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Twitter disinformation is getting substantially more dangerous (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Source: https://bsky.app/profile/aoc.bsky.social/post/3ldyajiajrk2w

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

probably merge with the other department of truth soon

[+] [email protected] -54 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Oh look, another blanket statement that appeals to emotion without substance.

Articulate specifics on pressing issues or shut the actual fuck up. Anyone calling for silencing discussion is a coward with a weak, insecure worldview.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Regardless of who she is and who you think she is, the fact is she is correct in her assessment and there is a mountain of evidence to substantiate her claim, from her own country and the world over.

And this isn't exactly rocket science. Arguing that disinformation doesn't present a significant threat to our way of life is like arguing the world isn't round. There isn't really any debate on this in the scientific/expert community.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Settle down, this seems like rage bait. I'm going to give you a day to cool off.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Rule 6: Provide an archived link to the tweet (or similar) being shown if it’s a major figure or a politician.

https://archive.md/es2lC

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thank you for pointing that out and then providing the link. People don't always read the sidebar. This also brings attention to it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

It chapps my ass that most clients obscure the rules and so it's really easy to forget to review them, especially if it's a community you rarely post to.

Thankfully, I haven't run into any reddit style mods on Lemmy... Yet.

Obv, this is a skill issue, but it's clear enough that it's not just me. I feel like there's a better way. Perhaps worthy of a feature request to the dev of my client (jebora).

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 day ago (1 children)

AOC isn't exactly wrong. We've had this occur in my country just a few months ago.

There was a mass stabbing in England where three children were killed. False claims that the attacker was a Muslim asylum seeker spread online and led to white supremacist riots across the country. The suspect (later named because the court lifted an anonymity order) was later revealed to actually be a British born teenager with Rwandan parents. He wasn't even a Muslim.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago

Oddly enough, the person who first posted the misinformation was traced to be from Pakistan.

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