Randahl FinkFeb 23

In the age of disinformation, this is the most important episode of Last Week Tonight yet.

John Oliver uncovers how Elon Musk took over Twitter and began funding accounts who spread disinformation, creating movements that cause serious trouble in the real world based on Twitter falsehoods — even causing the Trump regime to launch security operations based on conspiracy theories invented by random Twitter users.

https://youtu.be/p7ZG_xWYLzI?si=h_sQbBJzmI7rTqXF

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Show threadBruno Nicoletti
@randahl People can now lie shamelessly total impunity while algorithmic media prioritises outrage to maintain engagement to sell ads. Then add in the Elons prioritising lies for their own financial ends, as well as spreading not a few of their own. Burn down the internet, at least the heavily commercial parts of it.
Feb 23 at 4:17pmWeb
Show threadAdam BullockFeb 23
@bjn @randahl yes! This exactly. I haven't watched it yet, but it's crazy that people are monetized for coming up clickbait, or totally wrong things, or dangerous things. Wild.