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
view the rest of the comments
No one has stopped you from making your points. We just disagree on them. There's your discussion. The caveat of free expression means others can tell you you're wrong, or even that you shouldn't be saying such things. Your best defense is to show why they're wrong. I'll leave it to everyone who reads this thread to determine if that goal has been met.
I'm not saying they are wrong. Probably they are right, but way not iron out the edges.
But if insults stay coming, then maybe there is something more to it. It's like a litmus test.
Even the harshest replies here have been towards your viewpoint and opinion, not you. If you're taking discussion and debate as an insult, that is certainly a litmus test.
I'm not at all, but Lemmy often isn't very friendly.
Welcome to the internet? Not even the internet, as such heated discussions have been around since the days of Usenet and BBSes, where the anonymity of posting thoughts and rebuttals allowed people to be less guarded in what and how they said things to each other. But so what? If your points are grounded in evidence and logic, why do you care if people get angry in their response?
I'm not complaining.