The Real-World Danger of Online Myths | Vidhya Ramalingam | TED

Here’s a summary of the TED talk "The Real-World Danger of Online Myths" by Vidhya Ramalingam: (00:09) Climate scientists face significant online abuse, including violent threats, with 39% experiencing harassment and 18% facing physical threats. (01:13) Vidhya Ramalingam, a counterterrorism expert, emphasizes the intersection of climate change denial and violence, highlighting how misinformation is often used to justify violent acts. (02:08) The El Paso shooting in 2019 by an "ecofascist" gunman, who linked climate change to anti-immigrant sentiments, illustrates the dangerous consequences of weaponized misinformation. (02:43) Misinformation is false or misleading information, while disinformation is intentionally harmful, often stirring anger and presenting simplistic solutions with a clear villain and hero. (03:10) Common tactics of disinformation include decontextualization (misleading by removing context) and fearmongering (exaggerating an issue to provoke fear), which are increasingly effective with modern technologies like AI. (04:05) Example of disinformation: manipulated images from unrelated protests and fake news about wildfires being intentionally caused by the U.S. government. (05:33) Emotional responses to fearmongering can override rational decision-making, making disinformation more impactful, with false stories spreading faster than true ones. (06:07) Debating facts doesn't effectively counter disinformation; it often entrenches people in their beliefs due to emotional investment in false narratives. (07:08) Prebunking is an approach to counter disinformation by empowering people to recognize manipulative messages before they are misled, without directly telling them what is true or false. (11:21) Moonshot’s global campaign using prebunking strategies reached millions, with evidence showing it helped people spot disinformation and build resistance to it. (12:16) Disinformation is a growing global threat, including efforts by state actors like Russia, and now easily accessible AI tools allow anyone to spread powerful false narratives. Efforts must focus on preventing manipulation, not just fact-checking.

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"Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence." - Alexander Solzhenitsyn

[@urbanstrencan]

Great video and topic ❤❤

[@李宜樺-e9w]

Impressive!!! I am looking forward to more specific measures to avoid falling victim to disinformation.

[@AnimeshSharma1977]

Prebunking sounds like a good idea, thanks for sharing 🙏What has worked for me so far is to imagine a contrarian stance...

[@omarion227]

good talk. the American media landscape still struggles from issues described.

[@ZodyZody]

2019! Seems like it was last year!

[@RAMPAVAN90]

Excellent talk!

[@wtfidk0]

meaning talk and easy to understand with newbie like me 😇 thank you so much

[@scatton61]

Who decides what is a myth?

[@samuelzev4076]

When it has no factual basis of which climate change is not because it’s proven repeatedly in the laboratory and in real life

[@Power_to_the_people567]

@@scatton61 Evidence decides. If you have direct evidence to demonstrate something then it is not a myth. But if you dont have any evidence whatsoever and you are just going off “feelings” and no real data or physical evidence then its a myth, a falsehoodz

[@frankguetta9529]

@@scatton61 it’s difficult to prove something is a myth. It’s much easier to prove something isn’t a myth.

[@scatton61]

@@frankguetta9529 Are all religions a myth?

[@frankguetta9529]

@@scatton61 I believe so yes. If you can’t prove or disprove something, such as a religion, then it has no value. You might as well believe in anything you want.

[@RavensEagle]

Fear Mongering. And arguing using emotional arguments.

[@Power_to_the_people567]

What are you implying? She has a legitimate point

[@l01230123]

Overlooking violence and misinformation is pretty horrible, and blatantly unethical.

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I love listening to professionals of their crafts share their experiences

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thank you so much

[@AkbarZeb-p6f]

"The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses." - Vladimir Lenin “We must be ready to employ trickery, deceit, law-breaking, withholding and concealing truth… We can and must write in a language which sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us.” - Vladimir Lenin

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Disinformation comes from distorted thinking. Thank 😊 🙏🏿 you

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Except it's all AI bots that spam hate to distract smart women like this into fighting hate, which is always the opposite of spreading love. Hate always wins in this scenario.. 🎉

[@TimeWeWokeUp]

Sounds like a good strategy. But the part where you give examples is key. Blaming china and russia without good evidence is itself disinformation and will backfire. A better example would be the anti-chinese vaccine propaganda spread by the US government in asia. That highlights the point that it's not about 'trustworthy" sources but rather critical thinking. Conspiracy theorists also tend to distrust government so an example like that creates rapport.

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“The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants.” - Albert Camus "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." - H. L. Mencken

[@sooma-ai]

Vidhya Ramalingam discusses the dangers of online disinformation, especially against climate scientists. She introduces 'prebunking' as a tool to empower people to recognize and reject manipulative messages before they take root, emphasizing its effectiveness in building resistance to disinformation.

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[@maxsalvail3397]

Her intro has so much emotion and not much explanation. Then she goes on rambling how to avoid being mislead by emotions. That's how I define idiocy.

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Who asked?

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At the same time, TED also is manipulating us.

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is she wearing a batik (traditional cloth from Indonesia)?

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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984

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[@Ninja9JKD]

The dangers are online myths are far less than the danger of trusting your government.

[@jacklurcher5813]

Most online myths are produced by people far less interested in your wellbeing than your government. (Unless you're in Russia, China or the US under Trump).

[@homewall744]

Propaganda is government disinformation, along with all their half-truth education of the children in government schools.

[@crespoopserc]

This $hit was said before the internet was even around.

[@frankguetta9529]

How do I pull my friend out of the conspiracy theory rabbit hole?

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[@AMurderOfTurtles]

Did you watch the video? They covered what you can do.

[@reallynotrob4897]

Give him $10. Tell him spend it on something he will enjoy. A coke or something. When the money is gone tell him time is like that money. It will go away one day. So might as well spend it on things you like. Things that make you happy. Spend your time wisely

[@frankguetta9529]

@@AMurderOfTurtles Yes. Thank you. Just interested in others opinions. Showing him examples of other manipulation is probably best.

[@RAMPAVAN90]

same here brother...

[@KaiMax_23]

Cry about it. Lol. Cant scam the people anymore. 😂

[@Power_to_the_people567]

You sound radicalized

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Oh look, ted being partisan and illogical again

[@Power_to_the_people567]

How

[@l01230123]

Love that classic "you're wrong, but I can't explain how" bit. It's a perfect example of willful ignorance.

[@BrandonAbernathy]

@l01230123 lol, I love the classic gaslighting that claims you said something you didn't say so you can "refute it". Let me know when you are smart enough to understand the difference between caring not to teach you how much you don't know and not knowing. Learn, don't learn, I don't care. This is KZbin and TED finally lost my eyeballs with the propaganda.

[@Power_to_the_people567]

@@BrandonAbernathy You are rambling incoherently. Your sentences don’t even follow a logical line of reasoning. Why are you this confident yet you cant answer a simple question?

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If you think calling out problems with online misinformation is being partisan, then the problem lies with your viewpoints, not Ted.

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Do you think the Global warming is really proceeding by especially human activity ???

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[@Power_to_the_people567]

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@@Power_to_the_people567 So,you mean,global warming is caused by human beings?

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Yes TED serves the establishment.

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