disinformation
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The Anatomy Of Online Bullshit In The Fog Of Impending Doom
On early Friday local time, the U.S. assassinated high-ranking Iranian official Qassem Soleimani and multiple other people with a targeted airstrike at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. Or they were killed on the battlefield in a totally legal, non-assassination, depending on who you believe.
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Social Media Companies Aren’t Even Close To Fixing Their Bot Problem, Report Finds
Researchers with the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence released a report this week showing that—shocker!—it remains as easy as ever to buy followers and engagement on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
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OK, So Who Went To All This Trouble Making This Eerily Realistic But Probably Fake Trump Pee Tape?
There’s a Donald Trump pee tape floating around on the internet. It looks real, but it is almost uncontestably not, according to a Thursday report by Slate reporter (and Gizmodo alum) Ashley Feinberg.
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YouTube Dismantles ‘Influence Operation’ Targeting Hong Kong Protests, Avoids Discussing Its Reach
YouTube has disabled some 210 channels it says were used in a coordinated “influence operation” spreading disinformation related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. However, the company refused to answer any questions on Thursday when asked how users had been successfully targeted.