Wow. I knew the shit-stirrers were a minority, but not this much of a minority. - ThreadSky

nkjemisin.bsky.social • 142 days ago

Wow. I knew the shit-stirrers were a minority, but not this much of a minority.

A paper out of New York University on social media finds "0.1% of users shared 80% of fake news," and "74% of all online conflicts are started in just 1% of communities" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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pyperkub.bsky.social•142 days ago

. 1% is still 5 million people (based on their base number of 5 billion users)

morriswayts.bsky.social•142 days ago

So I need a blocklist with those 5 million people.

pyperkub.bsky.social•142 days ago

Well, a massive chunk are on the nazi sites now... tho they will try to weasel in here, I expect.

gryftkin.bsky.social•142 days ago

I might believe that .1% CREATE fake news, but I'm not sure I believe that .1% SHARE fake news. Then again, maybe the majority is just silent and we only see the minority :P

kmw.dev•142 days ago

Troublemakers, propagandists, and trolls explicitly make themselves as loud as possible specifically to create the illusion that they’re more numerous than they actually are. Fake accounts are also useful for this.

Unfortunately, this works. Gotta stay vigilant and keep this in mind.

shuchancellor.online•142 days ago

Capitalist algorithms are fueled by racism and outrage. Anything else is drowned out. Annoying.

benecal.bsky.social•141 days ago

📌

itsgoodtobehome.bsky.social•142 days ago

Explains the success of bad actors.

lpmiller.bsky.social•141 days ago

thoggatt.bsky.social•142 days ago

!!!

h1ghpriest3ss.bsky.social•142 days ago

This reminds me of when NPR turned off all comments on their articles bc the bulk of their comments were from vile super users.

joeauerbach.bsky.social•142 days ago

It's almost like proper moderation could solve this whole fucking problem.

alcinaus.bsky.social•142 days ago

".. . 0.1% of users shared 80% of fake news . . ." which then was promoted by 96% of algorithms to boost interactions. . . . Reason #32 for quick and efficient block tools and non-algorithmic feeds.

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