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@mglanciault.bsky.social
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J'aime la musique et lire les nouvelles. Content Strategy and communications planning for the now. Love boxing, hockey, and understanding complexity.
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samuel-bagg.bsky.social
Misinformation *is* central to democratic problems today, but the solution is *not* to correct such epistemic failures directly. Instead, we must address them at their roots, in social identity.

Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.

blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
The Problem is Epistemic. The Solution is Not. | Blog of the APA
Doubts about the wisdom of the masses are as old as philosophy itself. Yet interest in democracy’s “epistemic” merits has surged in the last decade—and it is no mystery why. Democracy is collapsing ar...
blog.apaonline.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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socialmedialab.ca
The West have long been a target of the Kremlin’s disinformation campaigns. Since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia has used a variety of information warfare tactics to destabilize the Ukrainian government & undermine the legitimacy of democratic governments. socialmedialab.ca/2024/03/12/n...
September 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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mediasmarts.bsky.social
Ahead of the Day of Peace on September 21, use this free lesson plan to encourage Grade 4-6 students to practice empathy in their online spaces: mediasmarts.ca/teacher-reso... #EduSky
Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea that “hot” emotional states such as anger or excitement can make it harder for them to control how they act. They also discuss the concept of empath...
mediasmarts.ca
September 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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conradhackett.bsky.social
"News influencers on X tend to be much more active than those on Bluesky.
83% of news influencers on X posted there four or more days per week, on average.
31% of news influencers with a Bluesky account posted on most days in early 2025."
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
News influencers on X tend to be much more active than those on Bluesky. In the first three months of 2025, 83% of news influencers on X posted there four or more days per week, on average. An additional 6% posted one to three days per week, while 11% did not post regularly or at all. By contrast, 31% of news influencers from our 2024 sample with a Bluesky account posted on most days in early 2025. Another 21% posted one to three days per week, while 48% did not post regularly. This pattern holds for left-leaning news influencers and those with no clear political orientation. Among both groups, those on X post much more frequently than those on Bluesky. Among right-leaning influencers, 97% of those with an X account posted there at least four days per week during the study period. But too few of them have Bluesky accounts to reliably report on their posting frequency there.
September 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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conradhackett.bsky.social
"Bluesky shows higher level of content originality in scholarly discourse, perhaps due to a higher proportion of academic users. X tends to favor simple retweets. This positions Bluesky as a richer environment for substantive science communication."🧪
True for our study www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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parismarx.com
“Please listen to government sources and not these fools on Facebook.”

Officials in NL have had it with the disinformation spreading on social media about wildfires, which has now resulted in people harassing public servants. It’s hard to blame them. These platforms are a menace.
August 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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socialmedialab.ca
You should 💯% take a free fact-checking tutorial. Here are a few good ones:

1) story-maker.org/library/fact...

2) teacherscollegesj.edu/courses/eval...

3) digitalcourses.afp.com/collections/...

4) newslit.org/educators/re...

5) libguides.sdsu.edu/Factchecking
cwebbonline.com Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 12
This powerful message: “I did the research and found out I was wrong.”

I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.

Part I
July 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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socialmedialab.ca
“Social media usage (in Canada) has rebounded notably since the COVID-19 era, driven largely by increased adoption of video-oriented platforms like YouTube and Instagram, while interest in X has steadily declined, especially among women,” socialmedialab.ca/2025/05/05/n...
[New Report] The State of Social Media in Canada 2025. - Social Media Lab
Social media use among Canadians has largely rebounded. X (formerly Twitter) stands out as the lone decliner. TORONTO — May 2025 — After a post‑pandemic dip in 2022, social media account ownership and...
socialmedialab.ca
July 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
mglanciault.bsky.social
It took a little longer than I expected, but here we are...
June 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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toonyballoony.bsky.social
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️

toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
The cover spread from a one page zine printout. The left (back cover) features images of a scale and gavel, with notes on First Amendment and filming rights, and the advice to “shut the fuck up.” On the right is the cover, a megaphone with the title text “PROTEST SAFELY.” Behind it are faceless protestors. The subtitle notes, “A brief collection of tips from around the internet.” A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is an illustration of a protestor with the title “What to Wear,” including a helmet, goggles, ear plugs, gloves, a mask, a backpack, and layers/long sleeves/pants. Each have additional notes explaining their use. On the right is “What to Bring,” featuring illustrations of a backpack, money, water bottles, a mask, a granola bar and bag of trail mix, a first aid kit, folded shirt and pants, and an ID, with “DIY Defense” listed underneath it showing one protestor using a luggage case, one holding a trash can lid, and one using an open umbrella as a shield. A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is “Protect Your Identity,” advising to cover up identifying features, avoiding photography of protesters, deactivating biometric phone-unlocking tools, and writing emergency contact and counsel numbers on your arm. On the right is “Be Like Water,” the motto of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, and the text “BEWARE THE BAIT” with images of a palette of bricks and a masked man holding a crowbar toward a protestor with a sign, “Psst, free crowbar?” encouraging the reader not to engage with traps and undercover agents. A spread from one page zine printout featuring the hazards of protest opposition, including tear gas, rubber bullets, and LRAD sound cannons and flash bangs. Caution tape images accompany the text explaining the dangers of each, how to flush out eyes that have been maced/etc, and how to extinguish a gas canister with a traffic cone.
June 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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theatlantic.com
"X is racist. The only thing up for debate is whether this is a feature or a bug for those in charge," writes Charlie Warzel.
What Are People Still Doing on X?
Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout
bit.ly
May 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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socialmedialab.ca
In 2025, Facebook remains the most actively used social media platform in Canada, w/ 71% of users logging in daily. IG & YT are close behind, w/66% of their users engaging each day. These platforms continue to play a key role in the Canadian social media landscape. socialmedialab.ca/2025/05/05/n...
May 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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socialmedialab.ca
Here's a preview of a highlight from our upcoming "State of Social
Media in Canada 2025" (ETA 05/05/2025)

Highlight #6. X is the lone decliner: Account ownership slid from 40% to 37% since 2022 & is five points lower than its 2020 high, marking the first sustained retreat among the big platforms.
April 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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foreignpolicy.com
Digital public infrastructure does not loom as large as AI in the public or policymakers’ consciousness. Yet its recent adoption and impact are just as significant, Akash Kapur writes.
Digital Public Infrastructure Could Make a Better Internet
The approach has seen rapid uptake in the global south and may even challenge the existing geopolitical order.
foreignpolicy.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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nhervieu.bsky.social
Ecriture inclusive : En appel, il est jugé que la Ville de Paris peut utiliser l'écriture inclusive (point médian) sur des plaques commémoratives.

Car une telle graphie relève bien de la langue française.

Et son usage n'est pas « une prise de position politique ou idéologique ».

=> bit.ly/4iofQjg
4. Il ressort des pièces du dossier, notamment des photographies produites à l'instance, que les plaques commémoratives portant les noms des anciens présidents et présidentes ainsi que des anciens conseillers et conseillères de la Ville de Paris, situées dans l'enceinte de l'hôtel de ville, dans le couloir menant à l'hémicycle et accessibles au public, comportent des intitulés en forme abrégée faisant usage de points de ponctuation, et non de points " médians " comme le soutient l'association requérante, destinés à séparer les termes " président " et " conseiller " de leur terminaison au féminin et au pluriel. 5. En premier lieu, une telle présentation, destinée à faire apparaître, au moyen d'un simple point, la forme d'un mot au masculin comme au féminin, en évitant la répétition de ce mot, ne saurait être regardée comme relevant de l'usage d'une autre langue que le français. Dès lors, son utilisation sur un ouvrage public ne méconnaît pas les dispositions de l'article 2 de la Constitution et des articles 1er et 3 de la loi du 4 août 1994 relative à l'emploi de la langue française. 6. En second lieu, la seule circonstance que l'utilisation de graphies visant à faire apparaître la forme féminine de certains mots soit l'objet de débats d'ordre sociétal ne saurait suffire à lui conférer, dans tous les cas, le caractère d'une prise de position politique. Ainsi, l'usage d'une forme abrégée dans l'intitulé d'un titre ou d'une fonction visant à faire apparaître sa forme féminine, sans répéter ce titre ou cette fonction, que ce soit au moyen de tirets, de parenthèses ou de points, ne saurait, à lui seul, être regardé comme une prise de position politique ou idéologique. Dès lors, le moyen tiré de la méconnaissance du principe de neutralité du service public doit également être écarté. 7. (...) l'association Francophonie Avenir n'est pas fondée à soutenir que c'est à tort que, par le jugement attaqué, le tribunal administratif de Paris a rejeté sa demande.
April 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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charlieangus104.bsky.social
If you are worried about disinformation and media manipulation in this election give a pass to
@ctvyourmorning.bsky.social
They caved to pressure from Pierre Poiievre's online posse in their continual harassment of @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
She is a truth teller.
CTV is not.
April 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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altmetric.com
THREAD

The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter

In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X.

By quite a lot.

Release the Kraken...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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Butterflies on a blue sky
March 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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bostonjoan.bsky.social
Donovan's 5 Key Principles of Misinformation 1. Information is fast and cheap. 2. Knowledge is slow and expensive. 3. Search and social media circumvents social institutions by mixing up information and knowledge. 4. Everything open will be exploited for fun, politics, and profit. 5. In an active crisis there is no real-time knowledge, only real-time information.
February 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
mglanciault.bsky.social
Good fight but, the unified interim champion? Really?
February 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
mglanciault.bsky.social
I don't think I need to tell you this fellow Canadians, but just in case, the Americans will pay the hypothetical tariffs. Not us.
February 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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socialmedialab.ca
Social media platforms have become essential tools for communication, civic engagement, and information sharing, akin to roads, utilities, and other public services. They are becoming public infrastructure. We should treat them as such.
January 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
mglanciault.bsky.social
Is the Red Note thing actually happening?
January 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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newslit.org
😫 It's never fun & often tiring when #misinformation takes over the holidays.

And while sometimes it's best to let the falsehoods go & move on, here are some tips for trying to have civil, fact-based conversations ⤵️

Read more: bit.ly/HolidayConvo...

#NewsLiteracy
Text-heavy graphic: How to speak up without starting a showdown. Six best practices for talking to friends and family about sharing falsehoods online. Below there are 6 tips. Here are the titles: 1. Be civil 2. Take your time 3. Find common ground 4. Lay out the facts 5. Public or private? 6. Be patient (and persistent)
December 20, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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niemanlab.org
“For too long, newsrooms have created content based on their own routines, preferences, and platforms, churning out long stories or endless updates without really thinking about what the audience wants — or can keep up with,” writes Lynn Walsh
Focusing on what people actually need
"For too long, newsrooms have created content based on their own routines, preferences, and platforms, churning out long stories or endless updates without really thinking about what the audience…
buff.ly
December 18, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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patsobkowski.com
Fellow academics: if you could recommend a single book to understand your field of study, what would it be?

Yes, I know this is a hard question but that makes it fun!
November 19, 2024 at 10:58 PM