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andrewbuzzell.bsky.social
@uwo postdoc. social epistemology/technology/ethics
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Cables from US embassies reveal how the silencing of VOA, RFE/RL, RFA, MBN and Radio/TV Marti are harming US interests abroad

submitted 50 days ago • 3 comments

i'd like to have the last 20 minutes of my life back that i spent satisfying myself that this isn't true.

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments

A network of X accounts is targeting Canada ahead of the election, pumping out thousands of posts about the Canadian economy and alleged support within Canada for U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threat Via @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/canada-...

submitted 60 days ago • 2 comments

A quick read on some research I’ve been working on at UWO about Canada’s vulnerability to manipulation and election interference.

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

model poisoning is the new astroturfing

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

Here is the House Judiciary Committee's letter to the European Commission asserting that the DSA and Codes of Conduct/Practice are censoring US users. I share and have written about *some* of these concerns. But based on this, Congress clearly needs better lawyers. drive.google.com/file/d/1V0so...

submitted 120 days ago • 6 comments

The dynamics of this horrifying political moment reflect years long trends w/in our information systems: audience capture of an influencer by conspiracy theorists who are motivated by the interactions to descend further into those theories, attracting more attention and gaining power along the way.

submitted 123 days ago • 6 comments

1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere. 2) The destruction of Trust and Safety at X has made it a playground for PRC actors. 3) It's nice to see them whine about BlueSky. 4) But there is nothing magical about BlueSky to keep them away.

submitted 192 days ago • 19 comments

Discourse around misinformation doesn't always line up w/ our research team's findings re: how falsehoods actually spread in online spaces. Here, I provide a more nuanced view, describing the problem of misinformation as one of collective sensemaking gone awry: www.cip.uw.edu/2023/12/06/r...

submitted 547 days ago • 5 comments