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.

    • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      It gives a false sense of trust. If you trust everything on the internet, you’ll trust everything on the internet.

      • boredtortoise@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        17 hours ago

        Kind of. Limiting false information can’t reach an absolute point, so there’s always something to be not trusted so it will still cause less harm than a population not being able to discern falsehoods from an unlimited amount.