this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2024
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Fediverse vs Disinformation

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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:

  1. No disinformation
  2. Posts must be relevant to the topic of astroturfing, propaganda and/or disinformation

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I would describe someone who is 17 a child

You are still required by the gouvernment(at least in Romania) to go to school when you are 17

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago

Personally I would probably describe them as a teenager to be honest, but yeah they're definitely a minor nonetheless