Sophie Perryer

@logicallyfacts.com

2024's AI "armageddon" did not come to pass Fears of widespread AI misinformation ran rife in this historic election year. Although broadly unfounded, deepfakes and AI "slop" did taint some races.

My final editing job of 2024 and what a way to end. Most experts agree that the so-called "AI armageddon" forecast by the EU didn't exactly come to pass - but AI did have some intriguing and unexpected impacts on global elections this year. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...

I came onto Bluesky an hour ago, and the first two things I saw were posts providing useful context for understanding the imposition of martial law in South Korea—the exact kind of thing that Twitter used to be so useful for in a developing crisis.

In on the joke: satire and misinformation on social media In the fast-moving world of social media, the context of satire and parody can easily be lost, leading to misinterpretation.

Props to @klarasirovnik.bsky.social for this thought-provoking and wide-ranging analysis of how satire and parody can become misinformation on social media: www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...

What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries Our research explores how people use platforms for news and information about politics, while also remaining sceptical of the information they see there.

We've just published a NEW REPORT by @waqasejaz.bsky.social and others on the role of digital platforms in today's media environments. It's funded by @knightfdn.bsky.social and based on survey data from 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇪🇸🇩🇪🇧🇷🇦🇷🇯🇵🇰🇷

🧵 Findings in thread
🔗 Full report reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/what-do-peop...

Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it

"Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it"
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n... #MisinfoResearch

If you spot a false or misleading claim on Bluesky, you can send it to our team to request a fact check here: www.logicallyfacts.com/en/contact-us

Is Bluesky set up to deal with misinformation? As the number of Bluesky users skyrockets, how will it handle misinformation and content moderation?

Great piece from my colleague @ascottreid.bsky.social on Bluesky's approach to misinformation and content moderation: www.logicallyfacts.com/en/article/b...

This piece, written by one of my team, is an excellent example of the sort of localised, insidious misinformation that has real potential to spill over into real-world harm

Starter pack for those working on misinfo, disinfo, information integrity, digital authoritarianism, propaganda etc. Definitely a work in progress, reply if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/V4Po9wB

Britain’s big squeeze: middle-class and minimum-wage - column on the strange politics of wage compression
www.economist.com/britain/2024...

...Or if you prefer, here's a starter pack with most of the same people bsky.app/starter-pack...

Been here a grand total of about 5 minutes and so far my main observation is that I had not realized quite how many scam cryptocurrency ads I was being served on X, but wow it's nice to be free of those