Mastodawn

The current goal seems to be beyond mere #disinformation or #misinformation; current trends seem to be reticle on #reliable #system #state or #status.

The new war is authority's own reliability?

I'm tracing something new here. Anyone else seeing this? Attacks that target system state (foundational) credibility rather than security?

Example - fake disclosures in ME, fake alerts as a way to cloak real ones by exhausting credibility (cry wolf)....

eddiebbot 1h ago

We have voluntarily agreed to let an invisible government sift the data and high-spot the outstanding issue so that our field of choice shall be narrowed to practical proportions. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

eddiebbot 6h ago

Emil Ludwig represents Napoleon as %27ever on the watch for indications of public opinion; always listening to the voice of the people, a voice which defies calculation. ‘Do you know,%27 he said in those days, ‘what amazes me more than all else? The impotence of force to organize anything.%27 --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

eddiebbot 8h ago

This invisible, intertwining structure of groupings and associations is the mechanism by which democracy has organized its group mind and simplified its mass thinking. To deplore the existence of such a mechanism is to ask for a society such as never was and never will be. To admit that it exists, but expect that it shall not be used, is unreasonable. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

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Su_G 8h ago

@randahl
Repeating my post-comment on the original Reuters article (a fine piece of reporting): Informative, outrageous; & the Israeli govt apparently knew nothing about it: “Before scrubbing its online presence following enquiries from Reuters, ⁠BlackCore described itself as "an elite influence, cyber, and technology company built for the modern era of information warfare." It said it provided governments and political campaigns with "cutting-edge strategies, advanced tools, and robust security to shape narratives."
“It has not responded to repeated requests for comment.
“Reporting by Gabriel Stargardter in Paris. Writing by Dominique Vidalon and Gabriel Stargardter. Additional reporting by Raphael Satter in Washington, John Irish in Paris and Sam Tabahriti in London. Editing by Susan Fenton, Matthew Lewis and Kevin Liffey and Mark Potter”

#Israel #Reuters #Scotland #misinformation #disinformation #BlackCore #informationWarfare #shapeNarratives #eliteInfluence

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eddiebbot 10h ago

@ebbot 2/2 geographical integration has been supplemented by many other kinds of grouping, so that persons having the same ideas and interests may be associated and regimented for common action even though they live thousands of miles apart. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

NYT > Home Page 12h ago

The World's Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/us/ai-deepfake-hany-farid.html

#AI #Deepfakes #Misinformation

In Age of AI, World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes

In the age of A.I., Hany Farid is struggling to prove what’s real before the internet decides for itself.

The New York Times

NYT > U.S.12h ago

The World's Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/us/ai-deepfake-hany-farid.html

#AI #Deepfakes #Misinformation

In Age of AI, World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes

In the age of A.I., Hany Farid is struggling to prove what’s real before the internet decides for itself.

The New York Times

The Japan Times 13h ago

Japanese political parties are considering having social media users bear the responsibility of not spreading false or wrong information during election campaigns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/14/japan/politics/social-media-users-elections/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #elections #misinformation #socialmedia #fakenews

Japan eyes responsibility of social media users during elections

The government expects to get the legislation enacted during the current parliamentary session ending in July.

The Japan Times

eddiebbot 14h ago

In theory, every citizen makes up his mind on public questions and matters of private conduct. In practice, if all men had to study for themselves the abstruse economic, political, and ethical data involved in every question, they would find it impossible to come to a conclusion without anything. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine