Is there already a simple zine for the general public about what ragebaiting is, how to recognise it, strategies to get the news and entertainment you want without falling victim to it, etc?

#Zine #RageBaiting #MediaLiteracy #Boost

Two #goodhabits for the #newyear that are surprisingly easy to do and are already #makingadifference:
- muting (large) accounts in the #trending section that are doing various forms of clickbait, because even in the #fediverse #ragebaiting #cutevideos #AIslop (AI slop with a leftist slant still is AI slop) are rife.
- ignoring #comments from people who keep missing the point willfully or from sheer ignorance. My time is sacred.

#mentalhealth #resolutions

You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram

https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-b56965ba-39bcf673b8746bd5

You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram

“Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of “infinite synthetic content” means as it all becomes harder and harder to distinguish from reality, and the old, more personal Instagram feed that he ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/you-cant-trust-your-eyes-to-tell-you-whats-real-anymore-says-the-head-of-instagram/

#AI #deepfake #ragebaiting #socialnetworks #technology

Ich glaube mit "the medium is the message" wollte und hat McLuhan erfolgreich geragebaitet

#themediumisthemassage #mcluhan #ragebaiting

“Rage bait” é a expressão do ano para o dicionário Oxford

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/rage-bait-e-a-expressao-do-ano-para-o-dicionario-de-oxford/

BBC: ‘Rage bait’ named Oxford word of the year 2025. “Do you find yourself getting increasingly irate while scrolling through your social media feed? If so, you may be falling victim to rage bait, which Oxford University Press has named its word or phrase of the year.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/01/bbc-rage-bait-named-oxford-word-of-the-year-2025/