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Jan Heisinen<p>It is so disgusting to see how many people have been recruited as <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> voices. They comment and post stuff which can look legit, even though it is simply <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> that had been gently and well prepared.</p><p><a href="https://ieji.de/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> s! Be prepared for this wave of disinformation. <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> is trying its best to destabilise our <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/EI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EI</span></a> and our countries. Awful.</p><p>Remember to stay on the side of truth. </p><p><a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/UkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/bot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bot</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/ViveLaEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViveLaEurope</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Food has for some time been a gateway to misinformation online, especially when bound up with ‘wellness’ culture. Type the word ‘natural’ in a search bar on any social media platform and it’s easy to fall down a raw milk/ginger-cures-cancer/antivaccine/'NATO is to blame for Russia invading Ukraine' conspiracy theory rabbit hole."</p><p>~ Signe Johansen</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/wellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellness</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/foodie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodie</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/algorithm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithm</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a><br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/against-the-algorithm-how-big-tech" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bylinesupplement.com/p/against</span><span class="invisible">-the-algorithm-how-big-tech</span></a></p>
W3C Developers<p>🗓️ 12 March: do not miss the 1st session of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://w3c.social/@w3c" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w3c</span></a></span>'s "Authentic Web" mini-workshop series to review proposals aimed at combating <a href="https://w3c.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> on the web. <br>▶️ <a href="https://www.w3.org/events/workshops/2025/authentic-web-workshop/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">w3.org/events/workshops/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">uthentic-web-workshop/</span></a></p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://w3c.social/@dontcallmeDOM" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dontcallmeDOM</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://w3c.social/@tzviya" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tzviya</span></a></span> </p><p>Attendance is free and open to all!!</p>
Widdershins Smith 🐘<p>To all those who think that misinformation and lies in public discourse are new phenomena, let me tell you about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a></p><p>Then let me tell you how organised religion always sides with the most fascist elements of society </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>