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Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
7 hours agoPsychology says people who never post on social media but check it every day aren't passive - they opted out of the performance while keeping the window, and keeping the window without paying the price is the most rational position available and the one the platform was specifically designed to make feel antisocial - Silicon Canals
Silent scrollers on social media actively choose to observe rather than post, demonstrating discipline and self-control contrary to common perceptions.
Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
7 hours agoPsychology says people who never post on social media but check it every day aren't passive - they opted out of the performance while keeping the window, and keeping the window without paying the price is the most rational position available and the one the platform was specifically designed to make feel antisocial - Silicon Canals
Silent scrollers on social media actively choose to observe rather than post, demonstrating discipline and self-control contrary to common perceptions.
#ai-overviews
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 day agoAnalysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization
Google's AI Overviews contribute to a misinformation crisis, providing tens of millions of wrong answers every hour despite a 91% accuracy rate.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 day agoAnalysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization
Google's AI Overviews contribute to a misinformation crisis, providing tens of millions of wrong answers every hour despite a 91% accuracy rate.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days agoSwalwell campaign denies online claims that congressman behaved inappropriately with staffers
"This false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before an election begins by flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because they know Eric Swalwell is the frontrunner in this race," said spokesman Micah Beasley in a statement that was first reported by Politico.
SF politics
#meta
Online Community Development
fromPoynter
2 weeks agoIFCN Director Angie Drobnic Holan comments on Meta and community notes following the Oversight Board's recent advisory - Poynter
The Oversight Board cautioned Meta about expanding its community notes program, emphasizing the importance of fact-checking in combating misinformation.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoAI-generated Lego videos and Trump's poo-bombing: welcome to the Iran-US slopaganda wars | Mark Alfano and Micha Klincewicz for the Conversation
Slopaganda refers to AI-generated content used for propaganda, manipulating beliefs and emotions for political purposes.
fromTruthout
2 weeks agoDeepfakes and AI Misinformation Reshape How War Is Seen Online
Deepfakes are synthetic media edited or generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI). A cascade of A.I. fakes about war with Iran have proliferated across social media since the U.S. and Israel reignited military actions with Iran on February 28, 2026.
Digital life
Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoIt started with a tip-off': how a Guardian investigation exposed child sex trafficking on Facebook and Instagram
Child sexual abuse trafficking surged during the pandemic, with platforms like Facebook and Instagram being exploited for these crimes.
Left-wing politics
fromemptywheel
1 month agoUntrustworthy - emptywheel
The Trump presidency undermines institutional trustworthiness through contradictory policies, selective law enforcement, and politicization of federal agencies, eroding confidence in U.S. government institutions domestically and internationally.
fromFast Company
1 month agoMisinformation is scaling. We need to get better at countering it
Most days, an email lands in my inbox with the promise to amplify my growth-my newsletter subscribers, the reach of my podcasts, the number of client leads, etc. I've gotten used to random people pitching me on their services, and some of the messages expertly prey on my insecurities as a business owner ("you're leaving so much on the table," et al.). I never answer any of them, but I sometimes wonder which ones might actually be legit.
Artificial intelligence
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