The combination of decades of cuts to education, coupled to a thriving click-bait snake-oil industry and rising inequality, is truly terrifying.

After so much progress, it feels like a new age of superstition and needless suffering is knocking on the door.

#Educate #CounterDisinformation

EDMO Ireland Contributes to Council of Europe Workshop on Countering Disinformation On 04 July, Dr Eileen Culloty was invited to participate in an expert workshop at the Council of Europe. The workshop provided specialist insight into a draft strategic document on countering disinfor...

EDMO Ireland were delighted to contribute to the Council of Europe's workshop on Countering Disinformation last week in Paris. Dr Culloty provided insight into a draft strategic document on counter disinformation and promoting information integrity.

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#CounterDisinformation

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I am not an asshole.

I am a person that sees.

I see the #tyranny.

I see the #oppression.

I see the #sadness.

I see the #racism.

I see the #misogyny.

I see the #heterosexism.

I see it all.

I’m just a person, but it does mean something doesn’t it that here, in the #fediverse, in #madtodon […]

Online disinformation - Canada.ca

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-You fact-checked some online content & discovered that it is false!
What next?

👉Don’t share it: By not sharing false content u help stop the spread of online disinfo

👉 if u do choose 2 take action learn 4 tips from 🇨🇦MediaSmarts to consider!

www.canada.ca/en/campaign/...

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Democracy Playbook 2025 Norm Eisen and Jonathan Katz provide actionable steps for democratic actors in the U.S. and globally to strengthen democratic institutions and resist illiberal forces.

This third edition of the Democracy Playbook updates its predecessor, 2019 and 2021 publications of evidence-based best practices. #ProtectElections #DefendRuleOfLaw #FightCorruption #ReinforceCivicandMediaSpace #ProtectPluralisticGovernance #CounterDisinformation #MakeDemocracyDeliver #BlueCrew

Studie - Präventiv, reaktiv, restriktiv? Maßnahmen gegen Desinformationen aus Sicht der Bevölkerung in Deutschland und den USA Das Jahr 2024 ist von zahlreichen wichtigen Wahlen weltweit geprägt, unter anderem der bald bevorstehenden Präsidentschaftswahl in den USA. In diesem Kontext gewinnt die Manipulation der öffentlichen ...

📣New study out: we asked citizens in Germany and the U.S. who they consider responsible for tackling disinformation, who is capable of doing so, and which measures they deem suitable: www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/our-proje... #research #CounterDisinformation

Slide Approaches to Counter News Avoidance At an aggregated level, AVOIDERS are most interested in positive news and stories that offer solutions; least interested latest developments on big stories 62% af non avolders are interested in this type of news 4696 399 3.89 37% 35%1 Positive news News that suggests News that helps me solutions, rather than understand complex just pointing out stories problems News about people like me News that investigates Big stories of the day wrongdoing or abuse of power

Steps journalists can take to counter growing news avoidance (Danish sample). #NISCPH #CounterDisinformation #FutureJournalism