Here’s my contribution to The Discourse on the insane rumors that have become reality among a subset of X users
1. The platform privileges rumors. This has always been structurally true but “policy shapes propagation” & Elon’s policy changes juices it.
2. This is not accidental. Rumors are useful for political propaganda. MAGA elites now amplify & legitimize them. It’s not just “more visible,” it’s normalized.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/rumors-x-twitter-musk/680219/
Renee DiResta /
npub1w3…53ufe
2024-10-12 01:04:57
Author Public Key
npub1w3psc006v30xfvpsjxssh07ju23rrjp2j67xzpl73emc85lp0rus253ufeSeen on
wss://relay.mostr.pubPublished at
2024-10-12 01:04:57Event JSON
{
"id": "f2e6553c887c0fafb57912b18eabd9f06a09dfd3241281be01ea951e1917d677",
"pubkey": "74430c3dfa645e64b03091a10bbfd2e2a231c82a96bc6107fe8e7783d3e178f9",
"created_at": 1728695097,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"p",
"d01c4853a58122cf9a378760453a3acfa0c4f9c5c7adb8bc97bb48a364d4a578",
"wss://relay.mostr.pub"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://threads.net/ap/users/17841460782220944/post/18062094631671071/",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "Here’s my contribution to The Discourse on the insane rumors that have become reality among a subset of X users\n\n1. The platform privileges rumors. This has always been structurally true but “policy shapes propagation” \u0026 Elon’s policy changes juices it.\n2. This is not accidental. Rumors are useful for political propaganda. MAGA elites now amplify \u0026 legitimize them. It’s not just “more visible,” it’s normalized.\n\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/rumors-x-twitter-musk/680219/",
"sig": "70087f229c2664b146eb402957e2b65a4f0936427962c359cacad4d31350ec0f2f413bb76b71ca52ce7d87524ee40d0a92b775a60f7b93001235ed5a84ab1ee5"
}