A great example of corporate/state propaganda. Go fuck yourself Bret.
this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2024
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Pointing out, debunking, and spreading awareness about state- and company-sponsored astroturfing on Lemmy and elsewhere. This includes social media manipulation, propaganda, and disinformation campaigns, among others.
Propaganda and disinformation are a big problem on the internet, and the Fediverse is no exception.
What's the difference between misinformation and disinformation? The inadvertent spread of false information is misinformation. Disinformation is the intentional spread of falsehoods.
By equipping yourself with knowledge of current disinformation campaigns by state actors, corporations and their cheerleaders, you will be better able to identify, report and (hopefully) remove content matching known disinformation campaigns.
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Wait, there are people who don't realize all the major newspapers are owned by billionaires and thus have severe capital and corporate biases independent of their policial leaning?
this is america. lacking media literacy is our whole deal. we tell ourselves to avoid propaganda, stick to the "real news" then people who grew up surrounded by propaganda come here and are like "oh holy shit, y'all actively consume propaganda, this is WILD"
But NYT is"publicly" owned!
So is the federal government, that's why it's okay when we're mistreated and oppressed - the majority of public voted for it. Excuse me, the "majority of the public" voted for it.