Sohan Dsouza
@sohandsouza.info
🥼 @MPIB-Berlin.bsky.social;
📚 computational social science, disinformation/polarization, crowdsourcing, OSINT;
🎓 @MIT.edu @MediaLab.bsky.social, @DFRLab.bsky.social #DigitalSherlocks;
📍 London, England;
https://www.sohandsouza.info
📚 computational social science, disinformation/polarization, crowdsourcing, OSINT;
🎓 @MIT.edu @MediaLab.bsky.social, @DFRLab.bsky.social #DigitalSherlocks;
📍 London, England;
https://www.sohandsouza.info
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Sohan Dsouza
@sohandsouza.info
· Sep 26
🇬🇧🕵️🧑💻🧑🏫 The British Computer Society has published my recent presentation for them in London, on my investigations of international influence operations and misinformation spread affecting the UK, and OSINT/SOCMINT basics.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBhH...
#disinfo #misinfo #infops #OSINT #SOCMINT #UK
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBhH...
#disinfo #misinfo #infops #OSINT #SOCMINT #UK
The entire piece is just "Some folks somewhere found these Xmas songs kind of 'problematic', so w༙྇h༙྇a༙྇t༙྇ i༙྇f༙྇ someone somewhere someday files an employee rights law harassment complaint over one such song playing in their workplace? Here's a professional culture war grievance think-tankard to comment! 💁"
December 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The entire piece is just "Some folks somewhere found these Xmas songs kind of 'problematic', so w༙྇h༙྇a༙྇t༙྇ i༙྇f༙྇ someone somewhere someday files an employee rights law harassment complaint over one such song playing in their workplace? Here's a professional culture war grievance think-tankard to comment! 💁"
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A warning from the lawyer representing the unjustly fired Oklahoma TA! Beware of GFM scams: her client is NOT crowdfunding at this time.
Please be aware of possible scams! My client, Mel Curth, is not seeking any donations at this time. She is grateful for your support and instead requests folks that want to help to donate to the local organizations of your choice!
December 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
A warning from the lawyer representing the unjustly fired Oklahoma TA! Beware of GFM scams: her client is NOT crowdfunding at this time.
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Hillary’s “basket of deplorables” speech *defended* conservatives.
Paraphrasing: “Some call all Republicans racist, homophobic, and otherwise bigoted, but that’s unfair to millions. It’s only half, the rest are good people.”
But the press made calling an openly bigoted campaign bigoted a scandal.
Paraphrasing: “Some call all Republicans racist, homophobic, and otherwise bigoted, but that’s unfair to millions. It’s only half, the rest are good people.”
But the press made calling an openly bigoted campaign bigoted a scandal.
Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.
December 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Hillary’s “basket of deplorables” speech *defended* conservatives.
Paraphrasing: “Some call all Republicans racist, homophobic, and otherwise bigoted, but that’s unfair to millions. It’s only half, the rest are good people.”
But the press made calling an openly bigoted campaign bigoted a scandal.
Paraphrasing: “Some call all Republicans racist, homophobic, and otherwise bigoted, but that’s unfair to millions. It’s only half, the rest are good people.”
But the press made calling an openly bigoted campaign bigoted a scandal.
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Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
«“We are worryingly close to a world in which certain kinds of foreign intervention – if not outright invasion and annexation of territory – are accepted as a normal part of international relations, rather than as illegal violations of our shared international order. How did this happen?”»
"The sanctions have changed every aspect of his daily life. Guillou explained: 'All my accounts with American companies, such as Amazon, Airbnb, PayPal and others, have been closed.'"
Into the void: how Trump killed international law
The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
«“We are worryingly close to a world in which certain kinds of foreign intervention – if not outright invasion and annexation of territory – are accepted as a normal part of international relations, rather than as illegal violations of our shared international order. How did this happen?”»
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Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays.
A scene from Desk Set (Walter Lang, 1957), about a broadcast network that wants to replace its library run by women who do all the fact checking and research, with a new smart computer. Watched it at Il Cinema Ritrivato this summer.
A scene from Desk Set (Walter Lang, 1957), about a broadcast network that wants to replace its library run by women who do all the fact checking and research, with a new smart computer. Watched it at Il Cinema Ritrivato this summer.
December 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays.
A scene from Desk Set (Walter Lang, 1957), about a broadcast network that wants to replace its library run by women who do all the fact checking and research, with a new smart computer. Watched it at Il Cinema Ritrivato this summer.
A scene from Desk Set (Walter Lang, 1957), about a broadcast network that wants to replace its library run by women who do all the fact checking and research, with a new smart computer. Watched it at Il Cinema Ritrivato this summer.
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AI is terrible at fact-checking — because it doesn’t deal in facts. It deals in probabilities. Hard truth is replaced by math tricks. Good piece from Tal Hagin: fathomjournal.org/ai-and-fact-...
AI and Fact-Checking: When Probability Replaces Evidence
In a detailed explainer which will prove especially informative for those aware of the increasingly dominant influence of AI but not how it actually works, Information Warfare Analyst Tal Hagin detail...
fathomjournal.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
AI is terrible at fact-checking — because it doesn’t deal in facts. It deals in probabilities. Hard truth is replaced by math tricks. Good piece from Tal Hagin: fathomjournal.org/ai-and-fact-...
«On social media platforms, influential liars are rewarded while the new crowdsourced factcheckers—Community Notes contributors—are unremunerated.»
A pattern repeated across all platforms: “engaging” content rewarded regardless of quality, but moderation reports warrant not a penny in compensation.
A pattern repeated across all platforms: “engaging” content rewarded regardless of quality, but moderation reports warrant not a penny in compensation.
I wrote about how X as an online rumor mill that feeds the hard right propaganda machine, destroying lives in the process.
Ben Shapiro and others in the movement have started to realize that it’s dangerous and bad — because it’s negatively impacting them too, now…
Ben Shapiro and others in the movement have started to realize that it’s dangerous and bad — because it’s negatively impacting them too, now…
December 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
«On social media platforms, influential liars are rewarded while the new crowdsourced factcheckers—Community Notes contributors—are unremunerated.»
A pattern repeated across all platforms: “engaging” content rewarded regardless of quality, but moderation reports warrant not a penny in compensation.
A pattern repeated across all platforms: “engaging” content rewarded regardless of quality, but moderation reports warrant not a penny in compensation.
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Superb video by @simonoxfphys.com Simon Clark on how truth on climate change is twisted and dismantled by Trump administration: www.youtube.com/watc.... 1/2
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The misinformation situation is worse than you think
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Make your donation have the maximum impact: https://givewell.org (pick YOUTUBE and then Simon Clark at checkout)
The handbook: https://zenodo.org/records/15696097
Become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/simonoxfphys
REFERENCES
1. https://web.archive.org/web/20250
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Superb video by @simonoxfphys.com Simon Clark on how truth on climate change is twisted and dismantled by Trump administration: www.youtube.com/watc.... 1/2
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I have the “In Covid’s Wake” PDF and this section floored me. Here is some of the surrounding content — and citations. The professors cited laundered Twitter Files claims in their discussion of the Murthy v Missouri case — they stuck the *outcome of the case* in a footnote while centering the lies.
December 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I have the “In Covid’s Wake” PDF and this section floored me. Here is some of the surrounding content — and citations. The professors cited laundered Twitter Files claims in their discussion of the Murthy v Missouri case — they stuck the *outcome of the case* in a footnote while centering the lies.
As the saying goes, "It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."
Notable that the Trump administration has done this but as far as I am aware there are no sanctions outstanding for the people who operate China’s Great Fire Wall, or the corresponding Russian censorship, specifically for censorship on the internet.
It is only the US’s allies who get this treatment
It is only the US’s allies who get this treatment
For far too long, US ideologues have discriminated against UK companies. They illegitimately prevent UK drinks makers from selling Scotch to under 21s in the US with weaponised regulation targeting the freedoms of 18yr old adults to consume alcohol. We should sanction the entire US government
December 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
As the saying goes, "It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."
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There’s a lesson here about writing in the age of weaponized lies: Always precede false claims with giant red text, ideally wrapped in a <blink> tag, that says “THIS IS A LIE I AM REFUTING!!”
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There’s a lesson here about writing in the age of weaponized lies: Always precede false claims with giant red text, ideally wrapped in a <blink> tag, that says “THIS IS A LIE I AM REFUTING!!”
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
In fact, one of a trio of government censorship conspiracy allegations that Roth was listing and demolishing one by one. Misrepresentation so brazen as to beggar belief, getting accolades from leading publishers. This is what an actual "clown world" looks like. 🤦
knightcolumbia.org/blog/getting...
knightcolumbia.org/blog/getting...
December 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In fact, one of a trio of government censorship conspiracy allegations that Roth was listing and demolishing one by one. Misrepresentation so brazen as to beggar belief, getting accolades from leading publishers. This is what an actual "clown world" looks like. 🤦
knightcolumbia.org/blog/getting...
knightcolumbia.org/blog/getting...
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The internet is revolutionary to free speech because it empowers individuals and citizens to route around censorship in all its forms—even a captured “free” press.
This is why private platform governance; law on internet access or online content, and anonymity online will always matter.
This is why private platform governance; law on internet access or online content, and anonymity online will always matter.
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The internet is revolutionary to free speech because it empowers individuals and citizens to route around censorship in all its forms—even a captured “free” press.
This is why private platform governance; law on internet access or online content, and anonymity online will always matter.
This is why private platform governance; law on internet access or online content, and anonymity online will always matter.
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Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”
“Chilling and unconstitutional” — @attorneynora.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”
«The study also shows that misinformation can disrupt processes within a single organism, particularly when the immune system makes errors, most notably by misidentifying host tissue as foreign and launching an attack against it.»
#misinfo #biology #science
#misinfo #biology #science
A Biological Perspective on Understanding Misinformation
While misinformation may feel like one of the defining challenges of the digital age, humans are far from the first to grapple with misleading signals.
www.misbar.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Four kinds of people on the internet:
December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Four kinds of people on the internet:
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How well did X's Community Notes handle misinformation about the identity of Ahmed al-Ahmed, the man who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach terrorists?
It's complicated...
new on @indicator.media:
It's complicated...
new on @indicator.media:
How the Crabtree conspiracy played out on X’s Community Notes
A case study on crowdsourced fact-checking during breaking news events
indicator.media
December 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
How well did X's Community Notes handle misinformation about the identity of Ahmed al-Ahmed, the man who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach terrorists?
It's complicated...
new on @indicator.media:
It's complicated...
new on @indicator.media:
Four kinds of people on the internet:
December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Four kinds of people on the internet:
And when backed into a corner on his name, claiming he's a "Lebanese Maronite Christian". There's always a concoction of copium available for whatever your craving may be.
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
And when backed into a corner on his name, claiming he's a "Lebanese Maronite Christian". There's always a concoction of copium available for whatever your craving may be.
And furthermore, registered on the same day as that of the attack.
search.dnslytics.com/domain/theda...
search.dnslytics.com/domain/theda...
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
And furthermore, registered on the same day as that of the attack.
search.dnslytics.com/domain/theda...
search.dnslytics.com/domain/theda...
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The “Edward Crabtree” hoax wasn’t just a lie. It was a test case of how quickly AI swallows its own tail during a crisis, writes Cam Wilson.
Bondi lie peddled by Elon Musk's AI chatbot shows the future of our AI-poisoned information ecosystem
In the hours after the Bondi Beach mass shooting, AI misinformation began to eat its own tail, with Musk's X bot absorbed and regurgitated in record time.
www.crikey.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The “Edward Crabtree” hoax wasn’t just a lie. It was a test case of how quickly AI swallows its own tail during a crisis, writes Cam Wilson.