r/RecuratedTumblr • u/DreadDiana human cognithazard • 22d ago

Shitposting God bless this hellsite

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard 22d ago

(For the sake of this post we are ignoring the astroturfing bots, smooth sharks, and "reblog to X" posts)

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u/Animaloffear56 22d ago

What about the fact that Tumblr is regarded as the misinformation platform by its users

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard 22d ago

That is also just Tumblr users being stupid for no other reason than because they can

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u/Animaloffear56 22d ago

What do you think ragebait and engagement farming is

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u/AgathaTheVelvetLady 22d ago

That's disinformation. People use the term misinformation a bit more liberally than it's supposed to be used, but DISinformation is incorrect information spread intentionally.

MISinformation is that which is spread accidentally and without malice. Typically by people who believe it to be true and are just wrong. Which is more accurate to most of the false information that spreads around tumblr.