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
Matrix chat links
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Pfft like they can do any better to discredit Wikipedia than an entire generation of teachers LMAO
They have to try. That's the problem with any tyrant's rise to power - they have to fight against knowledge in any way shape or form.
If people know too much about anything, they don't have the power they desire. It's why Mao, Stalin, Hitler, a good chunk of SE Asia, etc did their purges of intellectuals. They can't afford to have people say anything counterproductive to their grip on power.