Sociologist Karl Folk and I break down some of the inauthentic methods that the American right wing outrage machine uses, and suggest some solutions to prevent mainstream media complicity.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
https://militairespectator.nl/artikelen/reflexive-control
Handbook of Russian Information Warfare
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313423985_Handbook_of_Russian_Information_Warfare
What we still haven’t learned from Gamergate
https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/20/20808875/gamergate-lessons-cultural-impact-changes-harassment-laws
Under Elon Musk, X is denying API access to academics who study misinformation
https://www.fastcompany.com/91040397/under-elon-musk-x-is-denying-api-access-to-academics-who-study-misinformation
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-case-of-al-franken
Tucker Carlson claims in book Fox News firing was part of $787.5m settlement
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/26/tucker-carlson-fox-news-firing-condition-dominion-settlement
Tommy Robinson moans luxury Cyprus holiday ruined after stoking riots from abroad
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tommy-robinson-cyprus-holiday-uk-riots-b2593729.html
This is the Twitter data that shows who's backing Tommy Robinson
https://www.wired.com/story/tommy-robinson-free-tommy-twitter-data
(And now this kind of data is unavailable. Funny, that.)
The Horrifying Fascist Manifesto Endorsed By J.D. Vance
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-horrifying-fascist-manifesto-endorsed-by-j.d.-vance
Process of Extermination - Review of "The Spanish Holocaust" by Paul Preston
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/books/review/the-spanish-holocaust-by-paul-preston.html
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Episode 151 - What we (still) haven't learned from Gamergate w/Karl Folk