#antidisinformation — Public Fediverse posts

Deadline: BBC A “Disinfectant” To Disinformation On YouTube & X/Twitter, Says New Boss. “BBC director general Matt Brittin has said that the British broadcaster will double down on YouTube and X/Twitter to counter the tidal wave of disinformation online. Brittin may have spent the majority of his career at Google, but it did not stop him from acknowledging that YouTube is a breeding ground […]

Deadline: BBC A “Disinfectant” To Disinformation On YouTube & X/Twitter, Says New Boss. “BBC director general Matt Brittin has said that the British broadcaster will double down on YouTube and X/Twitter to counter the tidal wave of disinformation online. Brittin may have spent the majority of his career at Google, but it did not stop him from acknowledging that YouTube is a breeding ground […]

Deadline: BBC A “Disinfectant” To Disinformation On YouTube & X/Twitter, Says New Boss. “BBC director general Matt Brittin has said that the British broadcaster will double down on YouTube and X/Twitter to counter the tidal wave of disinformation online. Brittin may have spent the majority of his career at Google, but it did not stop him from acknowledging that YouTube is a breeding ground […]

Deadline: BBC A “Disinfectant” To Disinformation On YouTube & X/Twitter, Says New Boss. “BBC director general Matt Brittin has said that the British broadcaster will double down on YouTube and X/Twitter to counter the tidal wave of disinformation online. Brittin may have spent the majority of his career at Google, but it did not stop him from acknowledging that YouTube is a breeding ground […]

Deadline: BBC A “Disinfectant” To Disinformation On YouTube & X/Twitter, Says New Boss. “BBC director general Matt Brittin has said that the British broadcaster will double down on YouTube and X/Twitter to counter the tidal wave of disinformation online. Brittin may have spent the majority of his career at Google, but it did not stop him from acknowledging that YouTube is a breeding ground […]

Vanguard (Nigeria): Presidency trains over 100 Northern influencers to counter fake news. “The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media. Speaking during the training on Sunday in Kano, Abdulaziz said the […]

Vanguard (Nigeria): Presidency trains over 100 Northern influencers to counter fake news. “The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media. Speaking during the training on Sunday in Kano, Abdulaziz said the […]

Vanguard (Nigeria): Presidency trains over 100 Northern influencers to counter fake news. “The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media. Speaking during the training on Sunday in Kano, Abdulaziz said the […]

Vanguard (Nigeria): Presidency trains over 100 Northern influencers to counter fake news. “The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media. Speaking during the training on Sunday in Kano, Abdulaziz said the […]

Vanguard (Nigeria): Presidency trains over 100 Northern influencers to counter fake news. “The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media. Speaking during the training on Sunday in Kano, Abdulaziz said the […]

Union of Concerned Scientists: Your Anti-Disinformation Safety Chain for Danger Season. “We’re now officially in Danger Season 2026—the period between May and October when North America experiences its worst climate impacts—and we should expect disinformation to ramp up on social media and other platforms. It’s the time when maintaining what I call the ‘safety chain’ matters most.”

Union of Concerned Scientists: Your Anti-Disinformation Safety Chain for Danger Season. “We’re now officially in Danger Season 2026—the period between May and October when North America experiences its worst climate impacts—and we should expect disinformation to ramp up on social media and other platforms. It’s the time when maintaining what I call the ‘safety chain’ matters most.”

Interfax Ukraine: Interfax-Ukraine to host press conference ‘Russia disinformation in 2026: new topics and tools’. “On Wednesday, May 27, at 11.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency will host a press conference entitled ‘Russia disinformation in 2026: new topics and tools.’… The event will take place at 8/5a Reitarska Street and will be streamed on the Interfax-Ukraine […]

Interfax Ukraine: Interfax-Ukraine to host press conference ‘Russia disinformation in 2026: new topics and tools’. “On Wednesday, May 27, at 11.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency will host a press conference entitled ‘Russia disinformation in 2026: new topics and tools.’… The event will take place at 8/5a Reitarska Street and will be streamed on the Interfax-Ukraine […]

Kyiv Post: ‘The White Book’ – Ukraine Launches Guide to Navigating Russian Propaganda Minefield. “The volume, produced by Media Center Ukraine with support from the EU, sets out to systematize Ukraine’s experience in confronting Russian disinformation and to make that essential knowledge usable for journalists, diplomats, policymakers, researchers and public figures far beyond Ukraine. […]

Kyiv Post: ‘The White Book’ – Ukraine Launches Guide to Navigating Russian Propaganda Minefield. “The volume, produced by Media Center Ukraine with support from the EU, sets out to systematize Ukraine’s experience in confronting Russian disinformation and to make that essential knowledge usable for journalists, diplomats, policymakers, researchers and public figures far beyond Ukraine. […]

The Federal Press Office (BPA) is undergoing a major overhaul, likely the most extensive in decades. After a "multi‑month reform process" the office's leadershi... https://news.osna.fm/?p=37011 | #news #adding #antidisinformation #embarks #federal

The Federal Press Office (BPA) is undergoing a major overhaul, likely the most extensive in decades. After a "multi‑month reform process" the office's leadershi... https://news.osna.fm/?p=37011 | #news #adding #antidisinformation #embarks #federal

The Federal Press Office (BPA) is undergoing a major overhaul, likely the most extensive in decades. After a "multi‑month reform process" the office's leadershi... https://news.osna.fm/?p=37011 | #news #adding #antidisinformation #embarks #federal

The Federal Press Office (BPA) is undergoing a major overhaul, likely the most extensive in decades. After a "multi‑month reform process" the office's leadershi... https://news.osna.fm/?p=37011 | #news #adding #antidisinformation #embarks #federal

The Register: US to deny visas to foreign officials it says ‘censor’ social media . “The US government says it’ll refuse visas to foreign officials judged to have censored social media posts of American citizens – a move aimed at countries trying to stem the flow of online misinformation.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/01/the-register-us-to-deny-visas-to-foreign-officials-it-says-censor-social-media/

The Conversation: Weaponized storytelling: How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns. “At the Cognition, Narrative and Culture Lab at Florida International University, we are building AI tools to help detect disinformation campaigns that employ tools of narrative persuasion. We are training AI to go beyond surface-level language analysis to understand narrative […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/01/weaponized-storytelling-how-ai-is-helping-researchers-sniff-out-disinformation-campaigns-the-conversation/

The Conversation: Weaponized storytelling: How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns. “At the Cognition, Narrative and Culture Lab at Florida International University, we are building AI tools to help detect disinformation campaigns that employ tools of narrative persuasion. We are training AI to go beyond surface-level language analysis to understand narrative […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/01/weaponized-storytelling-how-ai-is-helping-researchers-sniff-out-disinformation-campaigns-the-conversation/

The facts:
Canada's suicide helpline: 9-8-8
USA's suicide helpline: 9-8-8
Trans Lifeline Canada: (877) 330-6366
Trans Lifeline US: (877) 565-8860

Don't share or boost images on fedi with unverified facts. Trans Lifeline is a non-government nonprofit, and higher call volume increases their operating expenses, so if anyone shared or boosted *that* image with TL's phone number, please consider donating this year. <hoa>Also, add alt text to text-bearing images.</hoa> #AntiDisinformation

The facts:
Canada's suicide helpline: 9-8-8
USA's suicide helpline: 9-8-8
Trans Lifeline Canada: (877) 330-6366
Trans Lifeline US: (877) 565-8860

Don't share or boost images on fedi with unverified facts. Trans Lifeline is a non-government nonprofit, and higher call volume increases their operating expenses, so if anyone shared or boosted *that* image with TL's phone number, please consider donating this year. <hoa>Also, add alt text to text-bearing images.</hoa> #AntiDisinformation