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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

India is betting on frugal innovation and its vast tech talent to catch up in the global AI race. Officials and startups believe it can compete by building low-cost language models in Indian languages and AI tools for local problems. www.ft.com/content/75ad...

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India bets on ‘frugal innovation’ to catch up in global AI race

Modi’s government seeks private sector backing to scale up LLMs and spur research

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Advertising represented most of Meta's $164.50 billion revenue in 2024. However, fraudulent ‘investment’ scheme ads imitating mainstream news websites like BBC and The Indian Express continue to slip through Meta's filters. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

3. To address the demands arising from user growth, Bluesky expanded its moderation team to approximately 100 moderators and continues to hire additional staff. Any plans to engage with external fact checkers and moderators @safety.bsky.app ?

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

2. Other areas of concern included Antisocial Behavior (reports of harassment, trolling, or intolerance), Spam (excessive mentions, replies, or repetitive content), unwanted sexual content, and Illegal or Urgent Issues.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

A few takeaways from this report: 1. In 2024, users submitted 6.48 million reports to Bluesky's moderation service, with 1.20 million of those reports concerning "Misleading Content." This includes issues such as impersonation, misinformation, and false claims about identity or affiliations.

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

everything about this new Meta AI bot is so dystopian but for me the AI-generated images of nonexistent donated coats is up there

AI-generated image of boxes of coats for donation with a caption that reads “kicking off the new year in service of our community”

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Understanding how people relate to information is crucial, especially within their cultural and social contexts. Placing human experience and narrative at the centre of our analysis of digital platforms may prove essential for addressing societal divisions in the years ahead.

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‘Nobody was tricked into voting for Trump’: Why the disinformation panic is over

Eight years ago, Trump and Brexit sparked fears social media was corroding reality. Now, that narrative is crumbling.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

This @politico.eu report confirms that misinfo mainly affects already-convinced audiences (confirmation bias), that powerful narratives often stem from established cultural beliefs rather than viral falsehoods, and that human elements like charisma and trust matter more than factual accuracy.

politico.eu

‘Nobody was tricked into voting for Trump’: Why the disinformation panic is over

Eight years ago, Trump and Brexit sparked fears social media was corroding reality. Now, that narrative is crumbling.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Countering disinformation: While post-2016 reactions focused heavily on "bad actors" and techn manipulation, eight years of research have revealed this was overly simplistic. We lost sight of the fact that online activity represents only a fraction of how people form beliefs and make decisions.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

This whole thread about MacKenzie Scott’s grants (and criticism of them) v. other foundation funding is very good, and this point is central.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

A US health boss's murder sparked a torrent of online misinformation and calls for violence against other executives, suggesting a failure of social media moderation that analysts fear could translate into real-world harms. www.yahoo.com/news/whos-ne...

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'Who's next?': Misinformation and online threats after US CEO slaying

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

The Global Engagement Center, a US State Department unit established in 2016, shuttered on Monday at a time when officials and experts tracking propaganda have been warning of the risk of disinformation campaigns from US adversaries such as Russia and China. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

france24.com

US agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down

A leading US government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department said Tuesday, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Repub...

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

His immortalised words: “I do not believe that I have been a weak prime minister. I honestly believe that history will be kinder to me than the contemporary media or for that matter the opposition in parliament.”

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Dr Manmohan Singh taught an entire generation of Indians to dream big. The former prime minister’s death deprives the nation of sage counsel at a time when his reforms are being replaced by empty bluster. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

bloomberg.com

Manmohan Singh Taught a Generation of Indians to Dream

The former prime minister’s death deprives the nation of sage counsel at a time when his reforms are being replaced by empty bluster.

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

My first @businessinsider.com story is up! This US survey of thousands of Threads and Bluesky users showed that Bluesky skews heavily Democratic while only 34% of Threads users identified as either Democrat or Independent. Tips about Meta? pdixit@insider.com or Signal at pranavdixit.04.

businessinsider.com

Bluesky versus Threads: A new survey shows a deep political divide between social media's newest rivals

A new survey unveils the political divide between Bluesky and Threads users, examining their engagement and attitudes toward AI technology.

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Seana Davis @seanadavis.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

❌ Three fake screenshots mimicking Trump's Truth Social have appeared on Bluesky (and other platforms), posing as posts on a rift between the president-elect and Elon Musk. All three of these posts are fake.

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

THREAD 1/x "The BBC has spent months tracking down Tibetan sources whose family and friends were detained and beaten. BBC Verify has also examined satellite imagery and verified leaked videos which show mass protests and monks begging the authorities for mercy." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Tibet: How China cracked down on rare protests over Kamtok dam

Through sources and footage, the BBC pieces together how China cracked down on the protests.

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Legacy media *is* dying and has been for a while. That’s due to failing ad economic models, vampiric private equity funds, bad management, and a general unwillingness by most to pay for news. If a TikToker who thinks he’s Gen Z Walter Cronkite wants to portray himself as the “future” then lol

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

lol dudes like these explain news aggregated from actual reporters, chalk up a few hundred thousand followers on social media platforms, and declare themselves “the future”. imagine being so “independent” that you rely on the tech platforms for your distribution.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I did. It's a good read. We ( @logicallyfacts.com) had our own research, supported by a much broader sample, to rely on.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

AI-driven mis/disinformation did not have the apocalyptic impact on elections in 2024 that many suggested at the start of the year. As the year ends, @logicallyfacts.com assesses the pertinent question: how did AI influence voters worldwide, if at all? www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...

logicallyfacts.com

2024's AI "armageddon" did not come to pass

Fears of widespread AI misinformation ran rife in this historic election year. Although broadly unfounded, deepfakes and AI "slop" did taint some races.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

For nearly three years, Sweden’s social workers have battled a viral disinformation campaign falsely claiming they steal Muslim children. Here’s how it’s impacted their daily lives. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...

logicallyfacts.com

Meet Swedish social workers targeted by viral disinformation

For nearly three years, Sweden's social workers have faced a disinformation campaign that has sowed division and destabilized the country.

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I assign his “The Shadow Doctors” every year not just to highlight the regime’s crimes but also so students can learn how Syrians organized to care for and help one another while suffering those crimes: www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...

newyorker.com

Syria’s War on Doctors

As the regime tries to destroy the opposition’s medical system, health workers pursue a novel and desperate effort to provide aid.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson struck a nerve on social media, triggering an outpouring of negative experiences with the tangled health care system in the U.S. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

npr.org

After a shocking shooting, Americans vent feelings about health insurance

The death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson triggered a deluge of painful stories about health care denials on social media.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

It's mostly cheapfakes in India. Manipulated media created using relatively less sophisticated tools. Unfortunately, the govt and several media orgs mislabeled these videos as "deepfake," leading to confusion while initiating policies and action. Wrote about it earlier. www.ndtv.com/opinion/from...

ndtv.com

Opinion: Opinion | From Misinformation To Fraud, The Alarming Rise Of Deepfakes In India

Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have ushered in a new era of technological disruption, with deepfakes emerging as a particularly concerning challenge for India's information integri...

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Seana Davis @seanadavis.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

👋🏻 Thanks for the 10k follows! Just joined Bluesky? I'm a journalist who specialises in countering online misinformation. If you spot anything here (or on other platforms), please tag me! See anything here that you think needs checking? Send my way!

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

AI-driven deepfakes weren't the disinformation catastrophe that tech companies and global governments feared ahead of a slew of major elections this year, according to Meta. www.axios.com/2024/12/03/g...

axios.com

Global elections dodge deepfake threat

Meta's Nick Clegg says a feared wave of AI-fueled deception did not materialize online.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Analysis: When political humour crosses the line from satirical parody to spreading false messages, misinformation, and the role of social media platforms in preventing such harm in this day and age of AI-driven satirical parodies. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...

logicallyfacts.com

In on the joke: satire and misinformation on social media

In the fast-moving world of social media, the context of satire and parody can easily be lost, leading to misinterpretation.

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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Six decades later, Star Trek may still be the only franchise based on the ideas that diversity is strength, justice is the measure of civilization, bounty is to be shared, peace is worth the price, and all these things can be achieved. We need more shows that look ahead and find goodness.

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William J. Brady @williambrady.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇

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Alan Duke, Fact Checker @alanduke.com · 28/11/2024

My research (experience fact checking) is nine in 10 social media content creators do not care about the accuracy of the information they are posting.

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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Bluesky is truly having an incredible run as Threads' head of product

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Amazing! Looking forward to this.

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Delhi has not had a single ‘good’ air quality day so far this year. With the current pollution levels and the air quality fluctuating between ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ so far this month, it is unlikely the Capital will have a good day before next year.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 25/11/2024

Reading the article, the group will charge people $5k to run an "AI" spell check on their manuscript, slap some "AI" art on the cover and then shove the book out of the door. It's a vanity press. Who was gullible enough to fund this?

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JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Blue skies. [Ladakh, India]

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Predictions about the future of specific social media platforms are hard to make, b/c so many factors are in play. But here's a low-risk bet: the evolution of BlueSky over the next 6 months or so is going to be realy interesting, and the focus of much research. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

theatlantic.com

The Right Has a Bluesky Problem

The X exodus is weakening a way for conservatives to speak to the masses.

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