The newspaperman looks to him for news. And by his power of giving or withholding information the politician can often effectively censor political news. But being dependent, every day of the year and for year after year, upon certain politicians for news, the newspaper reporters are obliged to work in harmony with their news sources. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

The important thing for the statesman of our age is not so much to know how to please the public, but to know how to sway the public. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

The euroclimatecheck.com database is now live! ! Science Feedback joins this new database to track #climate #misinformation narratives across Europe.

https://science.feedback.org/euro-climate-check-project-live/

Good government can be sold to a community just as any other commodity can be sold. I often wonder whether the politicians of the future, who are responsible for maintaining the prestige and effectiveness of their party, will not endeavor to train politicians who are at the same time propagandists. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

Meta Starts Testing Community Notes For Content Moderation on Facebook, Instagram, Threads

#Meta #Misinformation #Disinformation #FactChecking #CommunityNotes #SocialMedia #Facebook #Instagram #Threads

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/03/13/meta-starts-testing-community-notes-for-content-moderation-xcxwbn/

If people who knowingly spread misinformation that directly led to people's deaths could be charged with 2nd-degree murder (and I don't see why they can't!) - I wonder how much that would help stop a lot of this crap.

Political campaigns today are all sideshows, all honors, all bombast, glitter, and speeches. These are for the most part unrelated to the main business of studying the public scientifically, of supplying the public with party, candidate, platform, and performance, and selling the public these ideas and products. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

This is a very good example why LLMs are really dangerous I think : "we"? There is no "we", it is just a fancy word generator, and not even a good one, given that humans cannot synthesize Vitamin C. Savvy?! Aye..
Back to the drawing board for Microsoft then? I doubt..

NB : Capybaras cannot either, interesting..

The tendency of big business is to get bigger. Through mergers and monopolies it is constantly increasing the number of persons with whom it is in direct contact. All this has intensified and multiplied the public relationships of business. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

It is this condition and necessity which has created the need for a specialized field of public relations. Business now calls in the public relations counsel to advise it, to interpret its purpose to the public, and to suggest those modifications which may make it conform to the public demand. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

From: blenderdumbass . org

People are free to speak not because it is useful, but because they are free to make sounds with their mouths. People are free to write not because it is useful, but because they are free to move their hands around, or use tools, some of which make lines on pieces of paper.

Read or listen: https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/lets_discuss_moderation__misinformation__censorship_and_freedom_of_speech

"One of the strangest dynamics of modern politics is that the richest man in the world chooses to get his information from grifting ignoramuses on social media."

Anyone with an ounce of intelligence understands that, when making decisions, good information is like intellectual gold dust."

~ Brian Klaas

#Musk #Trump #SocialMedia #disinformation #misinformation
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https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/knowingness-and-the-politics-of-ignorance-deb

“Israel is continuing the genocide - but the UK media will not tell you”

by Hamza Yusuf in Middle East Eye

@palestine
@israel
@BBC5Live
@BBCRadio4
@guardian @Independent @thetimes

“A ceasefire does not mean that Israel has dropped its goal to annihilate Gaza. [..]. But the British public will not be privy to such details - not if they rely on the mainstream media to report them accurately”

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-starving-gaza-uk-media-will-not-tell-you

The Dark Side of AI: Premium Chatbots Misleading Users with Fabricated News Links

A recent study reveals alarming inaccuracies in premium AI chatbots, which misidentify news articles and fabricate links with unsettling confidence. As these tools gain popularity, the implications fo...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/the-dark-side-of-ai-premium-chatbots-misleading-users-with-fabricated-news-links

This general principle, that men are very largely actuated by motives which they conceal from themselves, is as true of mass as of individual psychology. It is evident that the successful propagandist must understand the true motives and not be content to accept the reasons which men give for what they do. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda

As Meta gets rid of fact-checkers, misinformation is going viral

In the past, content creators could not monetize posts that fact-checkers deemed false; but now, these policies will no longer apply, since Meta is deprioritizing content moderation.

#socialmedia #meta #facebook #misinformation #disinformation #facts #factchecking #technology #tech

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/24/as-meta-gets-rid-of-fact-checkers-misinformation-is-going-viral/