Substack profits from hosting Nazi newsletters, using subscriptions and algorithmic recommendations to monetize and normalize extremist ideology. #DigitalExtremism #PlatformEnablement #AlgorithmicAmplification #ExtremismFinancing #Substack #TheGuardian
#PoliticalViolence #Vigilantism #DomesticExtremism #TargetedViolence #IdeologicalViolence #HybridThreats #ViolenceAsExpression #Radicalization #Desensitization #AlgorithmicAmplification #SpectacleCulture #DigitalExtremism #SoftTargetRisk #FaithBasedSecurity #SchoolSecurity
Fabian Society’s Pressing Issues - tabloid stories still dominate online even as print declines. Why? Because social media algorithms reward outrage and sensationalism.
The PJP is pushing for a media environment that values truth over clicks.
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#AlgorithmicAmplification #PJNow
Core Series Hashtags (used in all threads):
#AlgorithmicAmplification
#Disinformation
#CognitiveSecurity
#NarrativeWarfare
#PlatformPower
Closing Thread + Recap Extras:
#InfoOps
#PublicResilience
Let’s recap what we learned.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #CognitiveSecurity #NarrativeWarfare #Disinformation #PlatformPower
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#Disinformation
#CognitiveSecurity
#NarrativeWarfare
#PlatformPower
Tag them. Share them. Build on them.
Disinformation is a system. So is defense.
How we move from platform power to public resilience.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #NarrativeWarfare #PlatformPower
Next thread:
Building Algorithmic Immunity
We can’t stop every distortion.
But we can design systems and literacies that detect, resist, and rebalance the influence of curation power.
#CognitiveSecurity #NarrativeWarfare #AlgorithmicAmplification
Why algorithmic curation is a form of power — not just design.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #PlatformPower #NarrativeWarfare
Next thread:
Platform as Actor, Not Host
Why algorithms aren't neutral — and why “just showing what people engage with” is the most dangerous lie in platform politics.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation
It doesn’t reward clarity.
It rewards conflict.
Two domains. One pattern.
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Coming next:
Climate and COVID — The Perfect Test Cases
What happens when algorithms reward contrarianism during a pandemic or planetary crisis?
#AlgorithmicAmplification #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #PlatformPower #NarrativeWarfare
Here’s how it worked.
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Here’s what that means.
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@gc-techjustice.bsky.social published a report examining how Big Tech #AlgorithmicAmplification and platform policies contribute to digital threats during elections. They push for stronger accountability and regulation of Big Tech companies to protect democracy and human rights. buff.ly/Cp3px1f
5. The Platform Problem — Disinformation by Design
Why social media doesn’t just allow disinfo—it rewards it
#PostTruth #PlatformPolitics #AlgorithmicAmplification #Disinformation
Disinformation doesn’t just use social media.
It is amplified, monetized, and normalized by it.
The design is the problem.
Not just the content.
#PostTruth #PlatformPolitics #AlgorithmicAmplification #Disinformation