this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2025
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Fediverse vs Disinformation

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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.


Community rules

Same as instance rules, plus:

  1. No disinformation
  2. Posts must be relevant to the topic of astroturfing, propaganda and/or disinformation

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[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As a 40yo, she’s also probably my favourite YT’er just because she can keep our kiddo entertained while we prep dinner or tidy up, while still teaching them a thing-or-two, and there are no tantrums when it’s time to turn off the TV.

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

All of this. She's wholesome, educational, and by all measures she's a good person. I always describe her as the YouTube generation's Mr. Rogers.