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Michael Sirivianos

@msirivia.bsky.social

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I research ways to help social media users tell lies apart.

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · Jun 5

Elon's not going to leave politics, he's going to radicalize further rightwards and that won't be good

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · Jun 2

Classic Musk. "Bitcoin style encryption" isn't a meaningful term. Does he mean SHA-256 hashing? Elliptic curve cryptography? No one knows.

And "whole new architecture" is a garden variety IT security snake oil. It just means it hasn't been exposed to attacks like longstanding programs have been.

@elonmusk
All new XChat is rolling out with encryption, vanishing messages and the ability to send any kind of file. Also, audio/video calling.

This is built on Rust with (Bitcoin style) encryption, whole new architecture.

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Jeremy Blackburn @mrjimmyblack.com · May 28

I truly hope that the reviewers that decided our paper on tankies was “not politically neutral with writing” and that “who cares about left wing extremists?” etc. are enjoying their summer vacation now that the first tankie terrorist has killed two people. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-elias...

Read Elias Rodriguez’s Leaked Chats

Accused killer of two Israeli Embassy aides ranted against many things — but not Jews

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Jeremy Blackburn @mrjimmyblack.com · May 22

This was an act of left-wing domestic terrorism. A politically motivated violent attack on civilians by a U.S. national on U.S. soil. There are replies to Kat justifying domestic terrorism. We’ve been studying online left-wing extremism for a few years now. It’s very real arxiv.org/abs/2307.06981

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Michael Sirivianos @msirivia.bsky.social · May 2

True story

Michael Sirivianos @msirivia.bsky.social · Mar 1

gnet-research.org/2023/10/02/t...

arxiv.org/abs/2307.06981

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Greece Fact Check @greecefactcheck.bsky.social · Jan 28

Time to cut the crap. There is no historical evidence that the Nazi salute was used in Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece. Its roots lie in misinterpretations of 18th-century neoclassical art and its deliberate adoption by 20th-century fascist movements.
www.factchecker.gr/2025/01/28/t...

The Nazi Salute Does NOT Have Ancient Greek or Roman Origins - Greece Fact Check

CLAIM: The Nazi Salute Has Ancient Greek or Roman Origins VERDICT: There is no historical evidence that the Nazi salute was used in Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece. Its roots lie in misinterpretations ...

www.factchecker.gr

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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · Dec 17

Hello Bluesky! We are MedDMO, a regional hub of @edmo-eu.bsky.social covering Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. We bring together research, fact-checking, and media organizations that conduct internationally acknowledged research and activities in the area of disinformation.
Let's connect!

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Michael Sirivianos @msirivia.bsky.social · Nov 19

How so?