I guess that means the dumpster fire platform is working exactly as Space Karen intended
Blue-Checked, ‘Verified’ Users on X Produce 74 Percent of the Platform’s Most Viral False or Unsubstantiated Claims Relating to the Israel-Hamas War
Submitted 11 months ago by retiolus@lemmy.cat to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.newsguardtech.com/misinformation-monitor/october-2023/
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JunglGeorg@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s a feature not a bug. Delete Twitter
Speculater@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You made me double check that I had, I have.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Facebook up. Hit the lawyer. Delete gym.
skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
As planned though! Elon Musk doesn’t care about misinfo as long as aligns with his politics.
avater@lemmy.world 11 months ago
So a large amount of dipshits who’re are stupid or vicious enough to pay for a blue, digital checkmarks are largely posting false content that is believed by other dipshits who get their knowledge just by twitter?
Call me surprised… /s
Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Of a state actor is going to pay for a disinformation opp, $8 an account for signal boost is a no brainier.
danque@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The moment it became paid to be official was the moment spammers and worse thought they would become recognised as trustworthy. Nowadays if it’s blue dont believe anything they say.
So a large amount of dipshits who’re are stupid or vicious enough to pay for blue, digital checkmarks are largely posting false content that is believed by other dipshits who get their knowledge just by a degenerated social media platform like twitter?
Call me surprised… /s
ZeroCool@feddit.ch 11 months ago
Yep, sounds like Elon and the Saudi’s have achieved their goals of crippling Twitter’s utility as a means of organizing large scale protests and uprisings like the Arab Spring or the BLM protests in 2020. Now all that’s left is propaganda bots and various flavours of right wing extremists.
Fades@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oh no :(((((
If only there were a plethora of alternatives people could turn to… but no, Twitter is the only thing oh well
ZeroCool@feddit.ch 11 months ago
I didn’t say there weren’t alternatives. I said Elon and the Saudi’s achieved their goal of crippling the biggest. I guess reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit, eh?
blazeknave@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oh shit
CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
TikTok has filled that void, for now.
_number8_@lemmy.world 11 months ago
blue check replies are fucking garbage, i’m so sick of having to scroll thru them for 5 minutes to maybe see a sensible take
CubbyTustard@reddthat.com 11 months ago
[deleted]glimse@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s easy to switch platforms. It’s a lot harder to get all your contacts to switch platforms.
xkforce@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Full 360 degree panoramic view of the dumpster fire
MysticKetchup@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It doesn’t matter how good the new platforms are if the people you follow aren’t there. I do all my posting on Mastodon now but when it comes to people I follow on Twitter virtually none of them have moved their stuff over so I run out of interesting things to check out quickly
Khalic@kbin.social 11 months ago
Just stop using it…
Hypx@kbin.social 11 months ago
Time to leave X then.
Teodomo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
People here are just gonna tell you to leave (I have done so myself) but if you can’t for whatever reason something that can help is an extension like Blue Blocker which automatically blocks (or you can set it to mute) blue check marks as you encounter them. That way you don’t give them money for their horrible baits. While I was at Twitter waiting until the people I followed shared their new socials (sadly most went to BlueSky instead of Mastodon so I lost them anyway) I used Blue Blocker in that manner. You can set exceptions for certain accounts tho I didn’t, it mercilessly nuked all checkmarks from my Fred and reveales the bare Twitter behind. The result was somewhat like old Twitter at first but eventually it does get kinda slow as most of the valuable accounts become inactive. On the bright side that made leaving so much easier, so if you want to leave but need a motivator there’s one that might help you.
fubo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Everyone continuing to use Twitter/X is thereby materially supporting fascism. That’s what the service exists for today.
Gorgeous_Sloth@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
You take bolder shortcuts than me on Mario Kart
agent_flounder@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Take these fucking fascist for example: twitter.com/ACLU
fubo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes? They should stop.
MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 11 months ago
You should probably not listen to the opinion of anyone who pays Elon Musk 8 dollars a month for an emoji.
TwoGems@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Demand USA lawmakers make a fairness doctrine for media and social media. We used to have a fairness doctrine. Tweak it though.
The fairness doctrine had two basic elements: It required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime to discussing controversial matters of public interest, and to air contrasting views regarding those matters. Stations were given wide latitude as to how to provide contrasting views: It could be done through news segments, public affairs shows, or editorials. The doctrine did not require equal time for opposing views but required that contrasting viewpoints be presented. The demise of this FCC rule has been cited as a contributing factor in the rising level of party polarization in the United States.[5][6]
monkeytennis@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This is not news. Stop upvoting Twitter spam, it’s not even vaguely interesting.
xc2215x@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Elon doesn’t care because he agrees with them.
mlg@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I mean this is already unsurprising given how easy it was to get a blue checkmark as a journalist back when it was Twitter.
Literally any media corporation could get it for any of their employees. But for anyone else, you had to pay thousands to get a middleman who had a contact at twitter to verify you. It was such a weird system.
jray4559@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
About everyone (including several news sites) have produced false/misleading claims about who launched which rocket and how many were killed and all the other stuff, because this fight is messy, and both sides want to look good.
How many of those misinformers just copied from another source that’s supposed to be more trusted?
OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I’m shocked, shocked! Well, not that shocked.
TheGreatFox@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Blue Blocker is a great extension for anyone still using Twitter.
AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 11 months ago
This definitely feels le sampling bias to me. What percentage of xhitter as a whole is paying for blue checks? What percentage of information regarding the war from blue checks is true? How does that compare with the same figure for non paying customers?
ubermeisters@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Only fake people need to convince other people they are real
stormtrooper@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Shocking.
Anonymousllama@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Exactly what he wanted, money. He’s not interested in the slightest with factual information unless there’s some way he can use it for his own benefit
nicetriangle@kbin.social 11 months ago
Lol no shit
Jackthelad@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This is hardly surprising seeing as any one of us could create an account, buy a blue tick and then start posting any old shit.
heygooberman@lemmy.today 11 months ago
Well, I mean, didn’t he change the standards for what it takes to get a blue checkmark? This is no surprise to me.
seaQueue@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s almost as if paying for a trusted or verified badge makes it easier to spread misinformation
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takeda@lemmy.world 11 months ago
He claims that paying helps eliminate bots, there’s no way he truly believes that or he is dumber than given credit for. The entities that are interested in disinformation have deep pockets.
snooggums@kbin.social 11 months ago
Musk knows, he just wants to make money.
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
But then unemployed facebook moms can’t spread their misinformation about whatever it is that’s virally spreading that week.