Learning About #Propaganda and #Disinformation Is More Critical Than Ever! Did you know... On #Facebook, #Instagram and #Threads this year #Meta removed fact-checkers, dramatically reducing content moderation, and promising to recommend more political content https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/07/meta-facebook-instagram-threads-mark-zuckerberg-remove-fact-checkers-recommend-political-content
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@emmalbriant
Its time social media and search sites (and similar) that curate each individual user's feed should be classified as publishers.
This isn't a silver bullet, but makes it clear that they have accountability for a user's feed.
@emmalbriant I did know, but this can't be repeated enough. At that point I left Facebook, Instagram, and Threads,
Meanwhile, manipulated media is a threat to everyone. For example, during #German elections in early 2025 #Russian influence operations used #AI to create over 100 fake websites that churned out #propaganda.
https://edmo.eu/edmo-news/propaganda-and-disinformation-lessons-from-2024-25-elections-in-europe/
In Denmark, lawmakers are proposing a law that would make it illegal to share deepfake images. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/27/denmark-seeks-to-make-spread-of-deepfake-images-illegal-citing-misinformation-concerns In Spain, companies could face massive fines if they don鈥檛 clearly label AI-generated content. https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/spain-impose-massive-fines-not-labelling-ai-generated-content-2025-03-11/
@emmalbriant
This is so good and important.
I鈥檇 love #Canada to do the same. Some of it should be criminal.
But unfortunately deepfake detection models can fail in real-world settings... so in most places this presents a real challenge for users and the platforms to deal with - the technology deployed to detect this content isn't a foolproof response on its own. https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.16556
It's no wonder a recent #EU survey, shows 81% of European citizens see #disinformation and foreign meddling as urgent issues https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2971 Propaganda is increasingly a global issue. #Education in the forms it takes, levers and strategies deployed, has never been more important. I created this #Udemy course to empower people to see through coordinated operations, understand influence and evaluate credibility. https://www.udemy.com/course/propaganda-disinformation-level-1-beginners/?referralCode=F6D164B12D33A03ADF60
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