Twitter suspends accounts for posing as Black Trump supporters

I mean whenever I open a twitter link (especially a political one) and scroll down I only see outrage, memes, etc. Doesn't motivate me to register. I see an uphill battle for twitter, facebook et al to get new people to join and even moreso for people to rejoin. But that's what they get for not really moderating (I mean they have enough users that could do their job and would be willing to do it for free but instead leave it to the algos. Well, maybe one day there will be a good moderating algorithm that doesn't kill their short-term ad-numbers..).

I have noticed a couple things in the psy-ops campaigns.

1) Appearing centrist and balanced while espousing a racist ideology without the vitriol. Same outcomes, nicer, easier to swallow and repeat phrasing.

2) Folks that have "seen the light", woman and poc partaking in above. It is like the United Colors of Benetton crossed with the KKK. Heinelin produces a Prger U cross with Magic Schoolbus and Kurzgesagt while throwing in some David Duke.

These actions are both meant to confuse, empower and normalize fringe ideologies, providing fake groundswell of support for what should be distasteful thoughts.

I feel trust is becoming "trust". I do not simply trust media I see, based upon evidence: "alternative facts", fake news, deep fake, bots.

I think technologists could help restore trust with blockchain signing of all content, so one could mathematically prove trustworthiness of facts, and then base one's opinions off facts.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90549441/how-to-prevent-deepfake...

> Blockchain timestamps already exist, but they need to be integrated on a deep level with all media creation devices to be effective in this scenario. Here’s how an ideal history stamp solution might work. ....