=R-YwYpaSvJw&local=true

Screenshot des Videos: Marina Weisband spricht gestikulierend in einer Art gemütlichem Wohnzimmer. Sie blickt direkt in die Kamera und hat einen Gesichtsausdruck zwischen einem leichten Lächeln und großer Ernsthaftigkeit.

'The fight against propaganda and disinformation is central to Reporters Without Borders (RSF)’s battle to promote reliable journalism ... the media watchdog launched The Propaganda Monitor on 30 Sep 2024. This multimedia platform aims to expose the many faces and tactics behind propaganda worldwide, bolstering the public’s understanding of the information space and helping them navigate it more safely.'

https://rsf.org/en/rsf-launches-propaganda-monitor-investigative-project-geopolitics-propaganda

"Nearly a third of his posts last week were false, misleading or missing vital context. They included misleading posts claiming Democrats were making memes 'illegal' ... His misleading posts were seen more than 800 million times on X, underscoring Mr. Musk’s unique role as the platform’s most-followed account and a significant source of its misleading content."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/technology/elon-musk-x-posts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N04.6JEC.LfUAaMHLoPXR&smid=url-share

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