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Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive #Political Ads Thrived on #Facebook and #Instagram in Run-Up to #election2024
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Despite Meta's stated commitment to crack down on harmful content, it failed to catch tens of thousands of ads that used false claims and deepfakes of political figures to collect users’ sensitive personal data or bait them into monthly charges.

#News #Tech #SocialMedia #Business #Badvertising #Scam #Meta #Government #politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-instagram-meta-deceptive-political-ads-election


Organisations seem to be slow to move away from X and establish themselves on the alternatives.

I'm finding this frustrating because one of my main reasons for being on social media is to follow and interact with organisations I'm interested in.

Oh well, I guess it will take time. I'll just have to sign up for more mailing lists and newsletters.

Thank you to the orgs that have made the leap here and in other places!

#socialmedia


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🗳️ 2) Who do you think WILL win the US election?

✔ The #poll results will only come out after the #election.

✔ It will be shared on other #socialmedia like #X, #Bluesky, #Threads for a more diverse sample.

✔ Poll is hosted on Mastodon.social: https://mastodon.social/privacy-policy

#US #USA #Trump #Harris #TrumpVance #HarrisWalz #DonaldTrump #Kamala #KamalaHarris #USPolitics #uspol #politics #vote #republican #democrat #democracy #democrats #republicans #political #politica #unitedstates #america

  • Kamala Harris / Tim Walz (74%, 101 votes)
  • Donald Trump / JD Vance (20%, 27 votes)
  • Independent, Libertarian or Green (0%, 0 votes)
  • Other / No one (5%, 7 votes)
135 voters. Poll end: in 3 days


Foreign Trolls and Bots are a problem on social media and the Fediverse is not immune so here are two links to help you identify them:

On of the links is interactive so you can test your skill.

#SocialMedia #Election #Fediverse #Mastodon #Bot #Troll

https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-do-i-spot-fake-social-media-accounts-bots-and-trolls/a-60313035

This one is interactive:

https://spotthetroll.org/start
Deutsche Welle · Jan 3, 2022
How to spot fake s


On the two year anniversary of joining #Mastodon I'm super proud to share:

🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.13 👩‍🚀

"The #Fediverse has empowered me to take back control from Big Tech. Now I want to help others do the same."

https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-fediverse-has-empowered-me-to-take-back-control-from-big-tech-now-i-want-to-help-others-do-the-same/

with mentions of @forgeandcraft (who made this awesome Fediverse t-shirt) @phanpy @ivory @Tusky @nimi @Roneyb @davidoclubb

#FOSS #FLOSS #Matrix #TheFutureIsFederated #blog #tech #activism #BigTech #socialmedia #education


I feel bad for Uerica, Sylvia, Nicole, Constance, Evangeline, Annie, Celia, Heather, Aggie, Georgie, Colleen, Katie, Melanie and Deborah. Why do parents give their girls first names the same as their last? OH, they're bots making social media worse. Got it.

#facebook #twitter #instagram #threads #girl #bots #socialmedia #exhausting


Bluesky working on a paid subscription

The idea is to offer a subscription that unlocks exclusive features for paid users, very similar to X Premium (formerly Twitter Blue).

https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/25/bluesky-paid-subscription/

#SocialMedia #Bluesky


Just a reminder that 0% of fediverse admins took on debt to support their communities.

https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112399842395585906

#fediverse #SocialMedia #sustainability #bluesky #VentureCapital


#Microblogging #Service #Bluesky with a new #crypto #investor 😳


Source: https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2024-series-a

This does not change the fact that the Bluesky app and the AT Protocol do not use #blockchains or #cryptocurrency, and we will not hyperfinancialize the #social experience (through #tokens, crypto #trading, #NFTs, etc.).


But taking #money from this swamp is OK? What's the color of money 💵 - don't tell me that it is green cause I know it's red. Dancing with the devil won't change the devil but you.

#finance #blockchain #freedom #business #economy #news #Problem #internet #platform #socialmedia


🌟Hello #AcademicMastodon🌟

I'm Hannah and currently working on the research project to understand the role of #Mastodon in #academia during my internship here.

If you haven’t done so already, please consider participating in the project. I would love to hear from you:

🔗https://rug.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9M1VEyMQ8k4xv94

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already participated in the survey! It is really insightful to read your opinions and experiences.

#AcademicChatter #OpenScience #Plushtodon #SocialMedia


@econads Heh, still using the wrong narrative I see. You can't really compare the platforms like this.

"Reddit vs. Mastodon" - I mean WHICH one?

"Engagement" - a non-word.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMedia


👋Hi, #academic community, tell us, why are you on #Mastodon and how are you using it?

📣 Please share and fill out our quick survey (max 10 min):

🔗https://rug.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9M1VEyMQ8k4xv94

Help us study #decentralized #SocialMedia in academia.

➡️ Why Mastodon (or why not)?
➡️ How often do you toot?
➡️ Benefits over other platforms?
➡️ Challenges faced?

More info:
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/research-project-academic-staff-engagement-mastodon

#AcademicMastodon #AcademicChatter #OpenScience


Don’t say ‘vote’: How Instagram hides your political posts

WaPo #tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler investigates how #Meta’s #Instagram, #Facebook & #Threads suppress #content related to the #election. Even discussing how to #vote isn’t safe.

…Fowler shows exactly how #democracy dies on Instagram.

#SocialMedia #internet #censorship #politics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/16/instagram-limits-political-content-shadowban-election-posts/


As much as I would love for Mastodon to grow, I get why people are avoiding it like the plague.

People are flocking to Bluesky as X makes more unwanted changes

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273435/bluesky-user-spike-x-tos-ai-changes-blocking

#Bluesky #Twitter #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Tech


@iamdtms For some reason I can't get myself to use Bluesky. Its multiple feeds confuse the hell out of me. I don't know if it's af fish or a bird.

Mastodon makes sense to me.

#SocialMedia #Bluesky


I'm fed up of hearing about 'town square' social media 🚫 A town square is so much more. It's human. So, what's the closest we can get? Is it new, cross-platform, social tech? forbetter.ghost.io/why-youll-ne...#SocialMedia #Bluesky #Twitter #X #Fediverse #Blog

Why you'll never have a 'town ...


Elon Musk's posting addiction might be causing regulators to decline a plan that would let SpaceX launch more rockets out of Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Read more at @xataka. #ElonMusk #SpaceX #X #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/-Y8rwB


@Npars01
Once upon a time, #socialmedia was mostly stupid (it still is), and mostly harmless

Then the #ArabSpring happened

#Autocracy around the world leaped to attention

13 years later, they have figured out how to coopt it with #troll farms and #plutocracy, #corruption

And now they wield it against #democracy instead


Here's a secret: People who spew online lies may not actually believe they're true. You could even call it a conspiracy among conspiracy theorists.

Social psychologist H. Colleen Sinclair and her colleagues highlight a few subgroups of these people. They include straight-up #trolls just trying to promote conflict and harass others, along with people who are making money from the lies they tell and extremists fishing for new recruits.
https://theconversation.com/some-online-conspiracy-spreaders-dont-even-believe-the-lies-theyre-spewing-237730
#socialmedia #misinformation


Yesterday, I posted a chart with Mastodon active users to discuss the problems of Mastodon. I also cross-posted it over 10 of my connected profiles. I got max 10 comments on that from all the profiles during the day. Today I posted a similar post on Reddit r/Mastodon and got more than 70 comments in 3 hours. It's much easier to discuss Mastodon on Reddit than on Mastodon itself. Lol.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/1g1g844/why_is_mastodon_struggling_to_survive/

#Mastodon #Reddit #SocialMedia #Discussion #Engagement



Inside the funhouse mirror factory: How social media distorts perceptions of norms https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X24001313
"When people stare into the [social media] mirror they do not see a true version of reality, but instead one that has been distorted by a small but vocal minority of extreme outliers whose opinions create illusory norms. In turn, these outliers are often amplified by design features and algorithms that prioritize engaging content."
#socialmedia #cogsci #psychology


"We have to ask ourselves: How did we get here? How did we arrive at a place where truth is so easily discarded in favor of partisan narratives? Part of the problem lies in the deliberate erosion of trust in institutions and the media. When Trump brands any unfavorable news as 'fake,' it primes his supporters to dismiss factual reporting."

~ Parker Molloy

#Trump #lies #disinformation #hurricane #Helene #fascism #media #SocialMedia
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https://www.readtpa.com/p/lies-about-the-hurricane-helene-response


"response on #SocialMedia Thursday from President Joe #Biden ... “You can’t only help those in need if they voted for you.”...

Democratic California Gov. #GavinNewsom... calling the episode “a glimpse into the future if we elect” #Trump...

Harvey and Olivia Troye, a former Trump #WhiteHouse homeland #security adviser who backed up Harvey’s claim, say Trump ...is politicizing a #disaster that has killed more than 170 people in six states"

#GOP #Politics #Hurricane #Helene #USA #News #Climate


Top Execs Exit #Trump Media Amid Allegations of CEO’s Mismanagement and Retaliation
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Several people involved with the former president’s company, operator of #TruthSocial, believe the departures were retaliation following internal complaints about CEO Devin Nunes to the company board.

#News #DonaldTrump #DevinNunes #TrumpMedia #Business #SocialMedia #Tech #Media

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-media-truth-social-executives-ousted-devin-nunes?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post