A new blog post by Onno Hansen-StaszyńskiOnno Hansen-Staszyński: (104) The facilitator role ethic. Description: Democratic facilitator do's and don'ts. SAUFEX #DSA #Poland #FIMI #Disinformation https://lnkd.in/d6-bhVcb
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"We can't solve problems, we can't agree exist."
What Maria Ressa points out in this powerful speech really struck home: We can report on and discuss all the crises in the world but we won't be able to solve any of them if our information ecosystem is corrupted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw7uCMsVWiY
#FIMI #DigitalPublics
#FIMI and #disinformation are now systemic global threats, undermining democracies, economies, and human rights. They erode trust, polarize societies, and destabilize markets, requiring robust public-interest media and policy initiatives like the European Democracy Shield for resilience.
https://euvsdisinfo.eu/fimi-and-disinformation-as-global-threats/
Heute wird der International Disinformation Awareness Day begangen. Wir möchten diese Gelegenheit nutzen, denjenigen zu danken, die sich aktiv gegen die gezielte Verbreitung von #Desinformation und #FIMI (Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference) einsetzen.
Unsere hieraus abgeleitete Position für einen differenzierten und sensiblen Umgang in der Debatte um Desinformation erklären wir unter https://load-ev.de/wofuer-wir-stehen/approved_ideas/
It's not like my "to be read" pile of books isn't already big enough to build a mansion for my Chihuahua, but I'm always looking for new inspiration to perhaps build her a shed too...
Stumbled across this list and thought I'd share it for those who are interested in #disinformation and #FIMI, as well as #digitalpolicy and #algoroithms
Would be curious to hear some more recommendations, if you have any (or also #dogpics or DIY book houses).
https://shepherd.com/best-books/to-help-you-navigate-the-disinformation-deluge
I have quite some guilty pleasures, and one of them is taking #buzzfeed quizzes (how else would I find out what kind of bread I am???) and buzzfeed lists. Also find it quite cool that I get #Reddit content without having to sign up for it 😅
Interestingly, I often come across elements that make me think, like with this post where one point is that we seem to have a lot of work to do in building a healthy culture around making mistakes. Working on #disinformation and #fimi, I take a lot of time explaining to people why not everything is disinformation and why people being wrong is a very different thing, it's normal for human beings and it's not something that we should see as a bad thing per se.
Often, things evolve like in science when we learn something new and that puts the old theories out of work. That's normal. Also me thinking that there are no mountains in #Belgium was not done out of malice but I simply didn't pay enough attention in geography classes.
If people are open to learn new things, to change their views if they are wrong, I think that's just a healthy evolution. So let's not attack people for being wrong but engage in a discussion and learn from each other!
We only have a problem if people stick to their wrong information out of stubbornness or similar reasons and aren't open to reverse positions based on wrong information...
What do you think?
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/healthy-behaviors-people-are-shamed-for
Journalists across the globe are already under threat every day - many of them literally risk their lives to provide the rest of us with factual information that is crucial to understand what is happening in the world and to hold authority to account.
Independent media and journalists are a pillar of democracy and also key to fight #disinformation and #fimi.
I'm glad to see that the community here is speaking our against attempts to restrict #mediafreedom and #FreedomOfExpession!
Also, as reuters reports, high level politicians are condemning #twitter and #elonmusk for his recent actions.
《Officials from France, Germany, the U.K. and the European Union condemned the suspensions, with some saying the platform was jeopardizing press freedom.》
《Melissa Fleming, head of communications for the United Nations, tweeted she was "deeply disturbed" by the suspensions and "media freedom is not a toy."》
Research into foreign information manipulation and interference, including disinformation is crucial to understand how this threat is evolving, how it functions and what kind of impact it has. Of course, it is also essential for providing stakeholders with recommendations on how to respond.
The new #horizoneurope work programme was just published and in addition to many interesting research areas, there's also two on #Fimi.
If you're interested, check this out!
And if you want to learn more about the programme as such, you van find more information here:
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A while ago, I heard someone at a conference on #disinformation and #Fimi make an argument that I found quite striking (sorry to the person who said it, I forgot who you are): we all agree that spam is ok to remove / block / automatically delete because we agree that it is not genuine speech and artificially amplified, so should not fall under freedom of speech.
Now, two thoughts:
- The boring one is - at this point it seems that Twitter cannot even do that well anymore. I wish I could tell the spam accounts that no, I don't want to make 1000$ an hour in some obscure job and I also don't want to become a model in some obscure magazine (yes yes, I'm sure it's very renowned). Also, does it matter even that I flag it as spam?
- The other, actual thought/question is - can't we compare information manipulation to spam? It's not just about the content, but about the distribution. Mass flooding of a space, fake accounts making offers that are at best questionable, unclear who is really behind it etc.
Would be curious to hear some thoughts 🤓
[And it seems I need vacation, I just wanted to end this toot with "Best Regards"]
@potemkinvillage #spam
I need to remember to bring a sign that says "What they said!" to conferences where people talk about #disinformation and #Fimi.
I have to hold it up every time someone says "yes, #stratcom is important to respond to such threats but it's by far not the only intervention".
For some reason, exchanges on how to respond oftentimes almost exclusively focus on the comms aspect, leaving out all the other important instruments that different stakeholders have...
I heard that #Mondog is a thing and I just have to contribute with my own little fluffball! She's not a big help in tackling #Fimi and #disinformation, but she's definitely helping me think about the good things in life!
So, after a few days on #mastodon I have a couple of impressions, many of which I've also seen from others:
1) If you don't have people who explain how it works to you, it's a bit challenging to do your first steps. BUT: when you ask for help here, people actually reply to you without sarcasm, no matter how stupid your question.
2) I've had really long conversations with interesting people here. It's not just likes or one comment, we have DISCUSSIONS here, which I love!
3) I've met new and interesting people who I didn't know before, giving me new impressions and things to think about.
4) I liked #twitter, not naively and I was aware of its flaws, but it was the platform where I first built a real network and found people talking about the same things I did. I've met many amazing people working for the company, who were incredibly dedicated to making it better, and I'm saddened to see that so many have lost their jobs and see their efforts go to waste.
5) I have many questions about how mastodon will develop in terms of #disinformation / #fimi and how it might play out here, including the response by admins and the community.
I'm very happy to be here, but also find it sad what happens to Twitter right now. I think we should not just think about how it is going downhill, but also that amazing people have in the past invested their time, creativity and passion into making it a better place.
@aags this sounds very interesting - I'm curious to hear how the lecture will expand on the concept of "participatory #disinformation" and what some of the mechanisms could be to overcome the challenge to take these "rapid responses".
We have seen how disinformation (and here also misinformation) can have a considerable impact on our collective responses - especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, where information manipulation, #fimi exploited peoples fears and divided society.