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   Em :official_verified: (em0nm4stodon@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 05:18:39 JST Em :official_verified:

   If you currently use any corporate social media,

   be extremely careful what you are feeding to your brain with.

   Everyone think they are immune to manipulation and propaganda, but the truth is nobody is. Not even me and not even you.

   Algorithm manipulation works very slowly and it is easier to get caught in it than you think.

   Our only defense is to preemptively curate what we feed our brains very carefully. Be very careful what you feed your brain. Favor direct information sources that you trust rather than easy automated feeds and algorithmic recommendations.

   Remain vigilant at all time.

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     Puppy 🌺:lesbian_flag: (puppuccino@woof.tech)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 17:40:26 JST Puppy 🌺:lesbian_flag:

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     • Samantha Rose

     @samantha42 @Em0nM4stodon It extends to things like TV shows, articles and education as well.

     Just think of how many horrific historical events were watered down via textbooks, misogynistic / racist / white supremacist stuff etc in medical textbooks, misinformation and propaganda spread via movies or TV... (another thing that, sadly, isn't harmless and we are much more impacted by than we like to think)

     I think being mindful of how corporate social media impacts us is a great start *especially* for the average person, especially with how prevalent and nearly unavoidable it is in modern society, but yeah I absolutely think we should expand this to look at all the other sources too. It goes so much deeper :(

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     Samantha Rose (samantha42@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 17:40:28 JST Samantha Rose

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     @Em0nM4stodon I feel like limiting this to corporate social media is inaccurate…

     Both that mainstream news media are heavily pushing their own narrative, and expecting Mastodon and friends to be immune also seems wishful thinking…

     anban repeated this.