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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The general consensus of everyone I have had coffee with is there will be a tsunami of AI slop this election year. Also a consensus of try not to add to it by sharing it yourself even if you like examples, and to talk to people person to person as much as you can.

Dr. Cassandra Mudgway@legallyfeminist.bsky.social

This is a significant issue for democracy and trust in news media (already dismal, as we know). I'm so glad that Meta is taking action against this automated AI slop on their platforms by doing... *checks notes* nothing. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

rnz.co.nz

How fake NZ news pages are swamping Facebook with AI slop

Analysis - "Fake NZ news" pages are bombarding social media with misleading slop, including using AI to animate photos of a teenage landslide victim.

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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The Japan Times noted it as a feature in recent elections 😞 bsky.app/profile/japa...

The Japan Times@japantimes.co.jp

Whatever the outcome of Sunday’s Lower House election, the race will be remembered for having witnessed the full-blown debut of "AI slop" in Japanese politics.

ebx.sh

In Japan, generative AI takes fake election news to new levels

Leaders of a new Japanese political party unveil a logo that features China, a candidate campaigns in freezing weather wearing tank tops and grannies vent in public — or do they?

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