johanharto.bsky.social
@johanharto.bsky.social
Disinformation, counterextremism, social identity theory, geopolitics, psychology, Ukraine and other things.
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New paper out in BJSPl! We examine how pro-Russian supporters in Romania & Moldova use identity-driven narratives to justify the war in Ukraine via moral disengagement & social creativity.
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/bjso...
#UkraineWar #CollectiveIdentity #MoralDisengagement #Polarisation
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/bjso...
#UkraineWar #CollectiveIdentity #MoralDisengagement #Polarisation
March 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New paper out in BJSPl! We examine how pro-Russian supporters in Romania & Moldova use identity-driven narratives to justify the war in Ukraine via moral disengagement & social creativity.
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/bjso...
#UkraineWar #CollectiveIdentity #MoralDisengagement #Polarisation
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/bjso...
#UkraineWar #CollectiveIdentity #MoralDisengagement #Polarisation
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I wrote this in 2022 but it’s become a focus again as Bluesky & decentralized infrastructure makes experimentation more possible. 🙂 While writing it, I went and found conference proceedings from a famous 1971 talk on attention by Herbert Simon; they were having the same conversation we are today…
One solution to mis/disinformation? "Move beyond thinking of platform content moderation policies as 'the solution' and prioritize rethinking design."
@noupside.bsky.social in @noemamag.com www.noemamag.com/how-online-m...
@noupside.bsky.social in @noemamag.com www.noemamag.com/how-online-m...
How Online Mobs Act Like Flocks Of Birds | NOEMA
A growing body of research suggests human behavior on social media is strikingly similar to collective behavior in nature.
www.noemamag.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I wrote this in 2022 but it’s become a focus again as Bluesky & decentralized infrastructure makes experimentation more possible. 🙂 While writing it, I went and found conference proceedings from a famous 1971 talk on attention by Herbert Simon; they were having the same conversation we are today…
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Julian sits down with @noupside.bsky.social to discuss Big Social's realignment with MAGA. If fact checking is biased, content moderation is censorship, and combating foreign propaganda is anti-free speech, WTF now?
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/brief-anti-social-media-renee-diresta
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/brief-anti-social-media-renee-diresta
Brief: Anti-Social Media (w/Renee Diresta) — Conspirituality
Julian talks to digital disinformation expert Renee Diresta about the massive Big Tech realignment with MAGA
www.conspirituality.net
February 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Julian sits down with @noupside.bsky.social to discuss Big Social's realignment with MAGA. If fact checking is biased, content moderation is censorship, and combating foreign propaganda is anti-free speech, WTF now?
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/brief-anti-social-media-renee-diresta
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/brief-anti-social-media-renee-diresta
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Honey what social media platforms are legal in China?
January 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Honey what social media platforms are legal in China?
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Chatted with Adam Lowenstein for The Ink about how to fight an epidemic of bad faith.
Not sure I have the answers here, but a lot of good people are trying to figure it out…
the.ink/p/how-to-fig...
Not sure I have the answers here, but a lot of good people are trying to figure it out…
the.ink/p/how-to-fig...
How to fight an epidemic of bad faith
Disinformation researcher Renée DiResta on the "invisible rulers" shaping politics and reality in our very online world
the.ink
December 24, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Chatted with Adam Lowenstein for The Ink about how to fight an epidemic of bad faith.
Not sure I have the answers here, but a lot of good people are trying to figure it out…
the.ink/p/how-to-fig...
Not sure I have the answers here, but a lot of good people are trying to figure it out…
the.ink/p/how-to-fig...
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This guy worked for State Dept for ~2 months. He has no inside knowledge of anything he talks about, even as he claims he ‘watched a censorship regime grow from the inside.’ It’s all bullshit. And the absolute credulity displayed by Rogan here is why commentary & journalism aren’t the same.
December 3, 2024 at 10:27 PM
This guy worked for State Dept for ~2 months. He has no inside knowledge of anything he talks about, even as he claims he ‘watched a censorship regime grow from the inside.’ It’s all bullshit. And the absolute credulity displayed by Rogan here is why commentary & journalism aren’t the same.
I can't stop laughing!!!
November 24, 2024 at 3:29 PM
I can't stop laughing!!!
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We leveled your cities, carried out mass executions of civilians and POWs, denied your nationhood and language, denied your agency to conduct foreign policy, and invaded you twice. But if you downsize your army and become neutral, we promise we won't touch you again, trust me bro
November 23, 2024 at 10:31 PM
We leveled your cities, carried out mass executions of civilians and POWs, denied your nationhood and language, denied your agency to conduct foreign policy, and invaded you twice. But if you downsize your army and become neutral, we promise we won't touch you again, trust me bro
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A must read from Forbidden Stories, confirming what many African IO researchers could only see the silhouette of:
forbiddenstories.org/in-the-centr...
forbiddenstories.org/in-the-centr...
In the Central African Republic, a former propagandist lifts the veil on the inner workings of Russian disinformation
Central African journalist Ephrem Yalike offers evidence revealing, for the first time, the relentless influence exerted in his country by Russia.
forbiddenstories.org
November 21, 2024 at 6:10 AM
A must read from Forbidden Stories, confirming what many African IO researchers could only see the silhouette of:
forbiddenstories.org/in-the-centr...
forbiddenstories.org/in-the-centr...
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Those “personal opinions” that kill kids, you know the ones. Push back on those. But otherwise he means well!
The CO governor does not have to normalize repugnant crackpot RFK Jr, yet here he is.
The CO governor does not have to normalize repugnant crackpot RFK Jr, yet here he is.
November 19, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Those “personal opinions” that kill kids, you know the ones. Push back on those. But otherwise he means well!
The CO governor does not have to normalize repugnant crackpot RFK Jr, yet here he is.
The CO governor does not have to normalize repugnant crackpot RFK Jr, yet here he is.
@hanyangsydney.bsky.social
What accounts should I follow that monitors China and Taiwan?
Do you know of any lists?
What accounts should I follow that monitors China and Taiwan?
Do you know of any lists?
November 19, 2024 at 8:32 PM
@hanyangsydney.bsky.social
What accounts should I follow that monitors China and Taiwan?
Do you know of any lists?
What accounts should I follow that monitors China and Taiwan?
Do you know of any lists?
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Testing the humor barometer on this platform
November 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Testing the humor barometer on this platform
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This probably sounded better in its original North Korean.
Longtime Trump ally Monica Crowley on President-elect Trump’s appointments:
“Everyday I wake up and it’s like Christmas morning. What kind of incredible pick are we going to get today? We have not seen this kind of talent pool since the Founding Fathers.”
“Everyday I wake up and it’s like Christmas morning. What kind of incredible pick are we going to get today? We have not seen this kind of talent pool since the Founding Fathers.”
November 18, 2024 at 4:39 AM
This probably sounded better in its original North Korean.
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Here's a quick mock-up of a graph I teach.
When scientists first get involved in policy activism, their first instinct is to try and persuade people in area A, people who most strongly disagree with them. However, those people often have no power. You can't persuade them, and also it doesn't matter
When scientists first get involved in policy activism, their first instinct is to try and persuade people in area A, people who most strongly disagree with them. However, those people often have no power. You can't persuade them, and also it doesn't matter
November 18, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Here's a quick mock-up of a graph I teach.
When scientists first get involved in policy activism, their first instinct is to try and persuade people in area A, people who most strongly disagree with them. However, those people often have no power. You can't persuade them, and also it doesn't matter
When scientists first get involved in policy activism, their first instinct is to try and persuade people in area A, people who most strongly disagree with them. However, those people often have no power. You can't persuade them, and also it doesn't matter
youtu.be/ycHvBT6op5Q?...
It's eerie how the far left/far right isolationists sounds exactly like Charles Lindbergh did in the 1940's.
It's eerie how the far left/far right isolationists sounds exactly like Charles Lindbergh did in the 1940's.
Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of 1940s Nazi Sympathizers
YouTube video by Smithsonian Channel
youtu.be
November 18, 2024 at 1:51 PM
youtu.be/ycHvBT6op5Q?...
It's eerie how the far left/far right isolationists sounds exactly like Charles Lindbergh did in the 1940's.
It's eerie how the far left/far right isolationists sounds exactly like Charles Lindbergh did in the 1940's.
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I don’t actually think it’s good that every political faction retreats to its own space - I think there needs to be some areas for intersection and debate. (I personally like Threads for that atm.) But the Great Decentralization is happening and it’s going to be fascinating to watch it evolve.
November 17, 2024 at 4:37 PM
I don’t actually think it’s good that every political faction retreats to its own space - I think there needs to be some areas for intersection and debate. (I personally like Threads for that atm.) But the Great Decentralization is happening and it’s going to be fascinating to watch it evolve.
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Russia, China, and Iran have interfered in multiple US elections.
As someone who worked with *Twitter’s teams & data* on investigations for years: state adversaries operate globally.
Only brain-rotted cranks sucking down right-wing propaganda doubt that, or say stupid shit like this.
As someone who worked with *Twitter’s teams & data* on investigations for years: state adversaries operate globally.
Only brain-rotted cranks sucking down right-wing propaganda doubt that, or say stupid shit like this.
November 16, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Russia, China, and Iran have interfered in multiple US elections.
As someone who worked with *Twitter’s teams & data* on investigations for years: state adversaries operate globally.
Only brain-rotted cranks sucking down right-wing propaganda doubt that, or say stupid shit like this.
As someone who worked with *Twitter’s teams & data* on investigations for years: state adversaries operate globally.
Only brain-rotted cranks sucking down right-wing propaganda doubt that, or say stupid shit like this.
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A few hours ago, HIMARS struck a concentration of Russian infantrymen in the area of Tavriya village, Zaporizhzhia front. The work of the 15th separate brigade of artillery reconnaissance "Black Forest" and aerial reconnaissance of the 128th Brigade.
t.me/gnilayachere...
t.me/gnilayachere...
November 16, 2024 at 9:38 PM
A few hours ago, HIMARS struck a concentration of Russian infantrymen in the area of Tavriya village, Zaporizhzhia front. The work of the 15th separate brigade of artillery reconnaissance "Black Forest" and aerial reconnaissance of the 128th Brigade.
t.me/gnilayachere...
t.me/gnilayachere...
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A great spot on a report that asks a pivotal question:
Reading this paper which tries to estimate how much more it would cost Germany to NOT support Ukraine, versus the current support.
The authors estimate it’s 10 times the current support.
www.ifw-kiel.de/fileadmin/Da...
The authors estimate it’s 10 times the current support.
www.ifw-kiel.de/fileadmin/Da...
November 14, 2024 at 8:22 PM
A great spot on a report that asks a pivotal question:
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Looking at the replies on an app and not seeing porn bots or people calling me DEI
a man is standing in front of a crowd of people and looking at the camera with a surprised look on his face .
ALT: a man is standing in front of a crowd of people and looking at the camera with a surprised look on his face .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Looking at the replies on an app and not seeing porn bots or people calling me DEI
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MAGA is having a complete meltdown after their candidate Rick Scott lost. You hate to see it 🤣
November 13, 2024 at 5:45 PM
MAGA is having a complete meltdown after their candidate Rick Scott lost. You hate to see it 🤣