Fediverse vs Disinformation
Pointing out, debunking, and spreading awareness about state- and company-sponsored astroturfing on Lemmy and elsewhere. This includes social media manipulation, propaganda, and disinformation campaigns, among others.
Propaganda and disinformation are a big problem on the internet, and the Fediverse is no exception.
What's the difference between misinformation and disinformation? The inadvertent spread of false information is misinformation. Disinformation is the intentional spread of falsehoods.
By equipping yourself with knowledge of current disinformation campaigns by state actors, corporations and their cheerleaders, you will be better able to identify, report and (hopefully) remove content matching known disinformation campaigns.
Community rules
Same as instance rules, plus:
- No disinformation
- Posts must be relevant to the topic of astroturfing, propaganda and/or disinformation
Related websites
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I try to donate a few bucks every year to Wikipedia ... my thinking is that if every person that uses Wikipedia just donated a dollar, they would have more than enough to fund their organization.
But after reading these stupid headlines ... I made a $50 donation for the first time. I use the site just about every day for reference ... I should be paying for it and I'm happy to.
It's kind of the best way to come about realizing something's value and the need to support it. Good on you!!
I usually do, again only a few bucks.
This absolute wealth of knowledge on virtually everything for an optional donation of a few $ a year - abso-fucking-lutely.
This is going to be an unpopular opinion here but based on the available info Wikipedia has enough to keep running for many years without issue.