Mathias Cederholm
@mathiasced.bsky.social
Källkritik, MIK. Föreläser, skriver, utbildar, forskar. F.d. historiker. Arb: Alle Fonti. Mastodon +Twitter + Bluesky är mina anteckningsböcker = mkt delningar. Dålig på återfölja, vill hålla mitt flöde så ämnesnördigt det går, inget personligt.
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Mathias Cederholm
@mathiasced.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Finns många fina "starter packs" här på Bluesky om man vill fördjupa sig i olika ämnen. Här en rad forskare / experter på konspirationsteorier
go.bsky.app/FP8gwWj
go.bsky.app/FP8gwWj
Post som blev tråd med tips på "starter packs" med forskare, experter osv kring konspirationsteorier, medier, fact checking, kognitionsforskning, klimat, extremism osv.
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"Wikipedia, under fire from conservatives and shaken by AI, faces growing pressure" www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
Wikipedia, under fire from conservatives and shaken by AI, faces growing pressure
Nearing its 25th anniversary, the online encyclopedia faces multiple challenges: accusations of 'woke' bias, threats to contributors, AI-generated content and declining readership. Despite these issue...
www.lemonde.fr
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM
"Wikipedia, under fire from conservatives and shaken by AI, faces growing pressure" www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
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The power of political identity...👇
Older adults share more political misinformation. Here's why www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1...
"...older people are more likely to believe as true and to share information that aligns with their party, whether that information is true or not."
Older adults share more political misinformation. Here's why www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1...
"...older people are more likely to believe as true and to share information that aligns with their party, whether that information is true or not."
Older adults share more political misinformation. Here's why
A new international study sheds light on why the 55-and-older set tends to share more fake news on social media—and what can be done about it.
www.colorado.edu
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The power of political identity...👇
Older adults share more political misinformation. Here's why www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1...
"...older people are more likely to believe as true and to share information that aligns with their party, whether that information is true or not."
Older adults share more political misinformation. Here's why www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1...
"...older people are more likely to believe as true and to share information that aligns with their party, whether that information is true or not."
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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Easily the most interesting (and optimistic) thing I've read in a while climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp...
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Easily the most interesting (and optimistic) thing I've read in a while climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp...
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Ignorance as a weapon, turning "I love the Poorly Educated" into policy ...
"How Political Power is Capturing Knowledge Systems and Manufacturing Structural Ignorance" - @noupside.bsky.social techpolicy.press/how-politica...
"How Political Power is Capturing Knowledge Systems and Manufacturing Structural Ignorance" - @noupside.bsky.social techpolicy.press/how-politica...
techpolicy.press
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ignorance as a weapon, turning "I love the Poorly Educated" into policy ...
"How Political Power is Capturing Knowledge Systems and Manufacturing Structural Ignorance" - @noupside.bsky.social techpolicy.press/how-politica...
"How Political Power is Capturing Knowledge Systems and Manufacturing Structural Ignorance" - @noupside.bsky.social techpolicy.press/how-politica...
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I think @damonberes.com nailed this one: Social media is not social anymore, and with the pivot to AI, companies that build social media are building something that is isolating us even more
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I think @damonberes.com nailed this one: Social media is not social anymore, and with the pivot to AI, companies that build social media are building something that is isolating us even more
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Minds over AI: To tackle disinformation, look to education www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/minds-...
Minds over AI: To tackle disinformation, look to education
Nov 10, 2025 // As AI makes misinformation and disinformation faster, cheaper, and more convincing, we need the tools to tell veracity from virality. The foundational pillar of those tools must be edu...
www.diplomaticourier.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Minds over AI: To tackle disinformation, look to education www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/minds-...
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As the BBC faces fresh scrutiny, what does our research say about it?
Here's an updated version of a piece by @rasmuskleis.bsky.social @annisch.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social and Craig T. Robertson originally published in 2020
📱 Full piece here buff.ly/iLaMzHa
🧵 4 findings in thread
Here's an updated version of a piece by @rasmuskleis.bsky.social @annisch.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social and Craig T. Robertson originally published in 2020
📱 Full piece here buff.ly/iLaMzHa
🧵 4 findings in thread
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
As the BBC faces fresh scrutiny, what does our research say about it?
Here's an updated version of a piece by @rasmuskleis.bsky.social @annisch.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social and Craig T. Robertson originally published in 2020
📱 Full piece here buff.ly/iLaMzHa
🧵 4 findings in thread
Here's an updated version of a piece by @rasmuskleis.bsky.social @annisch.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social and Craig T. Robertson originally published in 2020
📱 Full piece here buff.ly/iLaMzHa
🧵 4 findings in thread
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Sora strangulations, Slurmcore, Bearista breakdowns, a skincare line for 3 yr olds, fitness influencers' hotness problem, MrBeast + Dealbook, Rizzwiches, how far ChatGPT will *really* go, and MORE in today's newsletter
Right-wing influencers earn higher fees for sponsored posts than left-wing counterparts
Sora strangulations, Slurmcore, Bearista breakdowns, a skincare line for 3 yr olds, fitness influencers' hotness problem, MrBeast + Dealbook, Rizzwiches, how far ChatGPT will *really* go
www.usermag.co
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Sora strangulations, Slurmcore, Bearista breakdowns, a skincare line for 3 yr olds, fitness influencers' hotness problem, MrBeast + Dealbook, Rizzwiches, how far ChatGPT will *really* go, and MORE in today's newsletter
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Exporting MAGA "The Heritage Foundation goes from MAGA to MEGA - Make Europe Great Again" www.politico.eu/article/the-...
The Heritage Foundation goes from MAGA to MEGA — Make Europe Great Again
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Exporting MAGA "The Heritage Foundation goes from MAGA to MEGA - Make Europe Great Again" www.politico.eu/article/the-...
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New study finds that people struggle to accurately judge their own performance when using AI tools. The authors suggest adding a simple “explain-back” step where users restate the AI’s reasoning in their own words before accepting its answer. This could help ensure they understand the AI’s response.
AI makes you smarter but none the wiser: The disconnect between performance and metacognition
Optimizing human–AI interaction requires users to reflect on their performance critically, yet little is known about generative AI systems’ effect on …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
New study finds that people struggle to accurately judge their own performance when using AI tools. The authors suggest adding a simple “explain-back” step where users restate the AI’s reasoning in their own words before accepting its answer. This could help ensure they understand the AI’s response.
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If you're tired of the biased BBC don't forget to tune in to GB News to watch shows hosted by Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, Lee Anderson, Matthew Goodwin or Jacob Rees-Mogg. 🤣
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If you're tired of the biased BBC don't forget to tune in to GB News to watch shows hosted by Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, Lee Anderson, Matthew Goodwin or Jacob Rees-Mogg. 🤣
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Lessons from Building an Online Toolkit to Aid Open-Source Investigations niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
Lessons from Building an Online Toolkit to Aid Open-Source Investigations - Nieman Reports
Publicly available sources can be a tool for all journalists, writes Johanna Wild, an open source researcher for Bellingcat.
niemanreports.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Lessons from Building an Online Toolkit to Aid Open-Source Investigations niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
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Who is driving the populist insurgency? It’s not grumpy pensioners or vulnerable teenagers – it’s my generation, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Meet gen X: middle-aged, enraged and radicalised by internet bile | Gaby Hinsliff
Who is driving the populist insurgency? It’s not grumpy pensioners or vulnerable teenagers – it’s my generation, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Who is driving the populist insurgency? It’s not grumpy pensioners or vulnerable teenagers – it’s my generation, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🧠 How can AI + social media affect how we focus, think & learn? The era of brain rot is one of the main topics in this week's edition of The Sift.
🔗 For discussion questions, Daily Do Now activity slides & much more, check out the newsletter: go.newslit.org/Sift10Nov2025
#TheSift #BrainRot
🔗 For discussion questions, Daily Do Now activity slides & much more, check out the newsletter: go.newslit.org/Sift10Nov2025
#TheSift #BrainRot
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🧠 How can AI + social media affect how we focus, think & learn? The era of brain rot is one of the main topics in this week's edition of The Sift.
🔗 For discussion questions, Daily Do Now activity slides & much more, check out the newsletter: go.newslit.org/Sift10Nov2025
#TheSift #BrainRot
🔗 For discussion questions, Daily Do Now activity slides & much more, check out the newsletter: go.newslit.org/Sift10Nov2025
#TheSift #BrainRot
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Just nu sprids en fejkad DN-artikel med rubriken att en aktiv vulkan "förstör över tjugo års klimatarbete" (vi har märkt upp bilden med vår logga). Många verkar tro på budskapet, men bilden är fabricerad och falska påståenden om vulkaners utsläpp i jämförelse med mänsklighetens har spridits länge.
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Just nu sprids en fejkad DN-artikel med rubriken att en aktiv vulkan "förstör över tjugo års klimatarbete" (vi har märkt upp bilden med vår logga). Många verkar tro på budskapet, men bilden är fabricerad och falska påståenden om vulkaners utsläpp i jämförelse med mänsklighetens har spridits länge.
Kommer alla arga KD-konton på X att bli arga sossekonton nu?
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Kommer alla arga KD-konton på X att bli arga sossekonton nu?
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Move follows ‘escalating hybrid attacks’ by Russia and other foreign powers spreading fake articles across social media, reports Jennifer Rankin. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
EU plans hub to tackle disinformation threat from Russia and others
Move follows ‘escalating hybrid attacks’ by Russia and other foreign powers spreading fake articles across social media
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Move follows ‘escalating hybrid attacks’ by Russia and other foreign powers spreading fake articles across social media, reports Jennifer Rankin. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
En märklig fars dag. Min far gick nyligen bort. Samtidigt är det min brors födelsedag. Han gick bort förra året. Jag tänder ett ljus och ställer en whisky framför porträtten. Och tar en själv, för att gratulera mig själv som far.
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
En märklig fars dag. Min far gick nyligen bort. Samtidigt är det min brors födelsedag. Han gick bort förra året. Jag tänder ett ljus och ställer en whisky framför porträtten. Och tar en själv, för att gratulera mig själv som far.
Vad tänker brittiska 16-åringar på idag?
This paper is worth a read.
“Inside the mind of a 16-year-old”
@demos-uk.bsky.social
Shuab Gamote
Peter Hyman
demos.co.uk/research/ins...
“Inside the mind of a 16-year-old”
@demos-uk.bsky.social
Shuab Gamote
Peter Hyman
demos.co.uk/research/ins...
Inside the mind of a 16-year-old: From Andrew Tate to Bonnie Blue to Nigel Farage - what do first time voters think about social media, politics, the state of Britain and their futures?
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Vad tänker brittiska 16-åringar på idag?
Spännande från Eliot Higgins och Natalie Martin.
🧵 Across the world, democracy isn’t just under pressure, it’s facing epistemic collapse: a breakdown in the shared ability to know what’s true, to reason together and to hold power to account.
A new guest paper by @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social explores how to fix it.
A new guest paper by @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social explores how to fix it.
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Spännande från Eliot Higgins och Natalie Martin.
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Digital platforms are enabling the spread of New Climate Denial - playing a shameful role in delaying climate action & putting our future at risk.
Ahead of #COP30, check out our report ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3WEZ7Qi
Ahead of #COP30, check out our report ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3WEZ7Qi
The New Climate Denial
CCDH’s innovative AI-powered research shows New Climate Denial narratives are taking over traditional climate denial.
counterhate.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Digital platforms are enabling the spread of New Climate Denial - playing a shameful role in delaying climate action & putting our future at risk.
Ahead of #COP30, check out our report ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3WEZ7Qi
Ahead of #COP30, check out our report ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3WEZ7Qi
Jösses vad många konstiga konton på X som blev triggade av denna.
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Jösses vad många konstiga konton på X som blev triggade av denna.
Mer om testosteron-dumheter.
"Social media misinformation is driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone therapy...(but) taking testosterone unnecessarily can suppress the body’s natural hormone production, cause infertility, and increase the risk of blood clots, heart problems etc."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Social media misinformation driving men to NHS for unneeded testosterone therapy
Endocrinologists warn taking testosterone unnecessarily can suppress natural hormone production
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Mer om testosteron-dumheter.
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The president is lying about hungry Americans so he can continue to deny them food assistance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
Fact-Checking Misinformation About SNAP
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The president is lying about hungry Americans so he can continue to deny them food assistance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...