The KGB manipulated Trump with simple flattery. “In terms of his personality, the guy is not a complicated cookie,” he said, “his most important characteristics being low intellect coupled with hyperinflated vanity. This makes him a dream for an experienced recruiter.”
Trump is a Russian asset, we can see it in his actions.
Vorwürfe gegen Biden: Kritik an McCarthys Impeachment-Vorstoß
Repräsentantenhaus-Sprecher McCarthy treibt ein mögliches Impeachment gegen US-Präsident Biden voran. Doch selbst bei seinen Republikanern ist dieses Manöver umstritten. Von S. Hesse.
Had to launch Chrome and it pops up offering to serve me more relevant ads if I'm turn on some setting.
No thanks.
I don't really want to see adverts at all, but if there must be adverts then I'd sooner they are irrelevant adverts for things I'll definitely never buy.
The more relevant an advert is the more likely it is to manipulate me into buying something I don't need.
I dunno why the big tech people seem to think we want adverts that are more relevant to us. That's what the manipulating advertisers want, not the what the manipulated advertised-at people want.
Through the ebb and flow of the algorithmic tides, a snipped of #PKD (a lovely bit of Dick) I posted nine months ago is blowing up in the 'Tubes: https://youtu.be/zPAiTyBcHTw
Ok this is wild - when I (iPhone) text mastodon links to my partner (Android) they suddenly don’t appear to be coming through. No error, she just doesn’t get them. Seems to be regardless of the instance.
"Ad blockers are unethical—ads are how they pay to keep the lights on!”
Exactly. It's how THEY pay to keep the lights on. It's not how I pay for anything. I didn't agree to see ads, although I'm ok with some ads; what I definitely didn't do is agree to be tracked and profiled and have arbitrary third-party code running on my computer just so I could read this awful, pointless, SEO-ified shitfest of an article that doesn't come close to answering the question I was googling.
@maxleibman Marketing is manipulation. It is based, among other things, on the findings of Edward Bernay's propaganda, Sigmund Freud's theories and methods of psychoanalysis. Advertising and marketing are also unethical because many promises are hard-hitting deception. This does not create a win-win situation. With the Internet, real-time profiling and long-term profiling are added, which is simply perverse and violates human dignity.
Bisher nur ein Drittel aus Bundeswehr-Sondervermögen verplant
100 Milliarden Euro für die Bundeswehr - für diese Ankündigung bekam die Ampel viel Applaus. Doch bisher ist nur ein Bruchteil der Mittel abgeflossen, wie Zahlen aus dem Verteidigungsministerium zeigen. Von Mario Kubina.
While we don’t discount our feelings, being fully led by them can be a slippery slope. You may feel sad that you have to walk away from a relationship. However, if staying is unsafe, allowing that feeling of sadness to cause you to stay is not wise. Sometimes, we just need to be reminded that we deserve relationships that are mutually respectful and safe. ❤️
For people still on the “Democrats suck at messaging train”, please read this article. Dan Pfeiffer knows more than you.
Then look at the fact that CNN is giving Donald Trump a huge platform. Then look at how the legacy media carries Republican messaging around every day. On the economy, on crime, on human rights.
@qkslvrwolf@TonyStark It's also worth thinking about the value of watching CNN, which airs ads of totalitarian antidemocratic regimes like Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Erdoganistan, Saudi Arabia (Trump's golf buddies) & other dictatorships.
Hi! I'm excited to ramble about my favorite disaster blorbos here. :D I haven't participated in #fandom for a while, but I'm looking forward to getting back into it!
Es werden von (Online-) Publikationen #Screenshots von nur der #Schlagzeile gemacht und sich darüber aufgeregt aber kein Link zum #Artikel selber. Das ist pure primitivste #Meinung's-#Manipulation's-Versuch und hat m.M.n. auf dem #Fediverse nicht geduldet zu werden.
Ich werde dies ab nun (ihr hoffentlich auch) entsprechend Kommentieren und hoffen das dies sich damit eindämmt.
Dein Leitfaden für Techniken zur Manipulation der öffentlichen Meinung:
Eine Übersicht an Artikeln zu den unterschiedlichen Verfahren um deine Meinung zu bestimmen und dich auf den gewünschten Kurs zu bringen. Wahrscheinlich zu viel Stoff für die "Selber denken, geh googeln!" Fraktion.
"After everything that has been going on with the privacy crisis and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg going to Washington to speak with members of Congress, I felt that this video was timely. I think social media can be good but we must be careful with how we use it."