@DZuidijk
@dzuidijk
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Covering the intersection of politics and technology for @business and @bw. Ask me about my multiple sclerosis (I don't mind). Opinions are my own.
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Joined November 2009
Right-wing creators seize on the UK's anti-immigrant protests https://t.co/7BhDtyX7FL via @dzuidijk @LucyGJWhite
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“A lot of people on the American right have worried about this for a long time.” Douglas Murray, conservative commentator and assistant editor of the Spectator, explains why he challenged Joe Rogan on some of the guests he has had on his podcast. #Newsnight
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‼️🌶 JUST IN: Elon Musk just said that he's not sure if the Ashley St Clair's baby is even his, and that he's given her $2.5 MILLION dollars already and $500k/year 🤯 Ashley dug at Musk about making messes and others to clean up and not paying child enough child support. 👀
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NEW: Nonprofits that target online extremism and authoritarian propaganda are slashing operations and laying off employees after a government cost-cutting push halted vital US support -- > from @JeffStone500 & @dzuidijk for @business
https://t.co/y6gwDzSmxs via @bpolitics
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An internet watchdog that identified participants in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is preparing to cut staff. A media startup in Kosovo that hunts Russian disinformation has shuttered a weekly show...
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An exceptional panel @lee_georgina @dzuidijk @NAJVant @hu_manny_ty chaired by our Director @WilliamsJon discussed AI & Misinformation at the distinguished Arts Club Mayfair yesterday evening. Thank you to all our panellists for sharing their brilliant insights.
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US officials, already grappling with back-to-back hurricanes, are contending with another disaster-related threat: disinformation over their relief efforts and the cause of the storm --> with @dzuidijk & @jeneps for @business & @technology
https://t.co/egLeMVmzv6 via @bpolitics
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State and federal officials, already grappling with back-to-back hurricanes that have killed hundreds across the Southeast, are now contending with another disaster-related threat: disinformation...
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Gazing out the window of a private jet, Eduard Grigoriann was a picture of wealth and sophistication. US prosecutors say he was also a fake—part of an elaborate scheme by the Russian government to use US influencers to spread propaganda. W/@dzuidijk
https://t.co/kAGHWzb5Im
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Eduard Grigoriann was a picture of wealth and sophistication. In a moody image that accompanies his resume, he’s wearing a dark blazer, jeans and gazing out the window of a private jet. Through his...
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It's because he gets his information from alternative media ecosystems that automatically position themselves in opposition to whatever is perceived to be the mainstream orthodoxy due to a deep sense of distrust and betrayal from mainstream sources of authority, which is
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"Telegram has created an illusion of total privacy while retaining the technical means to monitor content — a capability it chooses not to use." Essential @parmy on how Durov's choices have allowed abuse to proliferate on his platform https://t.co/0AAga8nrna via @opinion
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The popular social media platform’s policy choices have allowed abuse to proliferate.
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Elon Musk, Tommy Robinson and other right-wing commentators have been pushing the idea that UK authorities are using extra judicial means to go after those who have instigated violence online over the last two weeks. As we show here, that’s not the case https://t.co/31rq8p4ZDH
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On the evening of August 5, Aaron Johnson arrived at the Britannia Hotel in Stockport, northern England. The 32-year-old man from a nearby area, had come to see what he was calling a “migrant hotel.”’
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New: Domestic extremists are mingling online with suspected state-backed Telegram accounts to boost hate and inflame the UK riots, w/ @alexwickham @dzuidijk @ElThorn22
https://t.co/jZ6nQM4v99
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Suspected foreign state-backed actors and UK domestic extremists have coalesced online to stoke racism and incite violence across the UK, taking advantage of platforms from TikTok to the messaging...
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1/🚨 Tommy Robinson and Russia🚨Given recent days, questions should be asked about Robinson's links to Russia. In 2020, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) went to Moscow & St Petersburg. This marked his 1st overt meeting with figures tied to malign elements within
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On-the-run Tommy Robinson suns himself at hotel while his foot soldiers run riot in protests across Britain https://t.co/fr8eTVs0WA
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NEW: Inside the staff rebellion at Crooked Media, the progressive media org behind Pod Save America. Among the issues dividing staff: the war in Gaza. A founder dating an employee. The union filing a complaint over union busting claims. A third of staff have left since Jan '23
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Elon Musk hasn't grasped his responsibility as one of the world’s most powerful media owners, @parmy writes https://t.co/XGJOst44Wa via @opinion
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Posting a manipulated recording of the US presidential candidate’s voice is no joke. It will embolden others to follow suit.
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This from the latest edition of CNN’s Reliable Sources perfectly encapsulates what I’ve been seeing in far-right spaces RE Vice President Harris over the past couple of days
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