JK
@jaskiratsb.bsky.social
Global Head of Editorial Operations at @logicallyfacts.bsky.social
(counter-misinformation, fact-checking, media literacy).
Also.
News Junkie 🗞 | Caffeine Addict ☕️ | Motorcycle Something 🏍 | Pop Culture Trivia Geek 🤓 | Shutterbug 📷 | LLAP 🖖
(counter-misinformation, fact-checking, media literacy).
Also.
News Junkie 🗞 | Caffeine Addict ☕️ | Motorcycle Something 🏍 | Pop Culture Trivia Geek 🤓 | Shutterbug 📷 | LLAP 🖖
India is betting on frugal innovation and its vast tech talent to catch up in the global AI race. Officials and startups believe it can compete by building low-cost language models in Indian languages and AI tools for local problems.
www.ft.com/content/75ad...
www.ft.com/content/75ad...
India bets on ‘frugal innovation’ to catch up in global AI race
Modi’s government seeks private sector backing to scale up LLMs and spur research
www.ft.com
April 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
India is betting on frugal innovation and its vast tech talent to catch up in the global AI race. Officials and startups believe it can compete by building low-cost language models in Indian languages and AI tools for local problems.
www.ft.com/content/75ad...
www.ft.com/content/75ad...
Advertising represented most of Meta's $164.50 billion revenue in 2024. However, fraudulent ‘investment’ scheme ads imitating mainstream news websites like BBC and The Indian Express continue to slip through Meta's filters. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
February 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Advertising represented most of Meta's $164.50 billion revenue in 2024. However, fraudulent ‘investment’ scheme ads imitating mainstream news websites like BBC and The Indian Express continue to slip through Meta's filters. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
A few takeaways from this report:
1. In 2024, users submitted 6.48 million reports to Bluesky's moderation service, with 1.20 million of those reports concerning "Misleading Content." This includes issues such as impersonation, misinformation, and false claims about identity or affiliations.
1. In 2024, users submitted 6.48 million reports to Bluesky's moderation service, with 1.20 million of those reports concerning "Misleading Content." This includes issues such as impersonation, misinformation, and false claims about identity or affiliations.
In 2024, Bluesky grew from 2.9M to 25.9M users. With this growth came anticipated challenges in scaling Trust & Safety, from adding workstreams to adapting to new harms.
In our newly published 2024 Moderation Report, we share details on what the year looked like for our Trust & Safety team.
In our newly published 2024 Moderation Report, we share details on what the year looked like for our Trust & Safety team.
Bluesky 2024 Moderation Report - Bluesky
Throughout 2024, our Trust & Safety team has worked to protect our growing userbase and uphold our community standards.
bsky.social
January 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
A few takeaways from this report:
1. In 2024, users submitted 6.48 million reports to Bluesky's moderation service, with 1.20 million of those reports concerning "Misleading Content." This includes issues such as impersonation, misinformation, and false claims about identity or affiliations.
1. In 2024, users submitted 6.48 million reports to Bluesky's moderation service, with 1.20 million of those reports concerning "Misleading Content." This includes issues such as impersonation, misinformation, and false claims about identity or affiliations.
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everything about this new Meta AI bot is so dystopian but for me the AI-generated images of nonexistent donated coats is up there
January 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
everything about this new Meta AI bot is so dystopian but for me the AI-generated images of nonexistent donated coats is up there
Countering disinformation: While post-2016 reactions focused heavily on "bad actors" and techn manipulation, eight years of research have revealed this was overly simplistic. We lost sight of the fact that online activity represents only a fraction of how people form beliefs and make decisions.
January 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Countering disinformation: While post-2016 reactions focused heavily on "bad actors" and techn manipulation, eight years of research have revealed this was overly simplistic. We lost sight of the fact that online activity represents only a fraction of how people form beliefs and make decisions.
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This whole thread about MacKenzie Scott’s grants (and criticism of them) v. other foundation funding is very good, and this point is central.
I've seen nonprofits fold because a foundation officer decided "I don't like the new ED" or "we're gonna fund this other thing" or "you didn't meet my exact outcomes" and even dumber reasons. Foundation funding isn't reliable, and it is far more headache than these checks Scott is giving out
December 31, 2024 at 3:08 AM
This whole thread about MacKenzie Scott’s grants (and criticism of them) v. other foundation funding is very good, and this point is central.
A US health boss's murder sparked a torrent of online misinformation and calls for violence against other executives, suggesting a failure of social media moderation that analysts fear could translate into real-world harms.
www.yahoo.com/news/whos-ne...
www.yahoo.com/news/whos-ne...
'Who's next?': Misinformation and online threats after US CEO slaying
A US health boss's murder sparked a torrent of online misinformation and calls for violence against other executives, suggesting a failure of social media moderation that analysts fear could translate...
www.yahoo.com
December 29, 2024 at 6:07 PM
A US health boss's murder sparked a torrent of online misinformation and calls for violence against other executives, suggesting a failure of social media moderation that analysts fear could translate into real-world harms.
www.yahoo.com/news/whos-ne...
www.yahoo.com/news/whos-ne...
The Global Engagement Center, a US State Department unit established in 2016, shuttered on Monday at a time when officials and experts tracking propaganda have been warning of the risk of disinformation campaigns from US adversaries such as Russia and China.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
US agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down
A leading US government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department said Tuesday, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Repub...
www.france24.com
December 29, 2024 at 6:07 PM
The Global Engagement Center, a US State Department unit established in 2016, shuttered on Monday at a time when officials and experts tracking propaganda have been warning of the risk of disinformation campaigns from US adversaries such as Russia and China.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Dr Manmohan Singh taught an entire generation of Indians to dream big.
The former prime minister’s death deprives the nation of sage counsel at a time when his reforms are being replaced by empty bluster.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The former prime minister’s death deprives the nation of sage counsel at a time when his reforms are being replaced by empty bluster.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Manmohan Singh Taught a Generation of Indians to Dream
The former prime minister’s death deprives the nation of sage counsel at a time when his reforms are being replaced by empty bluster.
www.bloomberg.com
December 27, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Dr Manmohan Singh taught an entire generation of Indians to dream big.
The former prime minister’s death deprives the nation of sage counsel at a time when his reforms are being replaced by empty bluster.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The former prime minister’s death deprives the nation of sage counsel at a time when his reforms are being replaced by empty bluster.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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My first @businessinsider.com story is up!
This US survey of thousands of Threads and Bluesky users showed that Bluesky skews heavily Democratic while only 34% of Threads users identified as either Democrat or Independent.
Tips about Meta? pdixit@insider.com or Signal at pranavdixit.04.
This US survey of thousands of Threads and Bluesky users showed that Bluesky skews heavily Democratic while only 34% of Threads users identified as either Democrat or Independent.
Tips about Meta? pdixit@insider.com or Signal at pranavdixit.04.
Bluesky versus Threads: A new survey shows a deep political divide between social media's newest rivals
A new survey unveils the political divide between Bluesky and Threads users, examining their engagement and attitudes toward AI technology.
www.businessinsider.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:15 AM
My first @businessinsider.com story is up!
This US survey of thousands of Threads and Bluesky users showed that Bluesky skews heavily Democratic while only 34% of Threads users identified as either Democrat or Independent.
Tips about Meta? pdixit@insider.com or Signal at pranavdixit.04.
This US survey of thousands of Threads and Bluesky users showed that Bluesky skews heavily Democratic while only 34% of Threads users identified as either Democrat or Independent.
Tips about Meta? pdixit@insider.com or Signal at pranavdixit.04.
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❌ Three fake screenshots mimicking Trump's Truth Social have appeared on Bluesky (and other platforms), posing as posts on a rift between the president-elect and Elon Musk.
All three of these posts are fake.
All three of these posts are fake.
December 23, 2024 at 10:44 AM
❌ Three fake screenshots mimicking Trump's Truth Social have appeared on Bluesky (and other platforms), posing as posts on a rift between the president-elect and Elon Musk.
All three of these posts are fake.
All three of these posts are fake.
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THREAD
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"The BBC has spent months tracking down Tibetan sources whose family and friends were detained and beaten. BBC Verify has also examined satellite imagery and verified leaked videos which show mass protests and monks begging the authorities for mercy."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"The BBC has spent months tracking down Tibetan sources whose family and friends were detained and beaten. BBC Verify has also examined satellite imagery and verified leaked videos which show mass protests and monks begging the authorities for mercy."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tibet: How China cracked down on rare protests over Kamtok dam
Through sources and footage, the BBC pieces together how China cracked down on the protests.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 10:57 AM
THREAD
1/x
"The BBC has spent months tracking down Tibetan sources whose family and friends were detained and beaten. BBC Verify has also examined satellite imagery and verified leaked videos which show mass protests and monks begging the authorities for mercy."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
1/x
"The BBC has spent months tracking down Tibetan sources whose family and friends were detained and beaten. BBC Verify has also examined satellite imagery and verified leaked videos which show mass protests and monks begging the authorities for mercy."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Legacy media *is* dying and has been for a while. That’s due to failing ad economic models, vampiric private equity funds, bad management, and a general unwillingness by most to pay for news.
If a TikToker who thinks he’s Gen Z Walter Cronkite wants to portray himself as the “future” then lol
If a TikToker who thinks he’s Gen Z Walter Cronkite wants to portray himself as the “future” then lol
December 22, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Legacy media *is* dying and has been for a while. That’s due to failing ad economic models, vampiric private equity funds, bad management, and a general unwillingness by most to pay for news.
If a TikToker who thinks he’s Gen Z Walter Cronkite wants to portray himself as the “future” then lol
If a TikToker who thinks he’s Gen Z Walter Cronkite wants to portray himself as the “future” then lol
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lol dudes like these explain news aggregated from actual reporters, chalk up a few hundred thousand followers on social media platforms, and declare themselves “the future”.
imagine being so “independent” that you rely on the tech platforms for your distribution.
imagine being so “independent” that you rely on the tech platforms for your distribution.
Legacy media is dying.
Independent journalism is the future.
I'm so excited to be on this journey with you all.
Independent journalism is the future.
I'm so excited to be on this journey with you all.
December 22, 2024 at 5:04 PM
lol dudes like these explain news aggregated from actual reporters, chalk up a few hundred thousand followers on social media platforms, and declare themselves “the future”.
imagine being so “independent” that you rely on the tech platforms for your distribution.
imagine being so “independent” that you rely on the tech platforms for your distribution.
AI-driven mis/disinformation did not have the apocalyptic impact on elections in 2024 that many suggested at the start of the year. As the year ends, @logicallyfacts.com assesses the pertinent question: how did AI influence voters worldwide, if at all?
www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
2024's AI "armageddon" did not come to pass
Fears of widespread AI misinformation ran rife in this historic election year. Although broadly unfounded, deepfakes and AI "slop" did taint some races.
www.logicallyfacts.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:17 AM
AI-driven mis/disinformation did not have the apocalyptic impact on elections in 2024 that many suggested at the start of the year. As the year ends, @logicallyfacts.com assesses the pertinent question: how did AI influence voters worldwide, if at all?
www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
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Honda and Nissan are preparing to start negotiations on a possible merger, which could ultimately be expanded to include Mitsubishi, Japan’s Nikkei reported
Honda, Nissan to Start Talks on Possible Merger, Nikkei Reports
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are preparing to start negotiations on a possible merger, which could ultimately be expanded to include Mitsubishi Motors Co., Japan’s Nikkei reported Tuesday.
www.bloomberg.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Honda and Nissan are preparing to start negotiations on a possible merger, which could ultimately be expanded to include Mitsubishi, Japan’s Nikkei reported
Had the editorial BS radar beeping when I first watched the report.
It stank from the moment it aired.
www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-investig...
It stank from the moment it aired.
www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-investig...
CNN Investigating After Airing Possible Syrian Prisoner Hoax
A Syrian fact-checking group alleged that CNN interviewed an intelligence officer who committed numerous crimes—he gave them a different identity.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 16, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Had the editorial BS radar beeping when I first watched the report.
It stank from the moment it aired.
www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-investig...
It stank from the moment it aired.
www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-investig...
For nearly three years, Sweden’s social workers have battled a viral disinformation campaign falsely claiming they steal Muslim children. Here’s how it’s impacted their daily lives.
www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
Meet Swedish social workers targeted by viral disinformation
For nearly three years, Sweden's social workers have faced a disinformation campaign that has sowed division and destabilized the country.
www.logicallyfacts.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:08 PM
For nearly three years, Sweden’s social workers have battled a viral disinformation campaign falsely claiming they steal Muslim children. Here’s how it’s impacted their daily lives.
www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
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Horrific story. Incredible reporting. Gift link: wapo.st/49MfyQF
He was suicidal and needed help. Online predators pushed him to take his life on camera.
The death of a Minnesota man offers a case study into how a sadistic online group has used the messaging app Discord to find and torment vulnerable people
wapo.st
December 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Horrific story. Incredible reporting. Gift link: wapo.st/49MfyQF
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I assign his “The Shadow Doctors” every year not just to highlight the regime’s crimes but also so students can learn how Syrians organized to care for and help one another while suffering those crimes: www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
December 8, 2024 at 6:23 AM
I assign his “The Shadow Doctors” every year not just to highlight the regime’s crimes but also so students can learn how Syrians organized to care for and help one another while suffering those crimes: www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...