Something distinct emerged; *of course* in relationship to all else AND with antecedents AND not solely. The take world got to burying it.
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From right to left, opportunistic re-appropriations of the term to beat other existing issues.. meh. Being imprecise makes it harder to fix.
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@Sulliview I like "propaganda" and " disinformation".There is also the term "ratfucking", but that is not for a family settingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Depends on what it is. If a hoax, call it that. If a conspiracy theory, call it that. If a flat-out lie, don't hesitate to call it.
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The term got introduced to mean something specific at the nexus of social media and ad networks. None of the above works fully.
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@Sulliview@washingtonpost The problem with " hoax" is that you divorce it from its use as part of a campaign to discredit someoneThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Those are all broad, umbrella terms; do not capture the emergent complexity on digital tech/social media/ads $$.
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Adapting from Internet: Trojan?
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the old term "yellow journalism" could use some refining, perhaps.
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Unfortunately it now seems that REALITY is stuck in a bad 80's dystopia
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