it's crazy how blind the average person is to the amount of censorship, suveillance, blatant propaganda and "influence campaings" (aka outright brainwashing) in the West.

Literally just tell them about any of this, even citing regime media, and they'll think you are a loony conspiracy theorist.

the amount of proven psyops with massive botting campaings just in the last few years is insane.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've never seen something like this in real time before. Just wild.

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 17 points 2 months ago

the wild thing is that this has been happening since at least ~ the War on Terror (as far as I have been able to observe myself) and until recently almost no one really noticed.

[–] SupFBI@hexbear.net 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's all fun and freeze-peach until you actually threaten the ruling order.

[–] frauddogg@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"The first amendment is a problem" -- John Kerry

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

Sometimes I wonder what the "don't taze me, bro" guy is up to now. Odds are something shitty, because amerikkka , but I like to think there's a slight chance he's doing something cool

[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 36 points 2 months ago

Citizen, you appear to have posted a brown person. This is your final warning.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Knowing Facebook, some slave labor ”contractor” in the global south probably did it.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

With how fast it happened, it was definitely AI

Literally 10 seconds or less

Do not question the algorithm

[–] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

I posted a photo of Harry Tuttle, but it was taken down because they thought it was a photo of Harry Buttle. It is correct, though, the algorithm knows best

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 30 points 2 months ago

The vast majority of moderation is automated. Facebook handles such a large amount of traffic that they can automate 99% of it and still employ dozens of moderation teams full time.

[–] coolusername@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Can't wait to see how censorship is going to evolve with the use of AI

[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s gonna be like the candlejack meme

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wow, Candlejack, now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time…

[–] frauddogg@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Who's Candleja

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

One-off character from an obscure 90s American cartoon: https://freakapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Candle_Jack

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thats quick. Twitter doing this too?

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm seeing a lot of pro-Sinwar tweets on my timeline.

[–] sexywheat@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

This is a really good read on the topic of AI weaponization by NATO countries, for surveillance and censorship. Pretty sure I found it posted on Hexbear dot net a few years ago.