Disinformation similar to the pro-Russian “Matryoshka” campaign is emerging on Bluesky, using deepfakes and fake profiles to spread pro-Russian messages, prompting calls for more proactive action from the platform.
Disinformation similar to the pro-Russian “Matryoshka” campaign is emerging on Bluesky, using deepfakes and fake profiles to spread pro-Russian messages, prompting calls for more proactive action from the platform.
That’s why institutions should be on mastodon, not bluesky. @[email protected] is much more recognizable than whatever bluesky has.
The Feddiverse doesn’t really protect against these kind of campaigns. That’s up to the instances themselves.
And it’s not about mimicking official accounts. It’s about spreading and gaining traction to specific opinions. It’s known that disinformation campaigns have been targeting posts from real politicians. They boost the opinion while also boosting a counter opinion. Not to mention spread hate in the comments below them.
I think a huge problem for the fediverse is going to be these kinds of coordinated troll campaigns. It will be so easy for them to launder accounts through undermoderated instances that are federated with their targets.
The Fediverse is terrible at handling misinformation, maybe its biggest flaw. The budget is precisely $0 and it shows.
Misinformation shouldn’t be a main concern of the internet.
Whenever you go on the internet you should instead get a big “EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET IS A LIE” disclaimer in your face.
It’s easier to limit wrong information than how critical mass can understand information
If Mastodon were as big as Bluesky is, it would also have this problem.