Wow. That's crazy.

This is interesting...

Facebook data reveal the devastating real-world harms caused by the spread of #misinformation theconversation.com/facebook-dat... by @acarson.bsky.social et al. Misinformation’s real-world impact: "linked to poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm."

Is that enough?

#AI: World’s leading economists issued an urgent plea to recognise and uphold the economic value of public interest media in the age of artificial intelligence. "Information is a public good that market forces alone will never supply at the level our modern society demands."

MI5 has admitted it illegally obtained data from the phone of ex-BBC Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney in 2006 and 2009. The BBC said this "raises serious and important questions that we will continue to pursue" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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