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Renee DiResta

@noupside

๐ŸŒStudies influence, propaganda, platform design@Georgetown โœ๐ŸผLawfare,The Atlantic ๐Ÿ“•Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality (invisiblerulers.com) โ€”how influencers, algorithms, &online crowds shape public opinion ๐Ÿฆน๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธTwitter Files supervillain

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Someone needs to explain this to Elon Musk too tbh

06.03.2026 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah I donโ€™t really understand the point of those stunts either tbh except perhaps showing skeptics that itโ€™s capable of a lot more than they might think? For reproducibility those sorts of things could bc interesting.

06.03.2026 16:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have avoided this debate aside from reading the Substacks bc Iโ€™m not really part of the academy in the way you all are but โ€œthe peer-reviewed journal article as a primary unit of academic production is indeed probably deadโ€ โ€” I do believe this is true. And AI is a useful tool for subtasks atm.

06.03.2026 15:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This list and more at eipartnership.net/report

06.03.2026 15:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

His account didnโ€™t get taken down. His tweets stayed up. Did they get labeled? Maybe, I donโ€™t care enough to go look atm. But a label isnโ€™t censorship โ€” thatโ€™s also more speech.

When MAGA says โ€œfree speechโ€ they mean for them, to lie, without the bare minimum of pushback. Everyone sees that now.

06.03.2026 14:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 59 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She also said she used to be Charlie Kirkโ€™s lawyer ๐Ÿ‘€ & that we put him on a โ€œcensorship listโ€.

No, sweetheart. We made a list of top bullshitters in the 2020 election AFTER the election, by looking at who spread what rumors. Your boy was on it. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Pointing that out isnโ€™t โ€œcensorshipโ€ itโ€™s speech.

06.03.2026 14:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 70 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Under Secretary ...

This is a great complement to @X's community notes system, which results in less
"reach" (thus monetization) for content annotated as inaccurate.
You don't need a Ministry of Truth to incentivize truth online.
Nikita Bier &
@nikitabier โ€ข Mar 3
Today we are revising our Creator Revenue Sharing policies to maintain authenticity of content on Timeline and prevent manipulation of the program.

Under Secretary ... This is a great complement to @X's community notes system, which results in less "reach" (thus monetization) for content annotated as inaccurate. You don't need a Ministry of Truth to incentivize truth online. Nikita Bier & @nikitabier โ€ข Mar 3 Today we are revising our Creator Revenue Sharing policies to maintain authenticity of content on Timeline and prevent manipulation of the program.

Happy to see Sarah Rogers, who was lying in a hearing yesterday ab Stanford Internet Observatory being part of a cabal of Stasi NGOS (what?), come out in support of my past argument ab โ€œfreedom of speech not freedom of reachโ€ & the importance of supplementing CN w/ incentives. Glad we agree, Sarah!

06.03.2026 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 57 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mark Twain, yeah? Ben Franklin. Or Lincoln.

05.03.2026 20:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tarot TikToker must pay $10M to professor she accused in Moscow murders, jury says A judge had already decided the tarot card reader was guilty of defamation. On Friday, a jury decided how much she owes in damages.

Good. More of this.

www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwe...

04.03.2026 17:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 88 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The NYT is too afraid of offending conspiratorial populist freeloaders to use plain language.

04.03.2026 07:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They have religious exemptions. That means the parents are liars, tbc, because no major religions object to vaccinesโ€ฆbut they do usually have moral objections to lying!

People lying ab their religion are putting other peopleโ€™s kids & the broader community at risk in schools w/21% MMR uptake rates.

04.03.2026 07:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 176 ๐Ÿ” 54 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
On February 22, 2026, Naval Ravikant tweeted: "If you're unwilling to defend your country in time of war, then you're a tourist, not a citizen."

As of March 3, 2026, the tweet has been deleted.

On February 22, 2026, Naval Ravikant tweeted: "If you're unwilling to defend your country in time of war, then you're a tourist, not a citizen." As of March 3, 2026, the tweet has been deleted.

deleted his tweet as soon as an actual war popped off

04.03.2026 02:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 10883 ๐Ÿ” 1086 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 150 ๐Ÿ“Œ 40
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Tillis: You decided to kill that dog because you had not invested the appropriate time in training it, and then you have the audacity to say itโ€™s a leadership lesson. You killed a goat and said it was behaving badly. Youโ€™re a farmer โ€” you donโ€™t castrate a goat, they behave badly.

03.03.2026 17:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 12104 ๐Ÿ” 2960 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 588 ๐Ÿ“Œ 422

Did you read the article you shared? Idk I thought it was obvious why this is Bad Actually.

04.03.2026 06:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What do you think the winnerโ€™s opinion on J6 is?

04.03.2026 06:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lmfao the guy who isnโ€™t an election denier and wasnโ€™t endorsed by Trump lost.

04.03.2026 06:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 63 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is one of the stupidest posts Iโ€™ve seen on this site in a while. Why do you think he lost, exactly? What do you think is going to happen next?

04.03.2026 06:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 57 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
What if we rebranded "pasteurization" as a cleanse for your raw milk and "fluoridation" as supplements for your water?

What if we rebranded "pasteurization" as a cleanse for your raw milk and "fluoridation" as supplements for your water?

My pinned tweets on Threads

02.03.2026 23:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nobody ever said a popular front would be fun

02.03.2026 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 338 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This was the top post when I opened insta this morning and I was like well you know avs getting mogged Iโ€™ll take it

02.03.2026 17:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Update: itโ€™s under the fridge. Alll the way under, behind a random kidโ€™s toy.

02.03.2026 15:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 61 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is under the fridge!

02.03.2026 15:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honestly sheโ€™s never taken anything important itโ€™s usually hair elastics and interchangeable things. ๐Ÿซ  Or stuffies that are bigger and findable.

01.03.2026 23:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Twins

01.03.2026 23:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tried under the fridge and under the stoveโ€ฆ

01.03.2026 18:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A very bad black cat sitting in a box.

A very bad black cat sitting in a box.

I got myself 3 little brooches for my bday. I really only wanted *one*โ€”which Iโ€™d hunted for a yearโ€” but I was like, seller has good deals, why not. Treat yourself.

I left them on the counter overnight. Cats decided they were toys. The one I wanted has now been MIA for 24 hours. She hides things. ๐Ÿซ 

01.03.2026 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1697 ๐Ÿ” 90 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 97 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

I think bluesky would be roughly 300% better if people here were capable of reading โ€œthis is an assessment of the empirical reality of a situationโ€ without assuming it comes with an implicit โ€œand therefore I endorse the reality of that situationโ€

01.03.2026 16:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 4734 ๐Ÿ” 630 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 80 ๐Ÿ“Œ 80

Yup. Iran and Saudi Arabia regularly ran influence operations against each other. We wrote about those too.

01.03.2026 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The larger lesson from the thread is true.

bsky.app/profile/timo...

01.03.2026 15:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 40 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Iran Hack Illuminates Long-Standing Trendsโ€”and Raises New Challenges Iranโ€™s sustained digital interference in U.S. elections now includes hack-and-leak tactics. Hereโ€™s how its strategy has evolved over time.

I wrote about them hacking his campaign in 2024 and have some history of their prior efforts in here. EIPโ€™s websites also still have the operational analyses. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/iran...

01.03.2026 15:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0