Trump has vowed to crack down on universities involved in misinformation research, or what he dubs the "censorship cartel" - e.g. by curbing funds to those that have "flagged content for removal”, or legal threats
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
We need more of this type of coverage - testing perceptions and putting narratives under context.
TBF - the coverage didn't peg him as a "puncher", but the resurfaced footage was there and the BBC even interviewed the "punchee" yesterday...The only way to make our mistakes less prominent in our obituaries is to crowd them out with alternative copy? #teachingthemaster
NGO Reporters without Borders sues X in French courts for participation in identity theft and promotion of disinformation - rsf.org/en/rsf-press...
(not clear if this is an attempt to enforce the Digital Services Act privately, or brought under national law)
Infinite Growth Forever:
global-tetrahedron.com
I couldn't see an overall starter pack for FT journalists active on Bluesky. So given the recent influx of new people on here, I thought it'd be useful to make one.
Do shout out all the people I've inevitably missed and I'll update
go.bsky.app/FuqnwdD
Can you mastermind a US presidential campaign? 📊
https://ig.ft.com/us-election-game/