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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 @emmalbriant.bsky.social · Sep 8

Banning all children from social media isn't the answer but policymakers must force better regulation from the tech companies - the first step towards that is more transparency and research.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Vadym meets his son for the first time -the boy who was born during a massive Russian attack that killed his mom&badly injured dad

On September 7,during a Russian strike on #Kyiv, Vadym&Tetiana Sakiian were injured.Tetiana was pregnant,doctors had to perform an emergency delivery of her son, Nazar.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 21h

‼️According to calculations made by OSINT researchers, the amount of Russian tanks in decent condition remaining in storage is ZERO.

◾️1656 are in "poor" condition (about 60% of them probably cannot be restored).
◾️1231 Russian tanks are in "worse" condition, according to the researchers.

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Eto Buziashvili @buziashvili.bsky.social · 1d

In the West, journalists receive the Pulitzer award for truth-telling.
In Russia, there is also a 9mm award - a 9mm bullet in the forehead for telling the truth.

Anna Politkovskaya was one of the many journalists that the Kremlin regime assasinated for telling the truth.

Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1d

OTD in 2006 journalist & activist Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead. Whoever is responsible for having her killed is still at large. And turns 73 today.

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 1d

Take care BlindiRL!

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 1d

Today in CCN111 we played Social Media Operations Manager! Students discussed the ethics of the influence industry and social media analytics

Play for free on @itch.io: timothyjgraham.itch.io/social-media...

#indiegames #disinformation

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 4d

"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that

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Mike Jensen @mikejjensen.bsky.social · 4d

Storm 1516 -- an influence operation attributed to Russia -- is expanding its target audiences

www.recordedfuture.com/research/cop...

CopyCop Deepens Its Playbook with New Websites and Targets

CopyCop expands Russian influence ops with 300+ fake websites targeting the US, France, Canada & more—using AI, deepfakes, and GRU-backed infrastructure.

www.recordedfuture.com

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Tim Graham Games @timgames.bsky.social · 4d

Big update to Social Media Operations Manager!

Play or download for free: timothyjgraham.itch.io/social-media...

I'd love to hear any feedback or ideas

#roguelike #indiegames #indiedev

Social Media Manager by Timothy Graham

A roguelike management sim about social media manipulation and corporate

timothyjgraham.itch.io

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 4d

This better not be the soft launch of presidential murders

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 5d

Calling all social media researchers, if you have access to the TikTok research API or are doing research on TikTok via a browser plugin, you will soon be able to collect and analyze TikTok data via our research tool, @communalytic.org.

No coding required. #DSA40 #CSS #ComSky #AcademicSky

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 6d

From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 6d

The statistic that history will remember will be the USAID death toll, after this man’s actions in 2025

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 7d

Latest 2c from me in this article from @joshtaylor.bsky.social on the enduring woes of combatting misinformation when the term has been become so deeply politicised

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

Tech companies consider giving up efforts to combat misinformation online in Australia

Critics say misinformation is a big problem that social media platforms profit from

www.theguardian.com

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 7d

If gravity were politicised, Grok would be telling people they can fly

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7d

We laugh at this shit -- I mean, how can you not? -- but it's serious: these guys want to infuse reactionary thinking into AI and then infuse AI into every nook & cranny of American life. They can't win the argument so they are trying to blunt-force their views onto us with money & power.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 8d

A Russian drone strike killed a whole family in Sumy region of Ukraine last night: mom, dad and kids aged 4 and 6.

Deepest condolences. This is beyond horrible.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15d

Emma Briant, a Notre Dame professor who studies propaganda, says President Trump’s deep involvement in TikTok raises the risk he's “cherry-picking the board, making deals with his buddies … and creating a media monopoly to keep himself in power.”
https://wapo.st/3KhxPww

Trump turns Biden’s TikTok law into a big win

Biden officials said selling TikTok would safeguard it from political influence. Now, critics of a spinoff deal to Trump allies say that aim could be subverted.

wapo.st

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Tim Graham Games @timgames.bsky.social · 11d

Experimenting with genetic algorithms to optimise games

This bot plays Social Media Manager 1000x faster than a human to try and find the best strategy. Hopefully this will help to balance the game and make it more fun. #gamedev #indiedev

timothyjgraham.itch.io/social-media...

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 11d

High praise - thx Ehsan! Is it good? I’ve been working so closely on it I’ve lost track of the fun aspect. It’s just a prototype but hoping to do a Steam release

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 11d

Hey Matt! Thank you - it’s a bit of experimental work but mostly for fun :-). It’s basically just a critique of for-hire disinformation and “PR”. I hope to expand it and use it as an educational tool though. Might be spinning something up with @essideh.com. Keen to hear what you think!

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 11d

To achieve this I rebuilt an entire network visualization program inside the game. It implements the Force Atlas 2 layout algorithm and lets you see your actions unfold in real time

Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 11d

Bug fixes are done ✅

The shop is loaded up with new rare upgrades to expand your network of followers and trigger massive engagement farming cascades

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 11d

For educational purposes, I built an influence campaign simulator game. Check it out via the link below! It’s free and you can play in the browser.

Tim Graham Games @timgames.bsky.social · 12d

Excited to announce my first ever published game, for the @halcyonfrequency.bsky.social gamejam.

”Social Media Manager", a shady deskjob simulator with #roguelike elements. I hope you enjoy it and would love to hear any feedback

#indiegames #indiedev

timothyjgraham.itch.io/social-media...

Social Media Manager by Timothy Graham

A roguelike management sim about social media manipulation and corporate

timothyjgraham.itch.io

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Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social · 11d

Crackers

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 11d

"Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say" gizmodo.com/cracker-barr...

Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say

Doesn't that make more sense than lots of people caring about Cracker Barrel?

gizmodo.com

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Tim Graham Games @timgames.bsky.social · 11d

Update: players are reporting a bug in the shop on day 6 that freezes the game. Fix coming later today - sorry!

#gamedev #indiegames

Tim Graham Games @timgames.bsky.social · 12d

Excited to announce my first ever published game, for the @halcyonfrequency.bsky.social gamejam.

”Social Media Manager", a shady deskjob simulator with #roguelike elements. I hope you enjoy it and would love to hear any feedback

#indiegames #indiedev

timothyjgraham.itch.io/social-media...

Social Media Manager by Timothy Graham

A roguelike management sim about social media manipulation and corporate

timothyjgraham.itch.io

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