[Cross-posted from European Tribune – where dissent is NOT troll rated!]
Had to double-check news feed … this can’t be true, can it??
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More below the fold …
Why We’re Partnering With Facebook on Election Integrity
Today @DFRLab announced that we are partnering with Facebook to expand our #ElectionWatch program to identify, expose, and explain disinformation during elections around the world. The effort is part of a broader initiative to provide independent and credible research about the role of social media in elections, as well as democracy more generally.
○ Understanding Disinformation – The Atlantic Council DFRLab with Elliot Higgins … duhh!
○ How to Survive a Russian Hack – Lessons from Eastern Europe and the Baltics
The last link on how to survive a Russian hack is actually reasonably useful. Based on the experience of our friends in the Baltics, I get the impression that we have quite a gargantuan task on our hands. One thing that struck me was how easily we can be manipulated, to the extent that we as Americans have no unified idea of what it means to be American. In some sense, we’ve become what Maggie Thatcher fantasized: merely a collection of individuals. Such a society cannot function for long, and can be easily conquered.