This is fascinating… the 3rd largest media company, after Disney and Warner, is The Soul Publishing, and they’re pure online only. They produce dedicated content designed for Facebook and YouTube algorithms. Why is that interesting? Well, for one, their content is lies (seriously, the debunking videos are hilarious: “wow, that cleaning solution made those sneakers […]
Baltic Counter Disinformation
Here is a slightly rearranged version of this defense one article. I’ve emphasized the main lines of Russian disinformation and how Lithuania deals with them. As always the interesting thing is the techniques that are used to make false information appear legitimate. Here the Russians use a one-two-three approach: 1. Source: https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/12/russian-trolls-are-hammering-away-natos-presence-lithuania/161654/ Attacks Jewish New […]
This is Literally Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that attempts to achieve a response that furthers the desired intent of the propagandist. [1] The recent publication of This Is Not Propaganda [2] has created a lot of buzz amongst aficionados of disinformation and digital propaganda. I haven’t read the book yet, and I’m sure this isn’t Pomerantsev’s […]