#THREAD on the incredible life of English feminist, socialist, & rebel, Sylvia Pankhurst. “I am going to fight #capitalism even if it kills me. It is wrong that people like you should be comfortable & well fed while all around you people are starving." - Sylvia Pankhurst.

Excited to see my new book coedited with Vian Bakir (Prof. of Journalism & PolComms) on Google Books already! Check it out here if you are interested in #disinformation #propaganda #influenceoperations #PR #DarkPR #influence #socialmedia #data and #AI: books.google.co.uk/books?id=Q24bE…

NEW: my interview ABC News on the firm funnelling Russian state funding to big name culture war influencers to stir hate and division, sway elections and push anti-Ukraine propaganda youtube.com/watch?v=gQQddR…

I told ABC News "It essentially is the evidence that we have been waiting for, which really proves the Russian backing behind an awful lot of influencers that have been pedalling and superspreading disinformation on the internet". abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…

Propaganda researcher Emma Briant says a Russian ‘intelligence operation’ was allegedly aimed at influencing American voters in the guise of ‘free speech and journalism’. youtube.com/watch?v=gQQddR…

My new book coedited with @vianbakir1 examines the transformation of this digital 'influence industry' including potential responses that strengthen our privacy and would enable public trust in information: routledge.com/Routledge-Hand…

Yes, AI requires a ridiculous amount of energy and a massive amount of water, but that’s a cost we must be willing to pay in order to get an endless deluge of the worst images we’ve ever seen and the worst writing we’ve ever read. context.news/ai/video/forge…

EPOCH TIMES CFO CHARGED IN $67M MONEY LAUNDERING SCANDAL SHAKING CONSERVATIVE “MEDIA” IN CANADA: HERE’S HOW IT WORKS… crier.co/epoch-times-cf…

A🧵 Leading news orgs deceive the American people about the profound unfitness of Trump. One way they do this is “sane-washing” the abnormal & his incoherency. This is not journalism-it’s journalistic fraud & propaganda. Let’s unpack. #FrontPage 1/n Parker Molloy Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org)

“When the AI provided an incorrect result, researchers found inexperienced and moderately experienced radiologists dropped their cancer-detecting accuracy from around 80% to about 22%. Very experienced radiologists’ accuracy dropped from nearly 80% to 45%.”😮

wtf?

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Predictable but no less shameful.

Do consider also checking out my new book with @vianbakir1 on the industries currently being exploited in contemporary digital influence operations: x.com/EmmaLBriant/st…

As a lifelong atheist, I still know enough about Jesus to know he'd fucking hate this pair of cunts. Amen.

"Dr. Emma L. Briant 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 and Bakir's 2024 Routledge Handbook of the Influence Industry is a valuable resource for academics, organizers, and policymakers alike." - Grant Ennis goodreads.com/review/show/68… George Lakoff Lori Dorfman FrameWorks Institute

What happened to Tom Perez at the hands of the Fontana Police Department was a disgrace. This story, by CNN's Rachel Clarke & Shimon Prokupecz, is excellent reporting of the anatomy of Mr. Perez's false confession and his nightmarish ordeal. cnn.com/2024/09/05/us/…

By design I'm sure 🤷🏻‍♀️

Rise of far right in Germany’s east isn’t over yet bbc.in/3AXgPXG