"The Spinner* is a service that enables you to subconsciously influence a specific person, by controlling the content on the websites he or she usually visits.The targeted person gets repetitively exposed to hundreds of items which are placed and disguised as editorial content.-https://www.thespinner.net/ What makes this creepy as all get-out is that when we think … Continue reading Evil Shit on the Internet: The Spinner
Tag: manipulation
Standardized Thought
"From this [advertising] expert he learned that the key tool of the ad trade was to “standard[ize] thought by supplying the spectator with a ready-made visual image before he has time to conjure up an interpretation of his own.3 In that instant before the process of making sense was completed, a presupplied image and, subsequently, … Continue reading Standardized Thought
Disinformation: Heartland Institute & Climate Change
"The document, a product of our joint investigation with ZDF Frontal21, gives exclusive insight into the million euro business of climate change deniers. It proves how disinformation is professionally scattered around society with the help of supposed experts, corrupt scientists, intentional spin and YouTube."—Katarina Huth and Jean Peters, "The Heartland Lobby." Correctiv. February 11, 2020. … Continue reading Disinformation: Heartland Institute & Climate Change
How a “Political Astroturfing” App Coordinates Pro-Israel Influence Operations
"...a pro-Israel smartphone app that seeds and amplifies pro-Israel messages across social media — saw its first major test in May 2019. It offered a glimpse of the novel methods by which future influence campaigns will be conducted and information wars won...[the app] assigns users a series of 'missions' — typically a comment, retweet, or … Continue reading How a “Political Astroturfing” App Coordinates Pro-Israel Influence Operations
A Narcissist’s Prayer
"That didn't happen.And if it did, it wasn't that bad.And if it was, that's not a big deal.And if it is, that's not my fault.And if it was, I didn't mean it.And if I did...You deserved it."-Anonymous There's a support group on Reddit called /r/raisedbynarcissists that provides some basic resources for helping people understand the … Continue reading A Narcissist’s Prayer
Facebook & Cambridge Analytica
"A whistleblower—a former Cambridge Analytica employee—presented a dossier of evidence to reporters that, according to the Observer, “includes emails, invoices, contracts and bank transfers that reveal more than 50 million profiles – mostly belonging to registered US voters – were harvested from the site in the largest ever breach of Facebook data.” The story is … Continue reading Facebook & Cambridge Analytica
cafebedouin.org 