Michael Sirivianos
msirivia.bsky.social
Michael Sirivianos
@msirivia.bsky.social

I research ways to help social media users tell lies apart.

Computer science 56%
Sociology 12%

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Elon's not going to leave politics, he's going to radicalize further rightwards and that won't be good

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Classic Musk. "Bitcoin style encryption" isn't a meaningful term. Does he mean SHA-256 hashing? Elliptic curve cryptography? No one knows.

And "whole new architecture" is a garden variety IT security snake oil. It just means it hasn't been exposed to attacks like longstanding programs have been.

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I truly hope that the reviewers that decided our paper on tankies was “not politically neutral with writing” and that “who cares about left wing extremists?” etc. are enjoying their summer vacation now that the first tankie terrorist has killed two people. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-elias...
Read Elias Rodriguez’s Leaked Chats
Accused killer of two Israeli Embassy aides ranted against many things — but not Jews
www.kenklippenstein.com

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This was an act of left-wing domestic terrorism. A politically motivated violent attack on civilians by a U.S. national on U.S. soil. There are replies to Kat justifying domestic terrorism. We’ve been studying online left-wing extremism for a few years now. It’s very real arxiv.org/abs/2307.06981

True story

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Time to cut the crap. There is no historical evidence that the Nazi salute was used in Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece. Its roots lie in misinterpretations of 18th-century neoclassical art and its deliberate adoption by 20th-century fascist movements.
www.factchecker.gr/2025/01/28/t...
The Nazi Salute Does NOT Have Ancient Greek or Roman Origins - Greece Fact Check
CLAIM: The Nazi Salute Has Ancient Greek or Roman Origins VERDICT: There is no historical evidence that the Nazi salute was used in Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece. Its roots lie in misinterpretations ...
www.factchecker.gr

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Hello Bluesky! We are MedDMO, a regional hub of @edmo-eu.bsky.social covering Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. We bring together research, fact-checking, and media organizations that conduct internationally acknowledged research and activities in the area of disinformation.
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