Pascal Lapointe
@paslap.bsky.social
Journaliste scientifique, rédacteur en chef de Science-Presse : @sciencepresse.bsky.social La rubrique de fact-checking Le #DétecteurDeRumeurs. Le cours en ligne Décoder l’info scientifique. www.sciencepresse.qc.ca
3/3 Le bon côté des choses : lorsqu’on demande aux ados s’il y a un personnage de fiction qui, selon eux, représente les journalistes, le nom qui ressort le plus souvent est… Spider-Man. Sommaire de l'étude: newslit.org/news-and-res... - par @newslit.org
Report: “Biased,” “Boring” and “Bad”: Unpacking perceptions of news media and journalism among U.S. teens - The News Literacy Project
This follow-up survey, which recontacted more than 750 respondents from the News Literacy Project’s 2024 News Literacy in America Report, sought to better understand the nature of teen distrust in new...
newslit.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
3/3 Le bon côté des choses : lorsqu’on demande aux ados s’il y a un personnage de fiction qui, selon eux, représente les journalistes, le nom qui ressort le plus souvent est… Spider-Man. Sommaire de l'étude: newslit.org/news-and-res... - par @newslit.org
2/3 En parallèle, cette enquête du News Literacy Project des USA, sur la vision déphasée qu'entretiennent les ados quant à un journaliste: "there is a chasm between what teens think is going on in newsrooms versus what happens every day" newslit.org/wp-content/u...
newslit.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
2/3 En parallèle, cette enquête du News Literacy Project des USA, sur la vision déphasée qu'entretiennent les ados quant à un journaliste: "there is a chasm between what teens think is going on in newsrooms versus what happens every day" newslit.org/wp-content/u...
(suite) Et cette réflexion "Until the demand for decency reaches toward the very top of the movement, Trump’s malignant influence will continue, and he’ll hand the baton to a man (including, possibly, Carlson himself) who extends Trump’s legacy of cruelty, bigotry and rage"
Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
(suite) Et cette réflexion "Until the demand for decency reaches toward the very top of the movement, Trump’s malignant influence will continue, and he’ll hand the baton to a man (including, possibly, Carlson himself) who extends Trump’s legacy of cruelty, bigotry and rage"
3/3 « Sycophancy », qu’on peut traduire par « flagornerie ». En termes plus simples, c’est ça : www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/actualites-s...
Quand l’IA fait tout ce qu’elle peut pour nous dire ce qu’on veut entendre
Les robots conversationnels comme ChatGPT et Gemini ont été programmés pour utiliser abondamment la flatterie. Aux dépens de la précision, lit-on dans une analyse des interactions avec 11 de ces chatb...
www.sciencepresse.qc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
3/3 « Sycophancy », qu’on peut traduire par « flagornerie ». En termes plus simples, c’est ça : www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/actualites-s...
2/3 C’était en juillet. En octobre, la compagnie a altèré les façons dont ChatGPT doit réagir. Mais « critics and former employees who spoke with CNN say the AI company has long known of the dangers of the tool’s tendency toward sycophancy particularly for users who are distressed or mentally ill »
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
2/3 C’était en juillet. En octobre, la compagnie a altèré les façons dont ChatGPT doit réagir. Mais « critics and former employees who spoke with CNN say the AI company has long known of the dangers of the tool’s tendency toward sycophancy particularly for users who are distressed or mentally ill »
2/2 En rappel, mardi et hier : bsky.app/profile/pasl...
Plagiat, tromperies et fausses signatures. On peut toujours rêver : « Sa direction devra rapidement faire preuve de la plus grande transparence pour permettre au public de décider s’il veut faire confiance ou non à ce nouveau média »
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
2/2 En rappel, mardi et hier : bsky.app/profile/pasl...
4/4 Ouch. "The documents indicate that Meta’s own research suggests its products have become a pillar of the global fraud economy. A May 2025 presentation by its safety staff estimated that the company’s platforms were involved in a third of all successful scams in the U.S."
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
4/4 Ouch. "The documents indicate that Meta’s own research suggests its products have become a pillar of the global fraud economy. A May 2025 presentation by its safety staff estimated that the company’s platforms were involved in a third of all successful scams in the U.S."
3/4 Modèle d'affaires. "The documents make clear that Meta aims to reduce its illicit revenue stream in the future. But the company is concerned that abrupt reductions of scam advertising revenue could affect its business projections." -par @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
3/4 Modèle d'affaires. "The documents make clear that Meta aims to reduce its illicit revenue stream in the future. But the company is concerned that abrupt reductions of scam advertising revenue could affect its business projections." -par @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social www.reuters.com/investigatio...
2/4 "The social-media giant for at least three years failed to identify and stop an avalanche of ads that exposed billions of users to fraudulent e-commerce and investment schemes, illegal online casinos, and the sale of banned medical products." www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
2/4 "The social-media giant for at least three years failed to identify and stop an avalanche of ads that exposed billions of users to fraudulent e-commerce and investment schemes, illegal online casinos, and the sale of banned medical products." www.reuters.com/investigatio...
(suite) Ah bon, ok d’abord. “Le propriétaire, Tim Gaudreau, brise le silence et se défend d’agir de façon à contrevenir aux bonnes pratiques journalistiques.” www.fm1077.ca/audio/735376...
Dossier Journal de Sherbrooke | Le propriétaire se défend de voler du contenu à d'autres médias
L'affaire, révélée par le 107,7 Estrie, a fait grand bruit dans les derniers jours.
www.fm1077.ca
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
(suite) Ah bon, ok d’abord. “Le propriétaire, Tim Gaudreau, brise le silence et se défend d’agir de façon à contrevenir aux bonnes pratiques journalistiques.” www.fm1077.ca/audio/735376...
2/2 « The paranoid style thrives when people feel powerless. Today, we’re drowning in powerlessness.
In an era where hope is dead, anyone with a social media account can rise up and provide “truths” that easily and conveniently explain who’s behind the latest crisis » www.vice.com/en/article/i...
In an era where hope is dead, anyone with a social media account can rise up and provide “truths” that easily and conveniently explain who’s behind the latest crisis » www.vice.com/en/article/i...
It’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Paranoid Conspiracy Theorist
The United States is currently in the midst of a grand experiment: what happens if we give conspiracy theorists the reins of the country?
www.vice.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
2/2 « The paranoid style thrives when people feel powerless. Today, we’re drowning in powerlessness.
In an era where hope is dead, anyone with a social media account can rise up and provide “truths” that easily and conveniently explain who’s behind the latest crisis » www.vice.com/en/article/i...
In an era where hope is dead, anyone with a social media account can rise up and provide “truths” that easily and conveniently explain who’s behind the latest crisis » www.vice.com/en/article/i...