Description

Coordinated online abuse and disinformation campaigns are nothing new, but in the last few years they’ve accelerated and become far more ubiquitous. We talk with Nicole Skews-Poole about the way that has developed in NZ and what progressive and left institutions and communities can be doing to fight back.

This episode’s co-hosts

Ginny, Kyle, Nicole

Timestamps

0:00 Introductions

2:50 The Rise of Online Disinformation Echo Chambers

7:36 Online Organizing

13:12The Playbooks

19:50 Threading Between Different Online Spaces

23:20 “If I’m An Evil Company”

26:34 The Internet Just Kind of Sucks Now

29:17 Mass Exodus 

32:43 Games Communities As A Precursor 

35:30 Shifting Spaces

44:58 Where Power Lies

49:43 NZPol Shifting

51:53 Decision Makers Wishlist

57:11 Disinformation Division

59:46 Responsibility of Institutions 

1:05:33 Defunding Resources

1:07:58 Community Led Action

Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive

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