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This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely reported on for years. Karen Hao's work on this is outstanding:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1039076/facebook-google-disinformation-clickbait
@kissane this is designed to sowe distrust in online reporting...
@kissane this is designed to sowe distrust in online reporting...
@kissane
probably pointless for this audience, but anyway.
boycott meta inc, facebook, whatsapp, instagram and threads. particularly whatsapp, because it leaks almost all metadata to facebook for abuse.
@kissane How is this not the same level of criminality as a weapons dealer?
Two years ago, I wrote at very great length about how this played out in Myanmar. It is so upsetting to see how many of the same dynamics are at work here now.
@kissane “I wish more people would learn from history… not like this!”
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