"Since then it's developed into a full-blown phenomenon, one academics are calling slopaganda an unholy alliance of easily available AI tools and political messaging. Shitposting, the publishing of deliberately crude, offensive content online to provoke a reaction, has reached the level of institutional shitposting, according to Know Your Meme's editor Don Caldwell. This is trolling as official government communication. And nobody is more skilled at it than the Trump administration"
"The first AI image posted by the White House X account sets the tone for Trump's second presidency marking a turning point in which the shitposting that had been associated with the far-right online culture that brought Trump to power moved from fringe message boards, such as 4chan and Reddit, to mainstream platforms. The image was posted alongside an announcement of the repeal of New York City's congestion pricing, and leant into fears that Trump would govern as a king."
The phenomenon began with an AI image of Trump as a king on a fake Time magazine cover and evolved into institutionalized shitposting by the White House. Academics label the convergence of accessible AI tools and political messaging 'slopaganda'. Deliberately crude, offensive content moved from fringe message boards to mainstream platforms as official communication. The White House posted AI images and videos on X and Truth Social, including depictions of Trump as a king that accompanied policy announcements. State officials publicly reacted and some allies defended the posts. The administration granted broad regulatory freedom to the AI industry while adopting AI tools for in-house political messaging.
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