2026-09-19T06:56:07Z https://nostr.now Allum Bokhari https://nostr.now/npub1ypvnjxet759cw5uagcltfmtfya2s4nudkgss94xd22keju8c76msjlut9p https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1518670587840892928/STBKZ9r__400x400.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1518670587840892928/STBKZ9r__400x400.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf9s8kuu4nxthf7u3p0fwwc39us8vdu2zk7ka67x3l05tffnc3vfgzyqs9jwgm906shp6nn4rrad8ddyn42zk03kezzqk5e4f2mxtslrmtweqzj3l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx4emff7f6f449yact9uvvey8xh8gd5hwkg88fwmu3h0a7st3ensc04mme7'>nevent1q…mme7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why does BBC Media Action consider all this to be important?<br/><br/>If &#34;information disorder spreads, people might start voting the wrong way (&#34;distortion of political debate&#34;), avoid COVID shots, or (gasp!) stop believing in the climate change agenda.<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6JnSu_XIAAOVQX.png"> <br/> 2025-11-19T22:17:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx4emff7f6f449yact9uvvey8xh8gd5hwkg88fwmu3h0a7st3ensczyqs9jwgm906shp6nn4rrad8ddyn42zk03kezzqk5e4f2mxtslrmtwf330hq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9spg00n96f3hpfrzrchey0fpelhqg3kde590zvx39qyae50vpykclfzsvz'>nevent1q…zsvz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Google Jigsaw, one of BBC Media Action&#39;s private sector funders and a proponent of &#34;prebunking&#34; technique, was founded by Jared Cohen, a former State Department official who specialized in the use of digital technologies to foment regime change abroad.<br/><br/>More on that here:<br/><a href="https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/psychological-inoculation-vaccine-for-fake-news/?swcfpc=1">https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/psychological-inoculation-vaccine-for-fake-news/?swcfpc=1</a> 2025-11-19T22:17:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9spg00n96f3hpfrzrchey0fpelhqg3kde590zvx39qyae50vpykczyqs9jwgm906shp6nn4rrad8ddyn42zk03kezzqk5e4f2mxtslrmtwa24qn4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4c2aa7wavfg8602d9uawted5xdz06ut6aluvkxeqrcv7wz05tzgv4v0zs'>nevent1q…v0zs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>BBC Media Action&#39;s favorite counter-disinfo technique is &#34;prebunking,&#34; also known as the &#34;psychological inoculation&#34; method.<br/><br/>This method manipulates the public by feeding them weakened versions of disfavored narratives. The goal is to make them less likely to trust the genuine versions of those narratives when encountered.<br/><br/>The technique was pioneered by two of BBC Media Action&#39;s partners, the University of Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab and Google Jigsaw. 2025-11-19T22:17:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggvs4fh8ukg4j72r95at73nsrkd059ha28rz0tstpvtrrm2uplwqzyqs9jwgm906shp6nn4rrad8ddyn42zk03kezzqk5e4f2mxtslrmtwvqrgay In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszu3q4ddl9h3jnvjvqgwt6rfwa3ydxcyph52ncqzugeyt78c0t35g225ru4'>nevent1q…5ru4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Across its reports and publications, BBC Media Action stated its intention to influence political leaders and regulators to clamp down on social media. <br/><br/>Its goal? Regulating the very design of social media platforms. <br/><br/>A global influence operation against social media freedom,<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6JlqwJW8AAAOYQ.png"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6JlqxAWUAEOppj.png"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6Jl5iwXwAEEDQI.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-19T22:17:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp4c2aa7wavfg8602d9uawted5xdz06ut6aluvkxeqrcv7wz05tzgzyqs9jwgm906shp6nn4rrad8ddyn42zk03kezzqk5e4f2mxtslrmtwqep4q6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsggvs4fh8ukg4j72r95at73nsrkd059ha28rz0tstpvtrrm2uplwqc7dc37'>nevent1q…dc37</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>BBC Media Action said its goal was to use the developing world as a testing lab for online influence methods.<br/><br/>On its website, the nonprofit advertises its ability to reach 100 million people, across 30 countries, in 50 languages. <br/><br/>The lucky countries that get to experience its counter-disinformation techniques include Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Zambia, Libya, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu Fiji, and Nigeria (the latter courtesy of a Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation grant).<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6JmkfuWoAEx0Py.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6JnLzZXEAAtGOD.png"> <br/> 2025-11-19T22:17:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszu3q4ddl9h3jnvjvqgwt6rfwa3ydxcyph52ncqzugeyt78c0t35gzyqs9jwgm906shp6nn4rrad8ddyn42zk03kezzqk5e4f2mxtslrmtwcj4ygj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsraazt2fxje2vl9srau585gnapuqxpnyd40s2s8eepl0v33peprlgwvj4h5'>nevent1q…j4h5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>BBC Media Action adopted the term &#34;Information Disorder&#34; from a now-defunct counter-disinformation coalition called First Draft.<br/><br/>First Draft&#39;s members included Meedan (funded by the National Science Foundation) and Bellingcat (funded by the National Endowment for Democracy).<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6Jk1VUXUAERsst.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6JlKL4WwAAb4p5.png"> <br/> 2025-11-19T22:17:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsraazt2fxje2vl9srau585gnapuqxpnyd40s2s8eepl0v33peprlgzyqs9jwgm906shp6nn4rrad8ddyn42zk03kezzqk5e4f2mxtslrmtwv69el9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9h28pprtdlylcthzez6hhk0zm35v3cq05qruv5fvv43xpqpy5a8spckny4'>nevent1q…kny4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When USAID awarded BBC Media Action its funds, the latter&#39;s top priority was abundantly clear: deploying its resources around the world to counter &#34;mis-, dis- and malinformation.&#34;<br/><br/>The nonprofit blamed the prevalence of &#34;information disorder&#34; for the rise of Trump and Brexit.<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6JkaBzXYAAprex.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-19T22:17:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9h28pprtdlylcthzez6hhk0zm35v3cq05qruv5fvv43xpqpy5a8szyqs9jwgm906shp6nn4rrad8ddyn42zk03kezzqk5e4f2mxtslrmtw83zke8 USAID and the BBC: A Transatlantic Censorship Alliance <br/><br/>USAID supplied £2.6 million ($3.3m) to BBC Media Action, the nonprofit arm of the UK state broadcaster.<br/><br/>This represented 8 percent of the nonprofit&#39;s income in 2023-4. <br/><br/>Its goal? Countering &#34;information disorder&#34; 🧵<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6Jjik6WkAA7lHH.png"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6Jjik7XIAAhTH5.png"> <br/> 2025-11-19T22:17:18Z