Carlos Diaz Ruiz
@carlosdiazruiz.com
Associate Professor at Hanken in Finland. I write about the consumer culture and advertising markets that allow disinformation to thrive on social media.
Author of the book "Market-Oriented Disinformation Research."
https://www.carlosdiazruiz.com
Author of the book "Market-Oriented Disinformation Research."
https://www.carlosdiazruiz.com
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Carlos Diaz Ruiz
@carlosdiazruiz.com
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The Disinformation Economy - Journal of Marketing Management
JMM Special Issue: The Disinformation Economy: Digital Markets of Influence, Conflict, and Polarization. Guest Editors: Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Sofia Ulver & James Pamment
www.jmmnews.com
#CallsForPapers Special Issue on "The Disinformation Economy: Digital Markets of Influence, Conflict and Polarization." @jmmnews.bsky.social
Guest Editors: Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Sofia Ulver, & James Pamment.
#disinformation #fakenews #misinformation #adtech
www.jmmnews.com/disinformati...
Guest Editors: Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Sofia Ulver, & James Pamment.
#disinformation #fakenews #misinformation #adtech
www.jmmnews.com/disinformati...
This song captures the soul of the version of America I have admired since I was a child. It is still out there, and this one touches its core.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Av...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Av...
Streets of Minneapolis
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This song captures the soul of the version of America I have admired since I was a child. It is still out there, and this one touches its core.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Av...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Av...
I will be speaking at a forum on disinformation and influence operations in the creator economy.
The event will be hosted by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics and the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication at the Stockholm School of Economics.
www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...
The event will be hosted by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics and the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication at the Stockholm School of Economics.
www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...
Ignoring antagonistic information threats: Costs and evidence from Ukraine
As democracies worldwide face mounting disinformation, influence operations, and hybrid threats, Ukraine’s experience offers an evidence base for understanding the consequences of underestimating - or ignoring - antagonistic information aggression. This high-level expert event brings together Ukrainian and international specialists to unpack the economic, political, and societal costs of these threats, and to discuss what Europe must learn from Ukraine’s decade on the front lines.
www.hhs.se
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I will be speaking at a forum on disinformation and influence operations in the creator economy.
The event will be hosted by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics and the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication at the Stockholm School of Economics.
www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...
The event will be hosted by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics and the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication at the Stockholm School of Economics.
www.hhs.se/en/about-us/...
Attacks by Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and Boogaloo Bois are down 100%.
Meanwhile, attacks by ICE goons are up 100%
Noone will ever know why.
Meanwhile, attacks by ICE goons are up 100%
Noone will ever know why.
January 26, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Attacks by Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and Boogaloo Bois are down 100%.
Meanwhile, attacks by ICE goons are up 100%
Noone will ever know why.
Meanwhile, attacks by ICE goons are up 100%
Noone will ever know why.
I almost forgot what a good speech looks like. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered an impactful speech at the WEF.
"You cannot 'live within the lie' of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvF...
"You cannot 'live within the lie' of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvF...
FULL SPEECH: Canada’s PM Carney Says US-Led World Order Is Breaking at World Economic Forum | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:44 AM
I almost forgot what a good speech looks like. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered an impactful speech at the WEF.
"You cannot 'live within the lie' of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvF...
"You cannot 'live within the lie' of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvF...
This is not pathetic if you really think about it. Yes, the grovelling appears, at first, a cringe-worthy effort to become the president of a colonial vassal state, but in reality, she got a bag of MAGA memorabilia.
I am sure the red hat is totally worth it.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
I am sure the red hat is totally worth it.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support | CNN
When Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House on Thursday, she came bearing the gift US President Donald Trump has long coveted: a Nobel Peace Prize.
edition.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
This is not pathetic if you really think about it. Yes, the grovelling appears, at first, a cringe-worthy effort to become the president of a colonial vassal state, but in reality, she got a bag of MAGA memorabilia.
I am sure the red hat is totally worth it.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
I am sure the red hat is totally worth it.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
And me, thinking all this time that conservatives loathe participation trophies. They used to say participation trophies were too woke because they undermine meritocracy and foster an Entitled Mindset.
#participation_trophies
#participation_trophies
News outlets declaring “Trump Accepts Nobel Peace Prize” is a red alert state media indicator
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 AM
And me, thinking all this time that conservatives loathe participation trophies. They used to say participation trophies were too woke because they undermine meritocracy and foster an Entitled Mindset.
#participation_trophies
#participation_trophies
Less than 24 hours ago, the Trump administration framed a US citizen, a mother, as a terrorist who deserved to die in the hands of ICE. Today, he announced a land intervention in Mexico, and everyone who will die as a result will be presented as a narco-terrorist.
time.com/7344918/trum...
time.com/7344918/trum...
Trump Says U.S. to Start ‘Hitting Land’ in Military Campaign Against Cartels
Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday, the President threatened land strikes, naming Mexico as a potential target, without elaboration.
time.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Less than 24 hours ago, the Trump administration framed a US citizen, a mother, as a terrorist who deserved to die in the hands of ICE. Today, he announced a land intervention in Mexico, and everyone who will die as a result will be presented as a narco-terrorist.
time.com/7344918/trum...
time.com/7344918/trum...
Turns out De Gaulle was right.
January 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Turns out De Gaulle was right.
So, how is the US act of aggression against Venezuela any different from what Russia did in 2022?
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
So, how is the US act of aggression against Venezuela any different from what Russia did in 2022?
Mr Brooks, maybe next time, disclose your links to Epstein before calling it a hoax?
Even if Brooks attended only a few events, his failure to disclose his ties to Epstein constitutes a massive conflict of interest. He should not be a columnist at @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Even if Brooks attended only a few events, his failure to disclose his ties to Epstein constitutes a massive conflict of interest. He should not be a columnist at @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | The Epstein Story? Count Me Out.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Mr Brooks, maybe next time, disclose your links to Epstein before calling it a hoax?
Even if Brooks attended only a few events, his failure to disclose his ties to Epstein constitutes a massive conflict of interest. He should not be a columnist at @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Even if Brooks attended only a few events, his failure to disclose his ties to Epstein constitutes a massive conflict of interest. He should not be a columnist at @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
There is a reason for Trump's & Co. disdain for Europe, and it is precisely the same that explains Putin and Xi's disdain for Ukraine and Taiwan, respectively. They hold a mirror that says: "We can be successful without you; democracy does not need autocrats."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right
Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
There is a reason for Trump's & Co. disdain for Europe, and it is precisely the same that explains Putin and Xi's disdain for Ukraine and Taiwan, respectively. They hold a mirror that says: "We can be successful without you; democracy does not need autocrats."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ex-D.E.A. Agent Charged With Agreeing to Launder Millions for Cartel
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
15 Billion. Meta made 15 billion dollars through fraudulent ads and scams, and this is just from "ads for scams and banned goods." To date, no one knows how much money they make from Ad Fraud, which includes bots clicking on ads that humans do not see.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
15 Billion. Meta made 15 billion dollars through fraudulent ads and scams, and this is just from "ads for scams and banned goods." To date, no one knows how much money they make from Ad Fraud, which includes bots clicking on ads that humans do not see.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Thanks for preventing brain drain in the Global South, I guess.
However, it is fascinating to see the US doing a speed-run to reduce its global dominance.
If you were to dismantle the US soft power fast, you could do precisely this (plus ICE and tariffs).
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
However, it is fascinating to see the US doing a speed-run to reduce its global dominance.
If you were to dismantle the US soft power fast, you could do precisely this (plus ICE and tariffs).
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
DeSantis urges Florida universities to stop hiring foreign visa workers
Governor tells universities to end use of H-1B visas, though legal experts say states lack authority over federal program
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Thanks for preventing brain drain in the Global South, I guess.
However, it is fascinating to see the US doing a speed-run to reduce its global dominance.
If you were to dismantle the US soft power fast, you could do precisely this (plus ICE and tariffs).
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
However, it is fascinating to see the US doing a speed-run to reduce its global dominance.
If you were to dismantle the US soft power fast, you could do precisely this (plus ICE and tariffs).
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I am delighted to find that my paper is the "most read" at the Journal of Marketing Management.
"Disinformation and fake news as externalities of digital advertising: a close reading of sociotechnical imaginaries in programmatic advertising" by Carlos Diaz Ruiz.
It is Open Access, so go ahead!
"Disinformation and fake news as externalities of digital advertising: a close reading of sociotechnical imaginaries in programmatic advertising" by Carlos Diaz Ruiz.
It is Open Access, so go ahead!
October 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I am delighted to find that my paper is the "most read" at the Journal of Marketing Management.
"Disinformation and fake news as externalities of digital advertising: a close reading of sociotechnical imaginaries in programmatic advertising" by Carlos Diaz Ruiz.
It is Open Access, so go ahead!
"Disinformation and fake news as externalities of digital advertising: a close reading of sociotechnical imaginaries in programmatic advertising" by Carlos Diaz Ruiz.
It is Open Access, so go ahead!
Did you know that Google removed its entire ad library of political advertising from 27 countries (7 years), just so that it would not need to comply with the European Union's regulation on transparency of political advertising?
www.404media.co/google-ad-tr...
www.404media.co/google-ad-tr...
Google Just Removed Seven Years of Political Advertising History from 27 Countries
Ahead of the European Union's Regulation on Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising, Google's Ad Transparency Center no longer shows political ads from any countries in the EU.
www.404media.co
October 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Did you know that Google removed its entire ad library of political advertising from 27 countries (7 years), just so that it would not need to comply with the European Union's regulation on transparency of political advertising?
www.404media.co/google-ad-tr...
www.404media.co/google-ad-tr...
#CallsForPapers Special Issue on "The Disinformation Economy: Digital Markets of Influence, Conflict and Polarization." @jmmnews.bsky.social
Guest Editors: Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Sofia Ulver, & James Pamment.
#disinformation #fakenews #misinformation #adtech
www.jmmnews.com/disinformati...
Guest Editors: Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Sofia Ulver, & James Pamment.
#disinformation #fakenews #misinformation #adtech
www.jmmnews.com/disinformati...
The Disinformation Economy - Journal of Marketing Management
JMM Special Issue: The Disinformation Economy: Digital Markets of Influence, Conflict, and Polarization. Guest Editors: Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Sofia Ulver & James Pamment
www.jmmnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
#CallsForPapers Special Issue on "The Disinformation Economy: Digital Markets of Influence, Conflict and Polarization." @jmmnews.bsky.social
Guest Editors: Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Sofia Ulver, & James Pamment.
#disinformation #fakenews #misinformation #adtech
www.jmmnews.com/disinformati...
Guest Editors: Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Sofia Ulver, & James Pamment.
#disinformation #fakenews #misinformation #adtech
www.jmmnews.com/disinformati...
Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Maria Corina Machado
"Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence."
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
"Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence."
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
Nobel Peace Prize 2025
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...
www.nobelprize.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Maria Corina Machado
"Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence."
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
"Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence."
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
Your ads are funding this.
Dear marketers and advertisers, every time you use your budgets to Google, Meta, TikTok, et al., you do not know and cannot know if your ads are funding this horrific content.
It is not just TikTok. See below
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Dear marketers and advertisers, every time you use your budgets to Google, Meta, TikTok, et al., you do not know and cannot know if your ads are funding this horrific content.
It is not just TikTok. See below
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
TikTok ‘directs child accounts to pornographic content within a few clicks’
Despite platform’s limits on adult content, study finds it not only accessible but often suggested
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Your ads are funding this.
Dear marketers and advertisers, every time you use your budgets to Google, Meta, TikTok, et al., you do not know and cannot know if your ads are funding this horrific content.
It is not just TikTok. See below
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Dear marketers and advertisers, every time you use your budgets to Google, Meta, TikTok, et al., you do not know and cannot know if your ads are funding this horrific content.
It is not just TikTok. See below
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
When I was a child, I was torn between becoming a pirate or a protector of wildlife. Pirates had ships, but animal protectors had Jane Goodall. I learned about her work after watching "Gorillas in the Mist," which blew my mind.
Today, I learned that the legend Jane Goodall passed away. RIP
Today, I learned that the legend Jane Goodall passed away. RIP
October 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
When I was a child, I was torn between becoming a pirate or a protector of wildlife. Pirates had ships, but animal protectors had Jane Goodall. I learned about her work after watching "Gorillas in the Mist," which blew my mind.
Today, I learned that the legend Jane Goodall passed away. RIP
Today, I learned that the legend Jane Goodall passed away. RIP
Authoritarianism is boring.
My American friends believe that dictatorships are dramatic with public executions and whatnot. Unlike the movies, dictatorships are unexciting. Life goes on: people get groceries and struggle with bills, as usual.
Losing agency in your own society is mostly boring.
My American friends believe that dictatorships are dramatic with public executions and whatnot. Unlike the movies, dictatorships are unexciting. Life goes on: people get groceries and struggle with bills, as usual.
Losing agency in your own society is mostly boring.
October 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Authoritarianism is boring.
My American friends believe that dictatorships are dramatic with public executions and whatnot. Unlike the movies, dictatorships are unexciting. Life goes on: people get groceries and struggle with bills, as usual.
Losing agency in your own society is mostly boring.
My American friends believe that dictatorships are dramatic with public executions and whatnot. Unlike the movies, dictatorships are unexciting. Life goes on: people get groceries and struggle with bills, as usual.
Losing agency in your own society is mostly boring.
They claim that non-human objects have agency (when convenient).
✔️Vaccines cause autism
✔️Tylenol causes damage to pregnant women
✔️Video games radicalize children
But do guns harm people and cause mass shootings?
❌ No, of course not, silly. People kill people; guns are objects and cannot act.
✔️Vaccines cause autism
✔️Tylenol causes damage to pregnant women
✔️Video games radicalize children
But do guns harm people and cause mass shootings?
❌ No, of course not, silly. People kill people; guns are objects and cannot act.
September 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
They claim that non-human objects have agency (when convenient).
✔️Vaccines cause autism
✔️Tylenol causes damage to pregnant women
✔️Video games radicalize children
But do guns harm people and cause mass shootings?
❌ No, of course not, silly. People kill people; guns are objects and cannot act.
✔️Vaccines cause autism
✔️Tylenol causes damage to pregnant women
✔️Video games radicalize children
But do guns harm people and cause mass shootings?
❌ No, of course not, silly. People kill people; guns are objects and cannot act.
The weather may be grey and the food bland, but being an academic in the Nordic countries is an immense privilege. This is a statement of Nordic universities on academic freedom, to which I wholeheartedly subscribe.
www.hanken.fi/en/news/nord...
www.hanken.fi/en/news/nord...
Nordic universities: Statement on academic freedom and university autonomy
Academic freedom is the cornerstone of higher education and research. It encompasses the right of scholars to pursue truth and knowledge without undue interference, to teach and discuss ideas freely, ...
www.hanken.fi
September 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The weather may be grey and the food bland, but being an academic in the Nordic countries is an immense privilege. This is a statement of Nordic universities on academic freedom, to which I wholeheartedly subscribe.
www.hanken.fi/en/news/nord...
www.hanken.fi/en/news/nord...
A breath of fresh air. The Finnish President, Alexander Stubb, delivered a significant speech at the UN on how small countries can have agency and power in a multipolar world. Principles should come first; otherwise, pursuing interests without values will lead to war. youtu.be/NLzUhjf7XQU?...
🇫🇮 Finland - President Addresses United Nations General Debate, 80th Session | #UNGA
YouTube video by United Nations
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
A breath of fresh air. The Finnish President, Alexander Stubb, delivered a significant speech at the UN on how small countries can have agency and power in a multipolar world. Principles should come first; otherwise, pursuing interests without values will lead to war. youtu.be/NLzUhjf7XQU?...
Reposted by Carlos Diaz Ruiz
Paying for posts on Facebook and TikTok, sharing disinformation, manufacturing polls, preparing for question election integrity.
The Moldova elections on September 28 are targeted for interference.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Moldova elections on September 28 are targeted for interference.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt European election - BBC investigation
An undercover reporter discovers a network is offering to pay for social media posts undermining Moldova’s ruling party.
www.bbc.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Paying for posts on Facebook and TikTok, sharing disinformation, manufacturing polls, preparing for question election integrity.
The Moldova elections on September 28 are targeted for interference.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Moldova elections on September 28 are targeted for interference.
www.bbc.com/news/article...