Disinformation
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Disinformation
Digital marketing and disinformation
Digital marketing is a commercial practice by which firms create value over the internet. It includes search optimisation, content marketing, influencers, pay-per-click adverts, affiliate programs, and ordinary advertising. Brands hire digital marketing agencies and firms known as ad tech, which operate the... See more
Digital marketing is a commercial practice by which firms create value over the internet. It includes search optimisation, content marketing, influencers, pay-per-click adverts, affiliate programs, and ordinary advertising. Brands hire digital marketing agencies and firms known as ad tech, which operate the... See more
Carlos Diaz Ruiz • Disinformation is part and parcel of social media’s business model, new research shows
Great explanation of how digital marketing funds disinformation
Sophisticated fake news attacks targeting financial markets have become increasingly common. In 2016, fraudsters created an exact replica of a reputable news site and published false allegations about French construction giant Vinci SA's accounting practices. The result was immediate—a staggering 18% drop in the company's share price, erasing 6... See more
Yasin Dus • Council Post: The Disinformation Market: Battling Fake News In Finance
Financial Markets & disinformation
Disinformation
Difference between ability to inform and ability to persuade
Diffeeent forms of media geared towards visuals and shortcuts without words - populist politics
Trillions how to drive news coverage and people liked him andbyenrodenitnapl the way to the Whitehouse
People don’t care about white papers. They carenifnirnon their side. Measured... See more
Difference between ability to inform and ability to persuade
Diffeeent forms of media geared towards visuals and shortcuts without words - populist politics
Trillions how to drive news coverage and people liked him andbyenrodenitnapl the way to the Whitehouse
People don’t care about white papers. They carenifnirnon their side. Measured... See more
A verified Twitter account (thanks Elon) purporting to be related to the well-respected Bloomberg news empire, shared a photo of plumes of smoke billowing over a large white building with the words, “Large explosion near The Pentagon Complex in Washington D.C - Initial Report”.
The image and Twitter account was fake. The image was likely generated... See more
The image and Twitter account was fake. The image was likely generated... See more
Deepfakes spell deep trouble for markets
Wayfair Conspiracy: Analyzing the evidence.
medium.com
eventy-five percent of companies report being exposed to brand safety issues, but only 26% have taken some kind of action, and 15% haven’t adjusted their strategies at all, according to research by GumGum and Custom. Another study by Sizmek found that four in 10 brands report delivering ads on unsafe websites, but 64% find it tough to implement an... See more
Erica Sweeney • Consumers believe brands intentionally place ads next to unsafe content, study says
Throughout media history, media technologies and services have evolved to serve functions that are ultimately very different from those for which they were created. Radio was created to facilitate ship-to-shore communication. The VCR was created to facilitate home video recording, with its creators having no idea of the massive video rental/sales... See more