The Register: Chinese agents caught rebuilding botnets and stirring the pot on AI datacenter debate. “Multiple reports indicate that Chinese operatives continue using every tech tool at their disposal – including American AI – to amass data on and manipulate everyone from security-clearance holders to everyday US citizens. And they’re trying to influence public opinion on building […]

CBC: Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism. “Nieta Aqila is among 14 overseas accounts CBC identified in four popular Alberta independence Facebook groups. The accounts have posted politically divisive content about Alberta separatism, Western annexation and other hot-button Canadian topics within the past two months.”

Gizmodo: Kalshi Asks Influencers to Take Down Sponsored Conspiracy Posts About the LA Election. “According to reporting from Semafor, the prediction market Kalshi sought to clean up apparent messes on Friday after some of its influencer relationships essentially made it look like it was paying to distribute conspiracy content online. Posts have now been removed at Kalshi’s request. However, […]

Science: The architecture of the internet creates risks for democracy. “Will democracy survive the internet? Do we need to choose between Facebook’s surveillance capitalism or democracy? Layered lines of evidence can inform questions like these. When considered together, the evidence gives rise to a concerning picture, as summarized in a recent report for the European Commission that I co-led.”

Ars Technica: These LLMs are the best at resisting Russian propaganda. “As more people rely on large language models to provide pat answers to complex questions, state governments are understandably worried about those LLMs spouting what they see as dangerous propaganda promoted by foreign adversaries. To help combat this problem, the government-sponsored Estonian Language Institute (ELI) has […]

France24: AI chatbot responses polluted by pro-Russian disinformation. “AI-driven chatbots are increasingly being used as sources of information, but they are also vulnerable to disinformation campaigns. Experts have found that pro-Russian misinformation, in particular, can seep into the responses generated by these conversational agents.”

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We are drowning in information.
But starving for truth.
The line between journalism, propaganda, and entertainment has disappeared.
One headline says "ceasefire". Another says "rearming".
Both cite "anonymous officials".
How do you decide who to trust?
I don't have an easy answer.
But asking the question is already a start.

#MediaLiteracy #InformationWar #TrustButVerify #Politics

Tuko: Why Influencers and Bloggers Have Replaced Vernacular Radio in Kenya’s Political Tensions. “Most of them are influencers, bloggers and anonymous social media accounts amplifying unverified narratives to millions of followers at the tap of a screen. They have inherited the dangerous mantle once worn by influential vernacular radio and the reach they wield is exponentially wide and more […]