My interview on #disinformation with @isocockerell , where I talk mental illness, biolabs, #Ukraine and my upcoming book on digital authoritarianism in the Middle East codastory.com/authoritarian-… @CodaStory
'I think when people think of authoritarianism, it’s very state centric — they think of governments using tech. But the authoritarian use of tech is actually multiple actors, both existing in authoritarian regimes and outside them.' #disinformation
How would you describe the traction that the propaganda offensive against Ukraine has gained? #UkraineRussiaWar #disinformation 
I think deception is often a better term than #disinformation. Because deception incorporates the means of distributing that information as well as the content. You could, for example, have one thousand bot accounts spreading something truthful....
....but because they’re bots trying to give the illusion that they’re real, it’s still deceptive. So I think deception is a better, broader term.' Read more here > codastory.com/authoritarian-…
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