Renee DiResta 3 months ago

Let's be clear a what's happening here: the "censorship" and "bias" narrative is being extended to Wikipedia bc the far right knows that getting bullshit into LLMs is how to shape reality as "answer engines" replace search engines. Wikipedia is core to that fight so the grievance blitz is here. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreige67tgxzpecfo6prop4oeh4jly5u6w3qs22s5unhk4bps3fugpui

Renee DiResta 3 months ago

Quiet part deafeningly loud right here. These are bribes, not settlements. You don’t have to keep paying for YouTube Premium. 🤷🏻‍♀️ RE:

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Brad Heath (@bradheath.bsky.social)

Since last fall’s election win, Trump has raked in more than $80 million in settlements stemming from lawsuits he has brought against Big Tech an...

Renee DiResta 3 months ago

YouTube’s $24.5MM bribe goes to the ballroom and… Naomi Wolf 💀 Death recorded lol. I quietly cancelled my subscription after that stupid letter last week kowtowing to Jim Jordan and it feels great now. [www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/t...](

YouTube Settles Trump Lawsuit Over Account Suspension for $24.5 Million

Mr. Trump had sued Alphabet, the parent of YouTube and Google, and other social media companies after the platforms suspended his accounts followin...

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Renee DiResta 3 months ago

Who ran the government in 2018? https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreihqa26bbn5gb2mkoxckkhshqaa4jc73343lsrv6hjysa6hzcklgdi https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreiexhfxuzerf5jcursuplwo6putijvanugt5iwb724x6f5an4cfnyq

Renee DiResta 3 months ago

"Try 'immigrant slaughters duck'..." I really enjoyed BOTS, a Black Mirror-esque short. The filmmakers sent it to me; they said Invisible Rulers had been an inspiration, which is very cool. It's a funny, pointed take on manipulation. Enjoy a Sunday night mini-movie: [www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Ct...]( ) [BOTS - TIFF 2025 Official Sele...]( )

Renee DiResta 3 months ago

This is who funds Mike Benz. This is why John Solomon is always breaking weird bullshit stories. Their info laundering path is always the same. The “Foundation” for Freedom Online isn’t a legal entity. It’s never filed a 990. It’s a blog! This is how it was legitimized to give Benz credibility. RE:

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Renee DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social)

This came out on the day Charlie Kirk was assassinated so people missed it. Read it. This is a well-funded effort to turn the information environme...

Renee DiResta 3 months ago

They are still doing this predatory bullshit in 2025 https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreiaftkqrzqkenfxj7g4w5sro6a2mzkvgd6uxitr7dsodlprbxaceqa

Renee DiResta 3 months ago

“Moderation is censorship” was 2018-2023 “Media literacy is censorship” was 2024 “Transparency is censorship” is 2025+ “Curation is censorship” is 2026 Frame Game (Mike Benz) and the other far-right propagandists are already laying the groundwork. That’s why they’re going after the DSA now too. 🧵 RE:

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Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social)

We are a government ruled by viral video fiat now. You aren't even allowed to research which viral video has whipped the regime into a mania and h...

Renee DiResta 3 months ago

Agree with a lot of this 🧵. Except also I personally just say ‘hell no’ to Character AI and try to nudge my kids away from Roblox bc there are platforms that suck less. 🤷🏻‍♀️ A recent Scaling Laws pod where this came up in light of OpenAI’s new child safety announcements: [youtu.be/Q5R6LAWNMfY?...]( ) RE: