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From FOX News
Fake Facebook accounts, misinformation spread quickly in wake of Santa Fe school shooting
It didn’t take long for lies and misinformation to spread in the wake of Friday’s Texas school shooting that left 10 people dead. Within minutes, fake Facebook accounts popped up showing the suspected shooter with a doctored image of him wearing a “Hillary 2016” hat, for example.
Some of the fakes were quickly flagged by users and deleted by the social network. But according to Chris Sampson, a disinformation analyst for a counter-terrorism think tank, new fakes were being spawned fast and filled out with false information that included images trying to link the 17-year-old suspect, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, to anti-fascist groups, while others had “Trump/Pence 2020” as his banner image.
The onslaught of fake and false information has become a regular feature in the aftermath of mass shootings and terrorist attacks in the U.S. and elsewhere. The perpetrators are typically trying to sow discord, score political points or simply make readers question the very concept of truth.
Sampson was watching the clock to see how fast it would take for a fake account to be created after law enforcement officials released the suspect’s name: less than 20 minutes. After a second fake account was taken down, another popped up in only four minutes.
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Totally despicable conduct.
Totally expected conduct.
Totally reprehensible conduct.
Totally normal conduct.
FB should take those down as fast as they take down the perp's page.
WHAT!!!!
And violate people's First Amendment rights!!!!
I have my issues with social media as being anything other than a tool to share pictures and brain farts. Ok, maybe that's too harsh but we have to take what we find there with an even bigger grain of salt than what's communicated via the news media.
One does sometimes wonder at the "motivations" and/or "intellectual ability" of those people who deliberately create false images/articles and then post them on social media.
However, there is no such doubt about those who deliberately spread them. I think that the appropriate term is "malicious, ignorant, dolts" - but I might be doing an injustice to those who are actually "malignant, ignorant, dolts".
There are, without a doubt, opportunists who seize on the vulnerabilities of social media. I think it will only get worse because social media rewires our brains to seek instant gratification, and when you combine that with people selecting their own echo chambers it's not going to be pretty.
Bet most of the pages are linked to Russian hackers...
The advantages of "cyber-bullying" is that the possibility of getting a punch in the nose is reduced to almost zero.
The advantages of "cyber-lying" is that the possibility of having to bear any responsibility for your own actions is reduced to almost zero.
Get used to it, the world has changed and "Responsibility" is now a four-letter word in some segments of the United States of America.
Absolutely, there is absolutely no American involvement whatsoever so we don't even have to think about what the causes are.
Right?
The flip side to the section I bolded is the reach is much greater. If I punch someone in the nose it's a pretty local event; however if I post a compromising picture of you or mock you and post it on social media, that humiliation grows exponentially.
Think of the people whose pictures have been used as memes over the years. I get used to it by ignoring it.
I was on facebook when my daughter was young and posting pictures for family and friends through facebook made sharing pictures much easier. Once they introduced the news feed and all that nonsense I ended up blocking almost everyone and eventually inactivated my account. I found there was far too much noise and very little signal.
Oh there is no doubt American involvement in some of them.. however we know for a fact that Russian hackers have done this **** for years now.
True, the "cyber-bully" gets a much bigger bang for their bucks at the same time as they get more insulated from having to deal with any consequences of their own actions.
Since I did the same thing, I agree that you made a wise decision.
It's what we see on the internet as well. I doubt people would be as abusive to each other in person the way they are online, which is why I find that behavior in really poor taste. Treat people online the same way you would in person; the medium shouldn't change how we treat each other.
It's what we see on the internet as well. I doubt people would be as abusive to each other in person the way they are online, which is why I find that behavior in really poor taste. Treat people online the same way you would in person; the medium shouldn't change how we treat each other.
Yeah, there isn't a second I give even a thought about rejoining. I keep track of social media but only to remain current on how it operates versus being an active participant. I have a 12 year old daughter so I need to keep up with what the kids are using.
Agreed, some of the crap posted in this very site is evidence of that...
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Now let that roll around in your head for a minute, and you will understand how the election was stolen in 2016.
The questions for America now is, what do we do about it now, and how do we prevent it from ever happening again!
"Crap" is a subjective term...you know, one person's crap is another person's truth.
How can anyone who does not respect themselves, have respect for anyone else?
He, who wants a rose must respect the thorn.
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