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𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕<p>»"KI-Bildgeneratoren sind Nostalgiemaschinen und Klischeeverstärker": Programme wie Midjourney seien wie gemacht, um rechte Weltbilder zu entwerfen, sagt Roland Meyer. Der Medienwissenschaftler erklärt, ob sich diese Tools auch für Kritik kapern lassen. Und was es bedeutet, wenn die Trump-Regierung Bildarchive säubern lässt.«</p><p>Die KI wird bewusst für Konservatismus eingesetzt aber anscheinend wollen dies die wenigsten wahrnehmen.</p><p>🤢 <a href="https://www.woz.ch/2520/roland-meyer/ki-bildgeneratoren-sind-nostalgiemaschinen-und-klischeeverstaerker/!16XF38RDEPER" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">woz.ch/2520/roland-meyer/ki-bi</span><span class="invisible">ldgeneratoren-sind-nostalgiemaschinen-und-klischeeverstaerker/!16XF38RDEPER</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ki</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/konservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>konservative</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
doctorambient<p>Capitalism depends on the use of human shields.</p><p>I go to the understaffed pharmacy and they screw up *every* order. I want to scream at the pharmacist and the assistant, but it's not their fault that the company won't put more people on duty.</p><p>My medical provider cancels my appointment and makes me call *two separate numbers* and wait on hold for a long time. I want to scream at the scheduler, but it's not their fault.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanshields" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanshields</span></a> protect profits.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bosses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bosses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a></p>
RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸<p>Never try to prove something to someone who uses <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> as a weapon.</p><p>They will find a way to keep doing it.</p><p>Like my father, who found a way to be garbage to me despite being an objectively good person.</p><p>Like my ex girlfriend who accused me of cheating. When she found no proof, she accused me of flirting with other women WANTING to.</p><p>It was never about being a good son. It was never about being faithful.</p><p>It was about making me always prove myself for control.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Elon Musk’s Use of X Mimics Hearst’s and Ford’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manipulation</span></a> of Media</p><p>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> billionaire is using his social media site X to rant and accuse. The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> of rage rarely worked out well for earlier moguls.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twitter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/technology/elon-musk-x-ford-hearst.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/05/10/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/elon-musk-x-ford-hearst.html</span></a></p>
Wisdom in Space<p>Happy people can't be monetized, this is why billionaires and tech companies need to keep you unhappy, angry, or scared. Resist. Be happy.<br> -- Ron Gilbert (@grumpygamer)</p><p>⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RonGilbert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RonGilbert</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Anger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anger</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fear</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Happiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Happiness</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Monetization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monetization</span></a></p><p>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panorama</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panopainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panopainting</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flowers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Junkyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Junkyard</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a></p>
Support the Resistance<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> continues to manipulate the stock market. Trump is not book smart, but he does seem to understand cause and effect. </p><p>...Trump indicated Thursday that he might be open to lowering the current 145% tariff on China... </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPOL</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-signals-open-cutting-china-tariffs-80-ahead-trade-negotiations-rcna205786" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/business/business-</span><span class="invisible">news/trump-signals-open-cutting-china-tariffs-80-ahead-trade-negotiations-rcna205786</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glammr.us/@overholt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> It's even more: a fascist system always begins to wipe out knowledge for better manipulating the masses.</p><p>And yes, Trump read a book. In a famous Vanity Fair interview in 1990, Marie Brenner discovered that he had read Hitler's speeches with delight. <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/08/donald-trump-marie-brenner-ivana-divorce" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vanityfair.com/news/2015/08/do</span><span class="invisible">nald-trump-marie-brenner-ivana-divorce</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TESCREAL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TESCREAL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LOC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a></p>
Félicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/germany" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>germany</span></a></span>'s government class deepens its alliance with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> – criminalising dissent, rewarding lobby groups, and eroding rights in the name of fighting antisemitism</p><p>Jürgen Mackert: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/welcome-berlin-germany-capital-zionist-repression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">middleeasteye.net/opinion/welc</span><span class="invisible">ome-berlin-germany-capital-zionist-repression</span></a> 🧵</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/academicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/proZionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proZionism</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StandWithIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithIsrael</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StrikeGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrikeGermany</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/EuropeIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeIsrael</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/coloniality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coloniality</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/NeverAgainIsForAnyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverAgainIsForAnyone</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/conflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflation</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/confusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>confusion</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/coOpting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coOpting</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/freeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/JurgenMackert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JurgenMackert</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Mackert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mackert</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/civilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilLiberties</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mttaggart</span></a></span> Some subscriber gifted the article: <a href="https://archive.ph/h5kpC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/h5kpC</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>BTW: Am I right in assuming that Lee, Wendy &amp; Co. never became famous for their essayistic skills and to this day have no publishing contract?</p><p>The bad news: in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dystopian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dystopian</span></a> days, I fear a dumbing down of the world, deliberately incited by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TESCREAL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TESCREAL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/techBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techBros</span></a> to keep people manipulable.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Essay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Essay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cheating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a></p>
Sozialwelten<p><a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Auseinanderklaffen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auseinanderklaffen</span></a> iSv. <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Diskrepanz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diskrepanz</span></a> zwischen <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> und <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/massenmedial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>massenmedial</span></a>​er <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Berichterstattung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berichterstattung</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Beispiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beispiel</span></a> "What's Going on With <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Shipping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shipping</span></a>": Wie ist die <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Situation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Situation</span></a> am <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Boden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boden</span></a> iSv. <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Beobachtbarkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beobachtbarkeit</span></a> vor <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Ort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ort</span></a>.<br><a href="https://youtu.be/AJuU0CCb6cA?si=CKw0EZ52tdnavfQO" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/AJuU0CCb6cA?si=CKw0EZ</span><span class="invisible">52tdnavfQO</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bias</span></a> durch <br>- <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marketing</span></a> / <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manipulation</span></a><br>- <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/soziale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soziale</span></a>​r / <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/politisch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politisch</span></a>​er <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Erw%C3%BCnschtheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Erwünschtheit</span></a><br>- <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Zugeh%C3%B6rigkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zugehörigkeit</span></a> zu <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/vertikal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vertikal</span></a>​er <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Schicht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schicht</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Werkzeug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Werkzeug</span></a>​e zur <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Reflexion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reflexion</span></a> stehen <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Amateur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amateur</span></a> und <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Profi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Profi</span></a> gleichermaßen zur <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Verf%C3%BCgung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verfügung</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Wahrnehmung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wahrnehmung</span></a> <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Perspektive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perspektive</span></a> <a href="https://ifwo.eu/tags/Perspektivit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perspektivität</span></a></p>
skua<p>Autonomy &amp; Manipulation</p><p>This stuff is more complex than I'd thought.</p><p>I've bought a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedPlate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedPlate</span></a> and now an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElderlyRelative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElderlyRelative</span></a> is not rejecting their meal, or rejecting it so much less that all of it gets eaten.</p><p>I'd like to hear from other carers and also parents on when you think manipulation is ok, when it fits with autonomy, when it doesn't, when it's not ok, and things like that.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dementia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Autonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AgingInPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgingInPlace</span></a></p>
anna elbe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://troet.cafe/@ralphruthe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ralphruthe</span></a></span> Geht es nicht auch ohne youtube? Nutze doch <a href="https://norden.social/tags/peertube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peertube</span></a> ! Peertube ist ganz wunderbar!</p><p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/Youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Youtube</span></a> gehört zu den Honks, die (auf Wunsch von Trump) den "Golf von Mexiko" in "Golf von Amerika" umbenannt haben. Auch das: youtube weicht Richtlinien gegen Hassrede auf. <a href="https://netzpolitik.org/2025/diskriminierung-youtube-weicht-richtlinien-gegen-hassrede-auf/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">netzpolitik.org/2025/diskrimin</span><span class="invisible">ierung-youtube-weicht-richtlinien-gegen-hassrede-auf/</span></a></p><p>Meine Meinung: Meiden. Meiden wo immer es möglich ist!</p><p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/macht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macht</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/golfVonMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>golfVonMexico</span></a></p>
Alberto Chimal<p>"So it’s worth reminding the public: <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> models are not your friends. They’re not designed to help you answer the questions you ask. They’re designed to provide the most pleasing response possible, and to ensure that you are fully engaged with them."<br><a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> can be used to manipulate human beings through deferential, obsequious answers: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/01/chatgpt-chatbot-truth-user-update-ai?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/may/01/chatgpt-chatbot-truth-user-update-ai?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a></p>
Richard Rathe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.social/@newsmast" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>newsmast</span></a></span> </p><p>To the degree possible, <a href="https://c.im/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> should be free from <a href="https://c.im/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> by individuals (<a href="https://c.im/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a>), <a href="https://c.im/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> (<a href="https://c.im/tags/monetization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monetization</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a>), computers (<a href="https://c.im/tags/algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithms</span></a>, "<a href="https://c.im/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>", or governments.</p>
earthling<p>Reality Lost: Markets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation by Vincent F. Hendricks &amp; Mads Vestergaard, 2018</p><p>This open access book looks at how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state. </p><p>Free download:<br><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-00813-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/book/10.1007</span><span class="invisible">/978-3-030-00813-0</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>
anna elbe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sarahbosetti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sarahbosetti</span></a></span> </p><p>Es geht ohne youtube! Wer hätte das gedacht?<br><a href="https://www.zdf.de/play/kommentare/bosetti-will-reden-102/bosetti-will-reden-vom-30-april-2025-100" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zdf.de/play/kommentare/bosetti</span><span class="invisible">-will-reden-102/bosetti-will-reden-vom-30-april-2025-100</span></a></p><p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/Youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Youtube</span></a> gehört zu den Honks, die (auf Wunsch von Trump) den "Golf von Mexiko" in "Golf von Amerika" umbenannt haben. Auch das: youtube weicht Richtlinien gegen Hassrede auf. <a href="https://netzpolitik.org/2025/diskriminierung-youtube-weicht-richtlinien-gegen-hassrede-auf/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">netzpolitik.org/2025/diskrimin</span><span class="invisible">ierung-youtube-weicht-richtlinien-gegen-hassrede-auf/</span></a></p><p>Meine Meinung: Meiden. Meiden wo immer es möglich ist.</p><p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/macht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macht</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/golfVonMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>golfVonMexico</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/bosettiwillreden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bosettiwillreden</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Zelensky slams Putin’s 3-day truce proposal as ‘manipulation,’ reiterates calls for 30-day <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/unconditional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unconditional</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceasefire</span></a></p><p>“Now, yet again, another attempt at <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a>: for some reason, everyone is supposed to wait until May 8 before ceasing fire — just to provide <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> with silence for his parade,” Zelensky said</p><p>Russia has consistently rejected all proposals continues to manipulate the world, trying to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/deceive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deceive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-slams-putins-3-day-truce-proposal-as-manipulation-reiterates-calls-for-30-day-unconditional-ceasefire/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/zelensky-s</span><span class="invisible">lams-putins-3-day-truce-proposal-as-manipulation-reiterates-calls-for-30-day-unconditional-ceasefire/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Tuesday, April 29, 2025</strong></p> <p>Zelensky slams Putin’s 3-day truce proposal as ‘manipulation,’ reiterates calls for 30-day unconditional ceasefire — Russia’s military building up at Finland’s border — Drones reportedly strike Russian plant producing parts for missiles, radars — Over 95% of drones used at front line made in Ukraine … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/tuesday-april-29-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/tuesday-april-29-2025/</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>An Acclaimed Book About Digital <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manipulation</span></a> Was Actually Written by <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italian</span></a> essayist Andrea <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Colamedici" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colamedici</span></a> tells WIRED <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hypnocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hypnocracy</span></a> : <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> , <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> , and the New Architecture of Reality was a “philosophical experiment and a performance.” The book’s Chinese author does not exist.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/an-acclaimed-book-about-digital-manipulation-was-actually-written-by-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/an-acclaimed-b</span><span class="invisible">ook-about-digital-manipulation-was-actually-written-by-ai/</span></a></p>
Wen<p>Clearly something is amiss. While we can resent the ‘plc’ that is Reform (actually a wee bit more complex) from a rational point of view, this apparent manipulation and corruption nfrom across the divide needs an explanation.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/apr/27/teaching-union-reverses-matt-wrack-appointment-ahead-of-legal-challenge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/education/2025</span><span class="invisible">/apr/27/teaching-union-reverses-matt-wrack-appointment-ahead-of-legal-challenge</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UkPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vestedInterests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vestedInterests</span></a></p>