We live in an amazing time — a Pakistani website specializing in the publication of fake news, created by AI to earn advertising revenue, posted an announcement of a non-existent Halloween parade in Dublin.

The article was picked up by search algorithms and rose in Google search results.

Journalists began spreading the news in their publications without even bothering to check it.

As a result, thousands of people came to the square, ready to participate in a parade that didn't exist.

#FakeNews #AI #Halloween #Dublin #Journalism #Viral #SocialMedia #PublicReaction

We see this cycle so often.

#Bluesky #Cohost #Twitter #Tumblr #SocialMedia

Engaging, accessible and fun: astronomy on social media

https://edu.inaf.it/in-english/universe-world/kirsten-banks-astronomy-social-media/

Let’s discover all the secrets of astronomy dissemination on social media with Kirsten Banks

#astronomy #Australia #KirstenBanks #outreach #socialMedia

Accattivante, accessibile e divertente: l’astronomia sui social

https://edu.inaf.it/rubriche/universo-mondo/kirsten-banks-astronomia-social/

Scorpiamo tutti i segreti della divulgazione astronomica sui social con Kirsten Banks

#astronomia #astronomiaCulturale #Australia #divulgazioneScientifica #KirstenBanks #socialMedia

🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.12 👩‍🚀

"Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 2)"

https://blog.elenarossini.com/beyond-technical-features-why-we-need-to-talk-about-the-values-of-the-fediverse-part-2/

mentioning: @alttexthalloffame @Gargron @FediTips @ivory @IceCubesApp @Tusky @Simx72 @phanpy @jon @mathi_gwithyas @rysiek

#TheFutureIsFederated #tech #Fediverse #BigTech #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog #accessibility #AltText #CW #ContentWarnings #Phanpy #Ivory #Tusky #Mastodon #IceCubes

Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 2)

A deep dive into the mindful, considerate culture of the Fediverse, focusing on the use of alt text and content warnings

^{Elena Rossini}

🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.11 👩‍🚀

"Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 1)"

https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-values-of-the-fediverse-ethical-social-media/

with shout-outs to: @bengrosser @rysiek @phanpy @pixelfed and all the lovely people I've been interacting with on here ❤️

#TheFutureIsFederated #tech #Fediverse #activism #bigtech #socialmedia #FOSS #blog #privacy #consent #Matrix

Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 1)

The Fediverse has a different value system than commercial social media: striving for genuine connections, protecting privacy and championing accessibility

^{Elena Rossini}

🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.10 👩‍🚀

"My Fediverse summer & the top 3 lessons I learned"

https://blog.elenarossini.com/fediverse-summer-3-lessons/

with shout-outs to: @poliverso @phanpy @ivory @MonaApp @pixelfed @Tusky @MoogleMaestro

#TheFutureIsFederated #blog #tech #bigtech #socialmedia #FOSS #Fediverse #Mastodon #Wordpress #Friendica #Pixelfed #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #Firefish #Ivory #Phanpy

My Fediverse summer & the top 3 lessons I learned

The 3 biggest lessons I learned this summer about the Fediverse as I went from 1 account to 9!

^{Elena Rossini}

🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.9 👩‍🚀

The Future of Social is Here: a Show and Tell (part 4: Lemmy, PieFed & Mbin)

https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-future-of-social-is-here-a-show-and-tell-part-4-lemmy-piefed-mbin/

with shout-outs to @informapirata @Bro666 @dansup @phanpy @fedidb @vjprema @neblem @FediTips

#TheFutureIsFederated #tech #Fediverse #activism #bigtech #socialmedia #FOSS #blog #threadiverse #mbin #kbin #piefed #lemmy #reddit #activitypub

The Future of Social is Here: a Show and Tell (part 4: Lemmy, PieFed & Mbin)

An exploration of Fediverse content aggregators as an alternative to Reddit, with a twist: the magic of ActivityPub, allowing communication with other Fediverse projects

^{Elena Rossini}