Why is this important? Scammers stole over $1 trillion from victims globally in 2023 using ads like the ones highlighted in this report, among other unscrupulous methods.

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3. To address the demands arising from user growth, Bluesky expanded its moderation team to approximately 100 moderators and continues to hire additional staff.

Any plans to engage with external fact checkers and moderators @safety.bsky.app ?

2. Other areas of concern included Antisocial Behavior (reports of harassment, trolling, or intolerance), Spam (excessive mentions, replies, or repetitive content), unwanted sexual content, and Illegal or Urgent Issues.

Understanding how people relate to information is crucial, especially within their cultural and social contexts. Placing human experience and narrative at the centre of our analysis of digital platforms may prove essential for addressing societal divisions in the years ahead.

This @politico.eu report confirms that misinfo mainly affects already-convinced audiences (confirmation bias), that powerful narratives often stem from established cultural beliefs rather than viral falsehoods, and that human elements like charisma and trust matter more than factual accuracy.

His immortalised words:

“I do not believe that I have been a weak prime minister. I honestly believe that history will be kinder to me than the contemporary media or for that matter the opposition in parliament.”

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

I did. It's a good read. We ( @logicallyfacts.com) had our own research, supported by a much broader sample, to rely on.