we must rebuild punk. for the children's sake.

yessss

(also protect your shit from the algorithms)

banger. 10/10. destined for the big leagues.

true

the cottage industry of misinfo studies post-2016 was very worried about under-resourced information environments, where lack of literacy and access to high quality news drove conspiracism. meanwhile, the most well-resourced people on the planet were getting pilled on channer content

It's a fascist project owned by tech oligarchs whose primary application appears to be racist memes, deepfakes, and sorting vast amounts of data to power a looming surveillance state.

Don't believe me?

Ask Grok to generate a threat report from your social media posts.

time to bomb Venezuela for no reason and put asbestos back in everybody's walls while our toddlers die from conspiracy theories. everything's normal and great. god bless America, etc

Yep! Can't wait for legal scholars to sort this one out.

Much appreciated!

Appreciate it! And will do!

Hey Kate - are there any opportunities for community researchers in collaboration with the Center? I'm a UW alum and have been writing on these for topics for years (and do have a relevant degree), although I'm not totally sure that I could swing a post doc fellowship at this point in life. Thanks!

as far I understand it, telling people to follow the law is against the law

It's the same reason why the Nazis had good tailors and the same reason why people are trying to emulate that style now.

Aesthetics of strength is the language of fascism.