Fediverse vs Disinformation
Pointing out, debunking, and spreading awareness about state- and company-sponsored astroturfing on Lemmy and elsewhere. This includes social media manipulation, propaganda, and disinformation campaigns, among others.
Propaganda and disinformation are a big problem on the internet, and the Fediverse is no exception.
What's the difference between misinformation and disinformation? The inadvertent spread of false information is misinformation. Disinformation is the intentional spread of falsehoods.
By equipping yourself with knowledge of current disinformation campaigns by state actors, corporations and their cheerleaders, you will be better able to identify, report and (hopefully) remove content matching known disinformation campaigns.
Community rules
Same as instance rules, plus:
- No disinformation
- Posts must be relevant to the topic of astroturfing, propaganda and/or disinformation
Related websites
- EU vs Disinfo
- FactCheck.org
- PolitiFact
- Snopes
- Media Bias / Fact Check
- PEN America
- Media Matters
- FAIR
Matrix chat links
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I'm not trying to get you banned. I don't give a shit about you, other than finding a momentary bit of amusement at how sad and lonely the whole thing looks.
Yeah, he said that to me too. I don't care about him being banned, although making a bunch of aliases is bullshit. ESPECIALLY if they are names that already belong to people. Double bullshit there.
Lemmy is unintentionally Lemmy. It just is itself. Creating a "Conservative Land" like some Disney park, intentionally, and trying to "if I build it they will come" it into existence?
That's just odd behavior. Anyone can do it if they like. And if they aren't offensive I daresay they won't be defederated. But the aliases bother me, and I think defederation may come because of that. Certainly using SatansMaggotyCumFart (man, I hate that that's now going to be a spelling suggestion).
You can long press a spelling suggestion to delete it
And I appreciate you saying that. Read the whole thread. You'll find yourself in the minority when it comes to your banning opinion.
Now as for sad and lonely, then again, I'd argue that there is nothing to fear by having me be here.
Also for context, I'm retired early, I'm fit and healthy with a gf and a social life that is more active than I would prefer. There is nothing sad or lonely about my life.
I like the idea of Lemmy. I like posting on Lemmy. And I think all points of view (as long as legal) should be allowed.
I don't take any of this shit seriously though. lmao I even have a selfie on my slrpnk instance of my name in a workout community I started.
The other people in this thread need to take shit less seriously though. lol