Hacker NewsThe Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety
https://aphyr.com/posts/417-the-future-of-everything-is-lies-i-guess-safety
#HackerNews #FutureOfSafety #LiesInTruth #TechEthics #InformationIntegrity #CriticalThinking
Red Global NewsFirst Squawk disseminated information from an unreliable source, leading to the spread of inaccurate data. Verification of sources is crucial for maintaining integrity in information dissemination. #OSINT #InformationIntegrity
Matthew RimmerThe Australian Senate Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy has published its report on The Integrity Gap: Restoring Trust in the Climate and Energy Debate https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Information_Integrity_on_Climate_Change_and_Energy/ClimateIntegrity/Report I made a submission on the topic of the regulation of astroturfing https://eprints.qut.edu.au/260072/ Its mentioned a few times in the final report.
#auspol #auslaw #climate #misinformation #disinformation #greenwashing #astroturfing #informationintegrity
Alberto Cottica"Actual human beings were able to find each other and ask direct questions without this giant mountain of bullshit engagement piled on top of it. Meta or Oracle or whoever owns TikTok this week couldn't stop me."
On finding actual, reliable news: a love song for the Fediverse: https://matduggan.com/boy-i-was-wrong-about-the-fediverse/
Boy I was wrong about the Fediverse
I have never been an "online community first" person. The internet is how I stay in touch with people I met in real life. I'm not a "tweet comments at celebrities" guy. I was never funny enough to be the funniest person on Twitter. So when Twitter was accidentally purchased
International Media SupportA new cohort of Ukrainian media experts have joined the MERIT Forum.
The initiative connects Ukrainian media professionals with experts from Denmark, EU institutions and international partners, creating a shared space for advancing #media resilience, deepening an understanding of Ukrainian and EU media legislation and promoting human rights based approaches to media governance.
Read more about the current participants: https://www.mediasupport.org/news/merit-forum-2026-who-are-this-years-voices-of-ukraine/
The MERIT Forum is a component of IMS’s Eastern Partnership programme REACH: Media Partnerships for Accountability and Trust, funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
#informationintegrity #ukraine
The initiative connects Ukrainian media professionals with experts from Denmark, EU institutions and international partners, creating a shared space for advancing #media resilience, deepening an understanding of Ukrainian and EU media legislation and promoting human rights based approaches to media governance.
Read more about the current participants: https://www.mediasupport.org/news/merit-forum-2026-who-are-this-years-voices-of-ukraine/
The MERIT Forum is a component of IMS’s Eastern Partnership programme REACH: Media Partnerships for Accountability and Trust, funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
#informationintegrity #ukraine
OCCRPDuring our annual briefing for OCCRP Advocates, Guardians and Defenders, co-founders Paul Radu and Drew Sullivan shared big-picture insights on global crime and corruption in 2026 — from disinformation campaigns to how AI is reshaping crime.
Become an OCCRP member to watch in full: https://occrp.org/donate
#organizedcrime #corruption #AI #Disinformation #InformationIntegrity #Journalism #Investigations #OCCRP
Association REDefineA significant EU reform landed recently, reshaping how we safeguard elections, media, civil society, and the information space.
We’ve published an in-depth analysis that connects the dots across the Democracy Shield, the Civil Society Strategy, and the deeper cultural shifts beneath them.
https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/from-crisis-to-capacity-the-eus-most?r=6l8ed8
#Democracy #eu #disinformation #civicEngagement #humanrights #civilsociety #democraticresilience #informationintegrity #technologyandsociety #publicpolicy #futureofDemocracy
Pure AcetoneUkrainian media outlets that, in the fourth year of the war, continue to reproduce the uninformative commentary of *BILD* and specifically Julian Röpcke, must confront an uncomfortable truth: the uncritical citation of these materials contributes nothing of analytical value to the country’s public discourse. Over several years of full-scale war, this platform has failed to offer substantive insight, meaningful investigative work, or any contribution that would improve public understanding of the strategic situation.
The continued replication of such content within an already unsettled society exacerbates anxiety rather than informing the public. This practice undermines national resilience and substitutes both analysis and responsibility with mechanical repetition.
Recent claims by *BILD* that Russia could allegedly capture “900 square kilometers this month” illustrate a broader pattern: assertions presented without methodological grounding, empirical transparency, or strategic context. Amplifying such predictions without scrutiny degrades journalistic standards and misleads audiences at moments when precision is crucial.
In the 1860s, Prussian political thinker August Ludwig von Rochau described journalists as the “watchdogs of democracy,” whose purpose was not passive transcription but the vigilant safeguarding of society through investigation, verification, and informed commentary. Journalism, in this sense, is an intellectual profession requiring independent judgement, contextual awareness, and analytical discipline.
Had these principles been consistently upheld, the public sphere would not rely on a proliferation of nominal “experts” who alternate between performative hyper-patriotism and equally unreflective defeatism. The current failure to cultivate analytical journalism reflects not a lack of capacity but a stagnation of professional standards.
The function of the press — especially during wartime — is not to amplify external conjectures but to produce well-grounded, evidence-based analysis that strengthens the public’s understanding rather than eroding it.
**References**
(Neutral contextual sources)
August Ludwig von Rochau, *Grundsätze der Realpolitik*.
Archive: https://archive.org/details/grundsatze-realpolitik
Coverage and criticism of *BILD* during wartime reporting.
DW Analysis: https://www.dw.com/en/bild-germany-media-criticism
Media responsibility and conflict-era communication studies.
Journal of Media History: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jmh
Research on misinformation dynamics in wartime media.
ICFJ: https://www.icfj.org/research
**Hashtags**
#MediaStudies #InformationIntegrity #JournalismEthics #WartimeReporting #Ukraine #BILD #Röpcke #VonRochau #PressFreedom #StrategicCommunications #AcademicMastodon #Quot #MediaAnalysis #DemocraticWatchdogs
The continued replication of such content within an already unsettled society exacerbates anxiety rather than informing the public. This practice undermines national resilience and substitutes both analysis and responsibility with mechanical repetition.
Recent claims by *BILD* that Russia could allegedly capture “900 square kilometers this month” illustrate a broader pattern: assertions presented without methodological grounding, empirical transparency, or strategic context. Amplifying such predictions without scrutiny degrades journalistic standards and misleads audiences at moments when precision is crucial.
In the 1860s, Prussian political thinker August Ludwig von Rochau described journalists as the “watchdogs of democracy,” whose purpose was not passive transcription but the vigilant safeguarding of society through investigation, verification, and informed commentary. Journalism, in this sense, is an intellectual profession requiring independent judgement, contextual awareness, and analytical discipline.
Had these principles been consistently upheld, the public sphere would not rely on a proliferation of nominal “experts” who alternate between performative hyper-patriotism and equally unreflective defeatism. The current failure to cultivate analytical journalism reflects not a lack of capacity but a stagnation of professional standards.
The function of the press — especially during wartime — is not to amplify external conjectures but to produce well-grounded, evidence-based analysis that strengthens the public’s understanding rather than eroding it.
**References**
(Neutral contextual sources)
August Ludwig von Rochau, *Grundsätze der Realpolitik*.
Archive: https://archive.org/details/grundsatze-realpolitik
Coverage and criticism of *BILD* during wartime reporting.
DW Analysis: https://www.dw.com/en/bild-germany-media-criticism
Media responsibility and conflict-era communication studies.
Journal of Media History: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jmh
Research on misinformation dynamics in wartime media.
ICFJ: https://www.icfj.org/research
**Hashtags**
#MediaStudies #InformationIntegrity #JournalismEthics #WartimeReporting #Ukraine #BILD #Röpcke #VonRochau #PressFreedom #StrategicCommunications #AcademicMastodon #Quot #MediaAnalysis #DemocraticWatchdogs
Cathleen BergerOver 200 organisations and another 200+ individuals are urging that “Climate Action Requires Truth: COP30 Must Codify Information Integrity” — https://caad.info/analysis/reports/cop30-open-letter/
#ClimateDisinfo #InformationIntegrity #COP30
#ClimateDisinfo #InformationIntegrity #COP30
Sebastian Büttrich @ ITU#InformationIntegrity at #UnitedNations #Conference
One of the participating organizations active in the #Fediverse is
https://mastodon.social/@7amleh
7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media is a non-profit organization that advocates for Palestinian digital rights. 7amleh’s mission is to create a safe, fair and free digital space for Palestinians.
