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Fediverse vs Disinformation

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Pointing out, debunking, and spreading awareness about state- and company-sponsored astroturfing on Lemmy and elsewhere. This includes social media manipulation, propaganda, and disinformation campaigns, among others.

Propaganda and disinformation are a big problem on the internet, and the Fediverse is no exception.

What's the difference between misinformation and disinformation? The inadvertent spread of false information is misinformation. Disinformation is the intentional spread of falsehoods.

By equipping yourself with knowledge of current disinformation campaigns by state actors, corporations and their cheerleaders, you will be better able to identify, report and (hopefully) remove content matching known disinformation campaigns.


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The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces

A new Media Matters analysis found 9 out of the 10 top online shows assessed are right-leaning

As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this content is overwhelmingly right-leaning.

In a new study, Media Matters assessed the audience size of popular online shows — podcasts, streams, and other long-form audio and video content regularly posted online. To do so, we gathered data on the number of followers, subscribers, and views across streaming platforms (YouTube, Spotify, Rumble, Twitch, and Kick) and social media platforms that are used to amplify and promote these shows (Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok). Apple Podcasts does not publicly provide follower counts on its platform, so it was not included in the audience data.

This analysis was based on 320 online shows with a right-leaning or left-leaning ideological bent. We found that right-leaning online shows dominate the ecosystem, with substantially larger audiences on both politics/news shows and supposedly nonpolitical shows that we determined often platformed ideological content or guests.

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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 77 points 3 days ago (3 children)

people who prefer to form their own opinions instead of having it spoonfed to them tend to not idolize the flapping faceholes on tv the way republican incels do

[–] Zess@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Glad other people see it so obviously. They claim to be independent thinkers immune to brainwashing but all they do is listen to and repeat any drivel they already agree with. And if you bring their "alpha male" rhetoric into it it's even funnier because they're nothing but sheep who drool over any man who seems powerful. They are the opposite of everything they claim to be.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

we also tend to cite our sources rather than say "do your own research"

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 12 points 3 days ago

What they mean: "Look up an article supporting your position on the web."

What it should mean: "Test your hypothesis and get your findings peer reviewed and replicated."

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

we need laws globally to force all news organization to print corrections of equal scale for iterms that are proved to be incorrect

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We all want accountability and authenticity, but if you are going to suggest something like that, you at least have to consider the mechanism needed, and how difficult it would be to get it right.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

true, let's give it a go anyway as the media is completely out of control in the name of free speech which is bullshit

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where would you put enforcement and review for such rules?

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

FFC, OfCom and equivalents