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Read theoriginal article (https://theconversation.com/how-fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-the-anti-immigrant-great-replacement-theory-283950). Duringa Washington Nationals baseball game (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7287471/2026/05/17/nationals-white-nationalist-sign-ban/)on May 17, 2026, three peopleunfurled a large banner (https://www.mlb.com/news/nationals-investigating-individuals-banner)from the upper deck of Nationals Park displaying a link to a white nationalist website. The website, warning of the replacement of whites by people of color, called forthe deportation of 100 million people (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7287471/2026/05/17/nationals-white-nationalist-sign-ban/)from the United States. The disturbing incident reflects the broaderascendance of the “great replacement theory (https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-great-replacement-theory-a-scholar-of-race-relations-explains-224835),” the xenophobic conspiracy theory asserting that shadowy elites are embracing permissive immigration policies to replace native-born white Americans with immigrants of color. Prominent Republicans (https://www.mediamatters.org/new-york-times/trump-pushed-replacement-theory-during-debate-mainstream-media-fact-checks-sanitized), includingPresident Donald Trump (https://www.npr.org/2024/09/13/g-s1-22583/trump-great-replacement-conspiracy-theory),Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (https://sg.news.yahoo.com/trump-mike-johnson-promote-great-222624801.html)andconservative podcaster Tucker Carlson (https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171800317/how-tucker-carlsons-extremist-narratives-shaped-fox-news-and-conservative-politi), have echoed ideas associated with the great replacement theory. Andconservative media outlets (https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171800317/how-tucker-carlsons-extremist-narratives-shaped-fox-news-and-conservative-politi), such asFox News (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/us/replacement-theory-shooting-tucker-carlson.html), have disseminated them to millions of viewers. But are the xenophobic ideas recently expressed at Nationals Park limited to a small number of extremists, or are they also endorsed by the broader public? If the latter, how do political and media elites contribute to their spread? To answer these questions, our team has conducted severalnationally representative surveys (https://www.umass.edu/political-science/umass-amherst-poll)that ask Americans about their support for key tenets of the great replacement theory. New immigrants as a threat We consistently found thata substantial minority of Americans (https://www.umass.edu/political-science/about/reports/2026-4)agree with the sentiment that new immigrants threaten the political, cultural and economic power of white Americans. In our latest poll of 1,000 Americans fielded in March 2026, 36% agreed with the statement: “Native-born Americans are losing their economic, political, and cultural influence in this country because of the growing population of immigrants.” A notable number of Americans – 26% – also believed political elites are trying to “replace” the existing white population, agreeing with the statement: “There are people who secretly work to make sure immigrants will eventually replace real Americans.” Support for these beliefs is concentrated most heavily among white Americans, Republicans, conservatives and self-identifying members of Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement. Indeed, more than 3 in 4 members of the MAGA movement and close to 6 in 10 Republicans agreed with the statement: “Immigrants invade and colonize the United States.” But what explains this spread of the great replacement theory? Inour newly published, peer-reviewed study (https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/16579947898070845A02E0B7FA80EF2B/S1049096525101856a.pdf/follow-the-fox-elite-influence-and-white-support-for-the-great-replacement-theory.pdf), we used nationally representative panel survey data thattracked over 500 white Americans over time (https://www.russellsage.org/research/grants/understanding-voices-diverse-electorate-through-american-multiracial-panel-study)to attempt to answer this question. We found that white Americans who identified as Republican, who are conservatives and who havenegative views of people from other racial backgrounds (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ps-political-science-and-politics/article/fear-institutionalized-racism-and-empathy-the-underlying-dimensions-of-whites-racial-attitudes/F6205AFDA74F11AAAA518DA240AC7995)are all more likely to express support for key tenets of the great replacement theory. Moreover, we uncovered clear evidence that white Americans who watch Fox News are also more likely to agree with the conspiracy theory. Given the popularity of Fox News, we believe this latter point deserved further investigation. As detailed in our paper, while 39% of all white Americans agree that immigrants invade and colonize the U.S., 61% of white Americans who watch Fox News agree with this view. Even when taking into account partisan identification, ideology, racial attitudes and demographic characteristics, Fox News viewership remains significantly associated with more support for the great replacement theory. Additionally, because we tracked white Americans over time, we could observe changes in their support for the conspiracy theory in response to variations in their viewership of Fox News. Simply put, the more Fox News programming that a white American watches, the more likely they are to adopt the conspiracy theory. Links to political violence Our research builds on decades of work showing that public opinion is strongly influenced by media consumption. Recent scholarship, in particular, highlights the influence of Fox News on public opinion. It shows how exposure to Fox News leads Americans to express more conservative attitudes about theCOVID-19 pandemic (https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/426C07EADC0D1E49D4AD26233C4CB9B8/S1047198723000219a.pdf/div-class-title-the-effect-of-fox-news-on-health-behavior-during-covid-19-div.pdf),immigration policies (https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/12402)andcriminal justice issues (https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/uead108). Giventhe attention that Fox News hosts (https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/list-fox-hosts-and-personalities-who-have-pushed-great-replacement-theory), elected officials and pundits dedicate to the great replacement theory, our results suggest that this coverage has indeed influenced the views of white Americans. The great replacement theory is no longer purely on the fringes of society. In our view, this is troubling, not only because the conspiracy theory treats immigration as an existential issue — where the stakes are framed as the very preservation of one’s self and country — but also because the theory is also linked tonumerous instances of political violence (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/buffalo-supermarket-shooting-suspect-posted-apparent-manifesto-repeate-rcna28889)directed at people of color and religious minorities. As America approaches its 250th birthday, the nation will no doubt continue to grapple with the topic of immigration, race and what it means to be an American. While there’s plenty of room for disagreement over immigration policy, conspiracy theories make it much harder to find common ground or craft political compromises. What we’ve found is that when prominent media embrace conspiracy theorizing, increased public endorsement of conspiracies will follow. Adam Eichen (https://theconversation.com/profiles/adam-eichen-1517994) is a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at UMass Amherst (https://theconversation.com/institutions/umass-amherst-1563); Jesse Rhodes (https://theconversation.com/profiles/jesse-rhodes-141349) is Associate Professor of Political Science at UMass Amherst (https://theconversation.com/institutions/umass-amherst-1563), and Tatishe Nteta (https://theconversation.com/profiles/tatishe-nteta-1515087) is Provost Professor of Political Science at UMass Amherst (https://theconversation.com/institutions/umass-amherst-1563) Filed Under: conspiracy theories (https://www.techdirt.com/tag/conspiracy-theories/), great replacement theory (https://www.techdirt.com/tag/great-replacement-theory/), immigration (https://www.techdirt.com/tag/immigration/), rupert murdoch (https://www.techdirt.com/tag/rupert-murdoch/) Companies: fox news (https://www.techdirt.com/company/fox-news/), news corp. 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This comment has been flagged by the community. Click here to show it. Anonymous Coward says: June 16, 2026 at 3:58 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5403687) False conspiracies according to whom? That covid was developed in a lab? (it was) That Biden was senile, it was very obvious to even casual observers (meaning the public) and that a wide swath (very liberal) MSM covered it up? (He was, and they did). Everyone who agrees with me is good, everyone who disagrees is bad, more at 11 This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [2] Strawb(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/strawb/)says: June 17, 2026 at 12:30 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404756) Re: That covid was developed in a lab? (it was) Prove it. That Biden was senile, it was very obvious to even casual observers (meaning the public) and that a wide swath (very liberal) MSM covered it up? Sure, Biden was not fit for office in his last term. But if conservatives were so mad about that, how come none of you are commenting on Trump’s obvious mental degradation and the complete lack of commentary on it from right-wing media? To put it another way, why are you such fucking hypocrites? This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [3] Anonymous Coward says: June 17, 2026 at 12:35 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404760) Re: Re: There isn’t any hypocrisy; their principles are consistent. “Elephants good, donkeys bad.” This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [3] Anonymous Coward says: June 17, 2026 at 11:32 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5405995) Re: Re: Prove it. There are several intelligence agency reports you can look up. Sure, Biden was not fit for office in his last term. It’s partly that, but mostly that you all LIED about it. how come none of you are commenting on Trump’s obvious mental degradation Because you are making shit up. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [4] Stephen T. Stone(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/regularstone/)says: June 17, 2026 at 4:24 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5406573) Re: Re: Re: There are several intelligence agency reports you can look up. Which ones? Be specific. It’s partly that, but mostly that you all LIED about it. Let’s say that “we” did. There’s nothing you can do about it now⁠—but you can admit that the current president, who is 80 years old and in clearly failing health while bragging about “acing” tests he thinks are intelligence tests but are actually tests for dementia, is either already unfit for office or closing in on being unfit. you are making shit up He’s bragged about “acing” cognitive tests that are actually dementia screenings, which people wouldn’t normally undergo unless they’re showing signs of dementia. He tries to claim his inability to hold and speak in coherent thoughts for more than thirty seconds before pivoting to something else entirely is actually him doing some shit he calls a “weave”. He’s been caught on tape dozing off during meetings. He was once in the middle of talking to reporters in the Oval Office before he stood up and looked out a window for seemingly no reason at all. You can say all you want about Biden. Hell, I’ll even join you⁠—that centrist needledick should’ve gotten out of the race way earlier than he did, and he was only ever meant to be a “cleanup” president who was going to get the country back on track after Trump. But if you’re unwilling to criticize Trump for anything substantive, you’re suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, because being unwilling to criticize someone for their obvious failings⁠—and praising their vices as virtues while condemning genuine virtues as vices⁠—is a form of derangement bordering on a cult-like religious obsession. If I can criticize Biden for his actual failings, why can’t you criticize Trump for anything more substantive than his shitty taste in aesthetics? This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [4] Rocky(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/derocky/)says: June 17, 2026 at 5:23 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5406664) Re: Re: Re: There are several intelligence agency reports you can look up. I actually have read them and know what they say which you don’t because you just repeat idiocy from other idiots since you lack the capacity for any kind of original thought, or reading comprehension for that matter. For example, the CIA report said “COVID-19 most likely originated from a laboratory” while also saying they had a low confidence in that conclusion. CIA commented on the report saying that they “continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic remain plausible“. So when you confidently say COVID-19 was developed in a lab, why haven’t you presented that evidence to the intelligence community? You have evidence, right? You aren’t just repeating stupid shit from some conspiracy nut, right? Not only are you dumber than a rock, you are also proud of it. Someone should explain in small words what “low confidence” and “likely” actually means to you. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [2] Anonymous Coward says: June 17, 2026 at 7:37 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5405487) Re: That Biden was senile, it was very obvious to even casual observers (meaning the public) and that a wide swath (very liberal) MSM covered it up? And in an effort not to be outdone by Democrats, you put forth this diaper-wearing cankled twat-neck who soils himself anytime a female asks him a question about something other than his favorite color. Sick burn, Dumbass. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [3] Anonymous Coward says: June 17, 2026 at 11:30 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5405992) Re: Re: Making shit up is not an argument This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [4] Stephen T. Stone(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/regularstone/)says: June 17, 2026 at 4:24 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5406574) Re: Re: Re: Neither is making a claim and backing it up with “trust me bro”. This comment is new since your last visit. Daveshistory(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/dave-m/)says: June 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5403904) I guess it’s good to have all this empirically confirmed but I can’t say I find it all that surprising. Were we expecting there to be a big hive of nativist paranoia among recent non-white immigrants or something? Obviously this is a right-wing media phenomenon, they’ve been pumping this stuff for years and years. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [2] Stephen T. Stone(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/regularstone/)says: June 16, 2026 at 7:19 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404056) Re: Were we expecting there to be a big hive of nativist paranoia among recent non-white immigrants or something? The funny thing is, I read a story yesterday about conservative Muslims in Texas who went looking for a place in the GOP (https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/texas-republican-party-convention-muslims-sharia-law/) and ended up being told to GTFO of both the convention and the country (and told to convert to Christianity). It’s darkly hilarious that the GOP could probably have more allies in minority demographic groups if the party wasn’t so dedicated to holding onto its various bigotries. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [2] Arianity(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/arianity/)says: June 16, 2026 at 7:19 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404058) Re: I guess it’s good to have all this empirically confirmed but I can’t say I find it all that surprising. Were we expecting there to be a big hive of nativist paranoia among recent non-white immigrants or something? There’s been some debate (including on Techdirt; although that tends to be more about more techy media like social media) on how much of it is causally changing people’s beliefs, rather than just people choosing to watch something like Fox to reaffirm their existing beliefs. And if it is causal, how big the effect was This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [3] MrWilson(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/mrwilson/)says: June 16, 2026 at 7:27 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404082) Re: Re: how much of it is causally changing people’s beliefs, rather than just people choosing to watch something like Fox to reaffirm their existing beliefs. It’s likely both. They get into a positive feedback loop where they hear stuff that affirms their beliefs, so they keep listening and start thinking more about shit they’re fed that they never thought of before, including entire mythologies about fake conspiracies and being told that everyone else is evil, and those newer beliefs are reaffirmed consistently. Once they’re stuck in it, they reject anything that doesn’t jibe with their half-remembered, never-cited gut feeling bullshit. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [4] Stephen T. Stone(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/regularstone/)says: June 16, 2026 at 8:16 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404207) Re: Re: Re: This is the most likely explanation. It’s the danger of echo chambers: When all you hear is the same thing over and over, it distorts and twists until it becomes something far worse in your head. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [5] Pixelation says: June 16, 2026 at 9:33 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404389) Re: Re: Re:2 They also play on the, “You’re too smart to be fooled by them!” to fool them. It was one of Rush Limbo’s schticks. At least that dead drug addict fucker is burning in hell. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [5] The Phule says: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404640) Re: Re: Re:2 Good thing for Techdirt I’m working to break your ‘all freedom of speech is good’ echo chamber then. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [6] Stephen T. Stone(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/regularstone/)says: June 17, 2026 at 1:04 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5406216) Re: Re: Re:3 You’re the guy who implied the government should be able to certify what counts as “real” journalism and who counts as a “real” journalist, then ran away from the discussion when he got told how that’s a road to fascism. What makes you think you’re breaking an (alleged) echo chamber with anything but a giant fart noise? This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [3] Daveshistory(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/dave-m/)says: June 17, 2026 at 2:38 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404971) Re: Re: Possibly not reading it right but this study doesn’t actually seem to address that chicken or egg problem. It just says that believing in immigration conspiracy theories correlates with watching fox. I have my own theories about your question (I think it’s both) but that’s just from personal experiences with people I know. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [3] Anonymous Coward says: June 17, 2026 at 11:09 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5405942) Re: Re: Analysis of the 2016 election found that any influence social media had paled in comparison to traditional media: https://www.techdirt.com/2019/01/18/splinters-our-discontent-review-network-propaganda/ This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [2] Anonymous Coward says: June 17, 2026 at 12:24 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404742) Re: I can’t say I find it all that surprising It’s not about surprising you. It’s about actually getting the data to back up those feelings. Your feelings are important too, obv! Just not when it comes to investigating the spread of misinformation. This comment is new since your last visit. Anonymous Coward says: June 16, 2026 at 9:29 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404384) Is it a self-fulfilling conspiracy when they aren’t making as many white babies? This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [2] Daveshistory(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/dave-m/)says: June 17, 2026 at 2:39 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404972) Re: Apparently they would just rather sit and watch TV while the population dwindles around them. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [3] Tn says: June 17, 2026 at 6:00 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5405343) Re: Re: It's adapt or die and they choose die Look at any tiny shitass rural town stuffed to the gills with conservative ideology Most kids only survive them by leaving These frightened fragile freaks would rather go extinct than improve life for anyone except those already at the top Conservativism is a death cult at heart This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [4] Stephen T. Stone(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/regularstone/)says: June 17, 2026 at 1:09 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5406224) Re: Re: Re: Most kids only survive them by leaving The irony is that some small towns operate similarly to the “socialist agenda” conservatives pretend to fear (e.g., they have community programs to take care of the less fortunate, people barter when they can’t pay). When the children in these towns “turn liberal” after moving to big cities, the parents never realize how their children were unconsciously “leaning left” well before escaping. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [5] Anonymous Coward says: June 17, 2026 at 2:16 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5406352) Re: Re: Re:2 “they have community programs to take care of the less fortunate, people barter when they can’t pay” Only when you “belong.” From personal experience if you don’t fit in, that Christian goodness dries up quick. They’re happy to help. But only if they get to control who can and who can’t get that help. Them not getting to control the aid is- or “was”- both why the gov safety net is better and also why they hate it so much. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [6] Stephen T. Stone(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/regularstone/)says: June 17, 2026 at 4:28 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5406581) Re: Re: Re:3 Only when you “belong.” From personal experience if you don’t fit in, that Christian goodness dries up quick. That’s kind of my point, though. The kids are taught those values, even if the “teaching” is imperfect. Once they move out and encounter more people, the chances that they’ll apply those values more generally often go up. I’m not saying it’s a foolproof thing⁠—of course you’re going to see assholes who hold onto their parents’ bigotries and only apply those values to “the right people”. But like I said, when those kids who “turn left” do it so suddenly, it’s more likely that they didn’t so much “turn left” as they did apply those “small-town values” to a broader set of people and figure out that cooperation is how human society at large is supposed to work. This comment is new since your last visit. The Phule says: June 16, 2026 at 11:34 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404636) Spreading conspiracy theories throughout the population is an act of violence. This shit needs to be properly illegal. This comment is new since your last visit. Threaded [2] Stephen T. Stone(profile) (https://www.techdirt.com/user/regularstone/)says: June 17, 2026 at 1:10 pm (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5406229) Re: Do you want to be the person who sends someone to jail because they said “Epstein didn’t kill himself”? This comment is new since your last visit. Anonymous Coward says: June 17, 2026 at 12:14 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404728) Hilarious really. Aren’t the whites the real immigrants in this picture? This comment is new since your last visit. Anonymous Coward says: June 17, 2026 at 12:19 am (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-false-conspiracy-theories-about-immigration/#comment-5404736) Native-born Americans Fucks sake, white people killed the vast majority of native born Americans 200 years ago. 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BlueSky is one of the very few startups that genuinely took moderation and trust& safety serious from day one • How did they walk into such an obvious backlash like this? • aabsurdity:There were reports that one of the people affected was given a 22 day timer, shown on posts. Because your entire post history dissolves into chastity after 22 days somehow, I guess? • Bluesky moderation has stepped on a few rakes, but this really scared the whole artist community, given all the NSFW and SFW creators whose lives and livelihoods were decimated by PayPal in recent months. • https://bsky.app/profile/safety....https://bsky.app/profile/safety.bsky.app/post/3mnb7cza5yc2g (https://bsky.app/profile/safety.bsky.app/post/3mnb7cza5yc2g) I really could do without the idea that the concept of humans having bodies is inherently harmful to people until they turn 18. • Generations of kids have been taught how to deal with being on fire, but nobody wants to have a talk with their kids about other people because it's icky. • benv0727:Today, I joined @IJM to call for the Senate to immediately hold a vote on my STOP CSAM Act—which advanced unanimously out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Children need protections from predators on the internet, and this bill is an essential first step. There is no more time for delay. • https://x.com/i/status/206185715...https://x.com/i/status/2061857154957468115 (https://x.com/i/status/2061857154957468115) • aabsurdity:If you're quoting someone, it's generally accepted that you will use quote marks to indicate this. • BentFranklin:Microsoft CEO: We’re moving from OS and apps to agents instead • https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/02/m...https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/02/microsoft-ceo-were-moving-from-os-and-apps-to-agents-instead/ (https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/02/microsoft-ceo-were-moving-from-os-and-apps-to-agents-instead/) • . • Mike Masnick:at some point i'm going to write something about this, but an agentic-first computing paradigm really would fuck up all the efforts to age gate the internet... so I get why people don't like it for the AI of it all, but there are some interesting side effects • John Roddy:I know it usually misses the point to investigate how it would break once it's been established that the break is inevitable. But hey, that's still fascinating to weirdos like me. • Also, Matt Taibbi is appealing his defamation loss to the 2nd Circus. • Get in, losers. We're going losing! • candescence:https://bsky.app/profile/yashara...https://bsky.app/profile/yasharali.bsky.social/post/3mndxlp273d2g (https://bsky.app/profile/yasharali.bsky.social/post/3mndxlp273d2g) • https://bsky.app/profile/justinb...https://bsky.app/profile/justinbaragona.bsky.social/post/3mndxll2mvk2l (https://bsky.app/profile/justinbaragona.bsky.social/post/3mndxll2mvk2l) • Nick Bilton is a thin-skinned stooge. • Mike Masnick:meanwhile... [[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36jxNeV5L1Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36jxNeV5L1Q) • aabsurdity:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3...https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3fS5NyKzygU (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3fS5NyKzygU) • Seems to be a decent summary. • Leah Abram:I concur. • imatool13:@Mike Masnick with the prolifieration of Agents is MCP (mixed with skills) protocol above platform? Seems a whole lot of companies open themselves up to AI Agents more than just integrations, curious your thoughts. • BentFranklin:I didn't think we were ever going to get the Musk versus Zuckerberg slapfight we were promised, but now that we will have a cage right there, it would be wasteful not to use it at least a few more times before dismantling it. • aabsurdity:Especially now that Trump wants to keep it forever as a commemoration of his bestest and happiest birthday, like the Eiffel Tower. • intelati:What the [[article]https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/03/trump-ufc-arena-white-house-claw-permanent/90387950007/](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/03/trump-ufc-arena-white-house-claw-permanent/90387950007/) I hate this timeline • aabsurdity:It's amazing how Trump does not, and never has, and never will, have any class whatsoever. He genuinely cannot see the difference between the engineering marvel of the Eiffel Tower, and a commonplace (though still a significant technical achievement in its way) lighting scaffold. They're both made of metal. • BentFranklin:How long until his ballroom guests mosey over after dinner to watch gladiators fight to the death with Trump having the final say with or ? • aabsurdity:I can't imagine he'd be interested. He'd have to be able to care if people other than himself are alive or dead. • intelati:Not this bout. The next one is a 50/50 shot. And increasing therein • BentFranklin:You know how mobsters will make you do a crime before they can trust you? So they will always have something on you? I think about that whenever someone says "I was just Epstein's lawyer," or broker, or anything significant. • John Roddy:I someone describe the BAM article as "climbing Mount Masnick" • And my brain immediately did the movie trailer guy voice for "from the makers of Driving Ms Daisy" • Leah Abram:Maybe it’s because of where I live but when I see “BAM” I think “Brooklyn Academy of Music” • aabsurdity:[[link]https://fxbsky.app/profile/presidentkelly.blacksky.app/post/3mnkf25iyjs2s](https://fxbsky.app/profile/presidentkelly.blacksky.app/post/3mnkf25iyjs2s)[[article]https://fxbsky.app/profile/yeti-detective.bsky.social/post/3mnkhrida222h](https://fxbsky.app/profile/yeti-detective.bsky.social/post/3mnkhrida222h) AI hiring screeners apparently retaining their rejection score for applicants across multiple different jobs, at all the companies they service, for nearly a year. So, get rejected for one job, basically you're unhireable by any company that also uses that tool, for any position, for the next 330 days. That's... Pretty dang bad if true... • BentFranklin:The Smart TV in Your Living Room Is a Node in the AI Scraping Economy • [[article]https://blog.includesecurity.com/2026/06/the-smart-tv-in-your-livingroom-is-a-node-in-the-aiscraping-economy/](https://blog.includesecurity.com/2026/06/the-smart-tv-in-your-livingroom-is-a-node-in-the-aiscraping-economy/) • Leah Abram:This is why Dumb TVs are a smart option! • I want a TV dumber than Pete Hegseth! • tomacamot:Or simply don't connect your TV to the Internet • candescence:Scott Pelley is now free to shit on his former bosses and tell the world how much of a propaganda rag CBS is becoming: https://youtu.be/ePqdmbgQ4BI?si=...https://youtu.be/ePqdmbgQ4BI?si=DZq7rY81Ur9IcKUt (https://youtu.be/ePqdmbgQ4BI?si=DZq7rY81Ur9IcKUt) • Quotes include "Bari Weiss Emailed my Boss and asked 'Can you make the protestors look more violent?'" and "Can you describe Renee Good as 'driving at the officer'?" • This is why you don't fire people who know where the bodies are buried. • aabsurdity:Someone said something today that I genuinely hadn't considered, which was the idea that this isn't an anti-journalism conservative deliberately torching a journalistic institution because the money they're spending doesn't mean anything any more, or that the death of CBS is simply advantageous, and instead that this is a project someone believes in and thinks it's going to work. And I have to admit that I didn't even see that as a possibility, but now that I have, that might make it worse. • Mike Masnick:Oh, they absolutely believe it's going to work. The Bari Weisses of the world believe fully that their view of the world has a silent majority behind them who were just waiting to have what The Free Press was delivering to the world... • aabsurdity:Genuinely baffling. • intelati:https://bsky.app/profile/cdelawa...https://bsky.app/profile/cdelawalla.bsky.social/post/3mnrigweehc2t (https://bsky.app/profile/cdelawalla.bsky.social/post/3mnrigweehc2t) • candescence:It looks like Microsoft and Sony's gaming divisions have almost entirely reverted back to exclusivity • Leah Abram:The golden age is over. This is like when Comedy Specials went from DRM-free video files to being included with streaming services • candescence:Sony's pulling back from single-player PC releases is a bit more questionable since low sales there are kinda self-inflicted due to late but overpriced releases, but the Xbox division has a new boss and it seems she's decided that multiplatform releases simply aren't working and are hurting the brand • timothygeigner:Trust me, the exclusivity thing is on my radar. I definitely have things to say about it. • Though why Microsoft won't just admit that they lost the console wars is beyond me. • John Roddy:My favorite was the clarification that the new Gears of War would be exclusive to Xbox. • And PC. • The ol' Ubisoft-style definition of exclusive. • aabsurdity:As a PC gamer... • BentFranklin:Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers • [[article]https://the-decoder.com/landmark-german-ruling-declares-googles-ai-overviews-are-googles-own-words-and-makes-it-liable-for-false-answers/](https://the-decoder.com/landmark-german-ruling-declares-googles-ai-overviews-are-googles-own-words-and-makes-it-liable-for-false-answers/) • aabsurdity:> First I came for the Communists > And I laughed > Because I was not a Communist > Then I came for the Socialists > And I laughed > Because I was not a Socialist > Then I came for the trade unionists > And I laughed > Because I was not a trade unionist > Then I came for the Jews > And I laughed > Because I was not a Jew > Then they came for me > “If he would do that to me, he would do that to anybody,” I said > “There’s never going to be good enough for him, other than 100 percent, you know, slavish adherence to whatever he wants.“ • BentFranklin:Extinction-level capitalism a citizen’s thoughts on AI risk • [[article]https://matthewbutterick.com/extinction-level-capitalism.html](https://matthewbutterick.com/extinction-level-capitalism.html) • bode000:yeah they definitely want it to work. I see that "they want to destroy it" claim all the time. They don't want to really destroy it, they want to repurpose it for propaganda. Like Twitter. Or Newsweek. Or the Baltimore Sun. All bought by right wingers to seed bullshit in the electorate. And they want it to make money. The problem for them is they aren't competent. • John Roddy:The people taking over might be nepo babies, but they're not stupid. They see exactly what damage is being done to these once-successful brands. • aabsurdity:A while ago I heard the phrase "ownership is not a skill"... • It comes in handy for so many things... • John Roddy:That isn't a side effect. It's not even the goal. Just a bonus. • bode000:I think they want to leverage the credibility of existing brands to convert them into propaganda and confuse the electorate with bullshit. I also think they're ok if the patient dies on the table during that procedure. • not to say that sometimes they don't just want to kill an outlet outright, like gawker • John Roddy:Even then, Gawker was already dying when thiel got involved. • bode000:the only thing that could save us (in a country without any useful media reform policies or a working opposition party) is these folks have no idea what they're doing. • John Roddy:I think that highlights how much this has escalated since then • bode000:it's just wild now. I'm seeing people actually interested in conversations about media consolidation now. • everybody's eyes used to glaze over when I brought it up • John Roddy:And then one of those people explains how the fairness doctrine would've prevented this, and that's why I went on the rampage, your honor. • bode000:I see that exchange 50 times a day (you know the fairness doctrine only covered broadcast and was neither well crafted nor enforced, right?) • Leah Abram:Far too many liberals think the fairness doctrine is a panacea. • bode000:and Republicans spent 40 years whining about it only to engage in far, far worse. great stuff! • John Roddy:And today's existential horror is titled "Europe attempts to integrate American tech policy, but ends up only grabbing the Fifth Circuit Court instead" • Mike Masnick:and a week after the EU laid out its plan for building a local internet. and the cjeu jumps in with "lol, good luck" • BentFranklin:If people really want the Iran war to end, maybe stop rubbing Trump's failure in his face. It's schadenfreudtastic as all hell and really all most of us can do, but note that the Iranians seem to have stopped taunting him. • Also it's really nice to see Netanyahu on the outside for once. Maybe this war will get some regime change after all. And maybe Bibi can drag down Lindsay Graham with him. • timothygeigner:I'm very excited to find out Friday just how much Trump capitulated in whatever this "deal" is. The fact that they won't release the text until after signing is, well, quite transparent. • John Roddy:"Iran agrees to purchase Ninja Theory and Compulsion Studios" • timothygeigner:And to never vaccinate against anything ever again. All my worlds colliding at once. • John Roddy:The US agrees to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. • Leah Abram:My new BlueSky handle is ironcurtain.northsky.social • Mike Masnick:The Northsky folks are great Become an Insider! 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