Why are there so many fake news site in the world?
More than a dozen scraper sites stole a Guardian article and linked it to my site. Why? I have no idea.
Tag: social media
Behold a 1970s social networking site
This, my young friends, is a (West German) coin-operated payphone. Like cigarette and bubble gum vending machines, they were ubiquitous during my youth. Now, this is literally a museum piece, which I spotted in Frankfurt a couple of days ago. Very rarely, people forgot to collect the coins that remained when they ended their call.…
Using LLMs to read your Bluesky feed, disinformation as the lesser problem, the AfD’s fake plane tickets, and the normalisation of the radical right in Europe: 4 links I liked
LLMs tackle Bluesky feeds, disinformation takes a backseat, AfD’s ticket scandal unfolds, and Europe grapples with far-right normalisation.
Why does Sahra Wagenknecht see me as a potential donor for her new party?
Why is Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party targeting me as a potential donor? I have no idea, and the algo doesn’t really say.
Three Bluesky links I liked
Everyone & their gran are leaving Twitter for Bluesky. Here are some links to help you get started.
How to access the Bluesky API from R, fast
Programmatically accessing Bluesky is a breeze with the atrrr package for #Rstats
The Radical Right Research Robot is back with a vengeance (for now)
The bot that posts references to research on the radical right is back on Twitter, Mastodon & Bluesky
You can now create deepfake videos in the safety and comfort of your home
I cloned myself and lived to tell the tale.
Will the real Naomi Klein please stand up?
Feed your inner sceptic, listen to this Big Picture Science Podcast from December 2023.
Political beliefs & multi-partyism, plagiarising politicians, the robustness of Twitter, and Alex Jones: 4 links I liked
4 short articles on stuff that interests me – the far right, social media, political beliefs – that I read and would like to share b/c they are worth your time