"Since 15 September, IFTAS has been tracking a coordinated network of over 300 accounts operating across #Mastodon. These accounts are engaged in a high-volume #propaganda campaign, promoting pro- #Russian narratives and linking to Telegram channels associated with known state-aligned #disinformation operations."

It's now over 1400

https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/

The Campaign to Destroy #ReneeGood

After an #ICE agent shot and killed the #Minneapolis mother, #conservative media launched an all-out attack on her #reputation. Her identity as a #queer woman was central to it.
#maga #Trump #privacy #rights #disinformation

https://www.wired.com/story/the-campaign-to-destroy-renee-good/

The Campaign to Destroy #ReneeGood

After an #ICE agent shot and killed the #Minneapolis mother, #conservative media launched an all-out attack on her #reputation. Her identity as a #queer woman was central to it.
#maga #Trump #privacy #rights #disinformation

https://www.wired.com/story/the-campaign-to-destroy-renee-good/

"Since 15 September, IFTAS has been tracking a coordinated network of over 300 accounts operating across #Mastodon. These accounts are engaged in a high-volume #propaganda campaign, promoting pro- #Russian narratives and linking to Telegram channels associated with known state-aligned #disinformation operations."

It's now over 1400

https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/

https://leavex.eu/quotes/

#LeaveX #Democracy #disinformation #Musk #billionaires #bigtech #FarRight

https://leavex.eu/quotes/

#LeaveX #Democracy #disinformation #Musk #billionaires #bigtech #FarRight

Ranking of MEPs by country and EU group still on X

https://leavex.eu/posts/ranking-of-meps-still-on-x/

Many MEPs still rely on X for public communication despite its moderation failures, disinformation risks, and instability. We compiled a dataset of all current MEPs to see which ones still maintain an active presence there.

#LeaveX #EU #ranking #democracy #disinformation

Ranking of MEPs by country and EU group still on X

https://leavex.eu/posts/ranking-of-meps-still-on-x/

Many MEPs still rely on X for public communication despite its moderation failures, disinformation risks, and instability. We compiled a dataset of all current MEPs to see which ones still maintain an active presence there.

#LeaveX #EU #ranking #democracy #disinformation

My new book is out with Bloomsbury: LiveJournal and Russian Disinformation: The Rise of Epistemic Sabotage. It uses LiveJournal as an early case of how platform affordances were weaponized and develops a framework (“epistemic sabotage”) for knowledge-system destabilization. If you want access without the academic price tag, please request it through your library. https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/livejournal-and-russian-disinformation-9781666954555/ #disinformation #platformstudies #mediastudies #libraries #digitalhumanities #Bookstodon

"Nordic governments are rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertions that Russian and Chinese vessels are operating near Greenland, warning that the claims are not supported by intelligence and are fueling destabilizing rhetoric, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

Two senior Nordic diplomats with access to NATO intelligence briefings told the FT there is no evidence of Russian or Chinese ships or submarines operating around Greenland in recent years, directly contradicting Trump’s justification for U.S. control of the Arctic territory.

“I have seen the intelligence. There are no ships, no submarines,” one diplomat told the paper.

Trump has claimed that Greenland is “covered with Russian and Chinese ships” and argued that the U.S. must take control of the island for national security reasons — rhetoric that has intensified in recent weeks."

https://www.politico.eu/article/nordic-officials-reportedly-dismiss-trump-greenland-claims-nato-defense/

#USA #Trump #Imperialism #Greenland #Denmark #Disinformation #Propaganda

"Nordic governments are rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertions that Russian and Chinese vessels are operating near Greenland, warning that the claims are not supported by intelligence and are fueling destabilizing rhetoric, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

Two senior Nordic diplomats with access to NATO intelligence briefings told the FT there is no evidence of Russian or Chinese ships or submarines operating around Greenland in recent years, directly contradicting Trump’s justification for U.S. control of the Arctic territory.

“I have seen the intelligence. There are no ships, no submarines,” one diplomat told the paper.

Trump has claimed that Greenland is “covered with Russian and Chinese ships” and argued that the U.S. must take control of the island for national security reasons — rhetoric that has intensified in recent weeks."

https://www.politico.eu/article/nordic-officials-reportedly-dismiss-trump-greenland-claims-nato-defense/

#USA #Trump #Imperialism #Greenland #Denmark #Disinformation #Propaganda

We need this desperately in Canada:
"Media literacy has been part of the Finnish educational curriculum since the 1990s, and additional courses are available for older adults who might be especially vulnerable to misinformation.

The skills are so ingrained into the culture that the Nordic nation of 5.6 million people regularly ranks at the top of the European Media Literacy Index. The index was compiled by the Open Society Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 2017 and 2023."

https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/finnish-children-learn-media-literacy-at-3-years-old-its-protection-against-russian-propaganda/

#Disinformation #EUpol #CdnPol

Get yourself vaccinated for the flu. Get your children & loved ones vaccinated. It's not a guarantee this year or any year that you won't contract the flu, but it reduces the likelihood. It also reduces severity if you do get sick — milder symptoms, speedier recovery, lower risk of more severe complications. Don't believe otherwise.

Tell you friends, neighbors... everyone.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/flu-2026-states-deaths-cdc-symptoms-superflu-rcna251910
#vaccinate #vaccines #PublicHealth #VaccinesWork #disinformation #misinformation #ChildhoodVaccines